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ShowThe Rangers saga takes another dramatic twist as the business heads formally into liquidation. Now Legendary former manager Walter Smith says he'll buy the club. Ferry workers in the Northern Isles are to be balloted over industrial action in a row over pensions. The RMT Union say they fear staff conditions will change when Serco take over the lifeline routes from publicly owned Northlink next month. There've been bad tempered exchanges at Holyrood as the First Minister's relationship with the Murdochs again came under scrutiny. Alex Salmond faced MSPs following his appearance before the Leveson inquiry yesterday. Labour urged him to reveal why he had offered to lobby the culture secretary on behalf of the media empire in their BSkyB bid. The First Minister said Scottish jobs were his priority. The number of children living in poverty in Scotland has dropped. New figures show that one in five youngsters are now affected by poverty, compared to one in four previously. While progress has been made in tackling the issue, children's charities are warning that coalition austerity measures are threatening the opportunity to eradicate the problem. A report into the death of a crewman on a fishing boat off the coast off Aberdeen has found he was poisoned by carbon monoxide. Thirty seven year old Artis Sterkis died last August after collapsing onboard the Peterhead registered Starlight Rays. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has found he was overcome by fumes while using a petrol engine- driven pump to remove water from the boat. Firefighters are continuing to tackle a blaze near an historic landmark in Lewis. Thousands of people have tuned in to watch a puffin chick hatch live on the internet.
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