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• BBC news: 178 face forced job losses
  At least 178 BBC News journalists are at risk of compulsory redundancy as part of the corporation's cost-cutting drive, unions have been told. By Chris Tryhorn
  www.guardian.co.uk
• Ross claims he is worth '1,000 BBC journalists'
  When Jonathan Ross stood up at an annual comedy awards ceremony and quipped, "I'm worth 1,000 BBC journalists", there were chuckles. Yesterday though, few people were laughing at the Corporation's headquarters.
  news.independent.co.uk
• Browne re-examines Chinook crash
  The defence secretary agrees to re-examine the 1994 Chinook helicopter crash, BBC Scotland learns.
  news.bbc.co.uk
• You have been reading...
  A daily round-up of the top BBC Scotland news website stories you've been reading.
  news.bbc.co.uk
• The Courier News Index
  AN 81-YEAR-OLD woman was in critical condition in hospital last night after a serious road accident in Monifieth yesterday. A FIFE NURSERY school could remain closed for at least a week after being badly damaged by fire on Thursday evening.
  www.thecourier.co.uk

Blog and News Digest

• Fears blast hotel could collapse
  Firefighters searching the debris of a hotel devastated by an explosion are forced to pull out.
  news.bbc.co.uk
• Men acquitted in sex attack case
  Charges against two men accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a restaurant toilets are dropped.
  news.bbc.co.uk
• Woman in court on flight charges
  A Glasgow woman appears in court on charges after allegedly trying to open a door during flight.
  news.bbc.co.uk
• SNP under fire on bridge funding
  Scottish ministers are accused of burning bridges instead of building them, as the Forth crossing funding row continues.
  news.bbc.co.uk
• Five homes remain in nuclear zone
  An emergency planning zone around Dounreay is reduced from three miles to just under one mile.
  news.bbc.co.uk
• Ferry terminal plan makes headway
  Plans for the first phase of a multi-million pound port development in south west Scotland are approved.
  news.bbc.co.uk
• Petitions panel ready for launch
  Stirling residents are urged to have their say on services provided by the council and other bodies.
  news.bbc.co.uk
• Council facing 'bigger shortfall'
  Scotland's largest council is facing a bigger financial shortfall than previously forecast, it emerges.
  news.bbc.co.uk