Civil servants earn more than MSPs
Nearly 400 Scottish civil; servants are better paid than MSPs – and four earn more than the First Minister
£1.3bn resort plans rejected
Luxury resort project turned down after opposition from conservation groups
NHS spends too much on locums
Audit Scotland says NHS could save millions of pounds by better planning of its use of temporary medics
Councils set to axe 10,000 jobs
Councils across Scotland are preparing to cut thousands of posts according to a BBC Scotland survey
Wildlife tourism worth £65m
Scottish ministers pledge a balance between development and protection as value of wildlife tourism is revealed
Plea as fragile recovery continues
Mather urges Chancellor to outline support for jobs and recovery in his Budget statement next week