SCOTLAND'S schools and hospitals should be encouraged to include more organic food on their menus, a city MSP said today. Labour's environment spokeswoman Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, wants organic producers given easier access to supply public sector institutions.

By MICHAEL SETTLE CHIEF UK POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT DAVID Cairns, the deputy Scottish Secretary, was embroiled in a row with the SNP last night after he talked up the potential of nuclear power to contribute to Scotland's energy needs while helping to combat climate change.

By Ian Swanson Scottish Political Editor CITY Labour MSP Sarah Boyack has revived her bid to give a council tax discount to people who install windmills or solar panels on their homes. The cash incentive would also apply to other green technologies or energy-saving measures like roof insulation.

By JIM MCBETH SLOPES painted in the russet hues of winter cradle the ancient burns as they meander from snow- capped peaks to the winding glens below. It seems a perfect image of the timeless and tranquil beauty of Scotland's wildest places.

By Andrew Picken Environment Reporter MINISTERS have snubbed a request by city leaders for talks over controversial ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Firth of Forth.