Alex Salmond will meet Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore on Monday to discuss plans for the referendum scheduled for autumn 2014.
Dr Mick North has called on David Cameron to ‘remain strong’ in UN talks on an international arms trade treaty.
A 52-year-old driver has also died in a separate incident in Ayrshire.
Mixed report also finds the country’s employment rate weaker than the UK as a whole.
The stand-off has seen two men injured and a further two detained by officers.
The blaze at a tenement in Perth saw one person taken to hospital.
Scotland pay the price for a poor start to the second half as they slump to a second successive Six Nations defeat.
The Welsh midfielder scored his second goal in a week to help Celtic maintain their four-point league lead.
The Irish striker hit back at Paulo Sergio's claims members of the Rugby Park squad have spoken negatively about their boss behind his back.
The singer was found dead in her Beverly Hills hotel room on Saturday February 11.
The actress completed her routine but had to immediately go off to be treated after cutting her head during the scorpion kick.
Just hours after the tragic news emerged, Cowell has revealed he had been planning talks tomorrow (February 13) about finding a possible role for...