Breaking news: Friday 30 November

LATEST: A GANG of drug dealers has been jailed for a combined 24 years following raids on five “sophisticated cocaine factories” across Glasgow and North Lanarkshire.

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6:00pm: Five men have been arrested in Glasgow in connection with the seizure of heroin and cannabis worth over £4 million at an Italian port.

4:35pm: Scottish football’s governing bodies have joined together to offer fans a chance to have their say on issues affecting the game in a National Football Survey.

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3:45pm: The latest version of Apple’s iTunes software launched yesterday - read our take on its new features here.

2:30pm: TV chef Rosemary Shrager has apologised for referring to fellow ‘I’m a Celebrity...’ star David Haye as a “monkey”.

2:15pm: A gang of drug dealers has been jailed for a combined 24 years following raids on five “sophisticated cocaine factories” across Glasgow and North Lanarkshire.

1:15pm: A man in his 30s has died following a collision between a car and a Land Rover on the A97 Huntly to Turriff road in Aberdeenshire.

1:00pm: An iconic feature of one of Scotland’s most popular public parks has been restored to its Victorian glory as part of a £5.3 million redevelopment scheme at Aberdeen’s Duthie Park on the banks of the River Dee.

12:15pm: A new £2 million fire and rescue training centre was opened today in Dundee.

12.00pm: Lawyers have warned Scottish Government plans to cut the drink drive limit from 80mg of alcohol, to 50 will not tackle the worst cases.

12.00pm: The Scottish Greens have lodged a motion at Holyrood congratulating Donald Trump protestor Michael Forbes on being named Top Scot at the Spirit of Scotland Awards.

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11:50am: Highland Council, Northern Constabulary, and NHS Highland today united in condemning those responsible for a rise in racist abuse and other hate crimes in the area.

11.40pm: A Scottish university has topped the table of of a prestigious further education poll.

The University of Strathclyde has been named as the Times Higher Education’s UK University of the Year - ahead of five other shortlisted institutions from across the UK.

9.30am: Controversial plans for a waste incinerator in Invergordon - opposed by tycoon and Highland laird Mohamed Al Fayed - have been given the go ahead by Scottish Ministers following a public inquiry.

The £43 million plant by Combined Power and Heat (Highlands) Ltd at the Cromarty Firth Industrial Park was originally turned down by Highland Council because of health and traffic concerns.

9.05am: Grampian Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to trace in connection with a sex attack on a young woman in Aberdeen earlier this year. The 20 year-old woman was sexually assaulted in the Crown Street area of the city centre between 2am and 2.30am on Sunday, 4 March.

8.00am: Edinburgh-based dating website operator Cupid todayannounced plans to buy back up to 10 per cent of its shares from investors.