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Lockerbie evidence not disclosed

Scottish police had information that could have changed the outcome of the Lockerbie trial, a BBC programme learns.

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Zoom Airlines suspend all flights

Transatlantic budget carrier Zoom Airlines suspends all operations after applying to go into administration.

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Sculpture recreates iconic photo

A sculpture based on Oscar Marzaroli's famous "Gorbals Boys" photograph is to be unveiled in Glasgow.

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Fans arrive for Connect festival

This year's Hydro Connect festival gets under way on Friday at Inverary Castle in Argyll.

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£9m savings achieved by council

A council manages to exceed its annual efficiency savings target by more than £5m.

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Chariot find at settlement site

Archaeologists are uncovering clues to the use of an Iron Age "flashy run around".

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Ancient Scots clock chimes again

Scotland's oldest known working clock runs again after undergoing a major refurbishment

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The couple living 4,000 miles apart to keep their marriage alive

A pilot from the United States describes how she makes 8,000-mile round trips to visit her husband in Scotland.

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Who's bard? Burns fans shock over Jacko "show tunes" covers

Experts on Rabbie Burns react to reports that Michael Jackson has put the Scots Bard's work to music.

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Celtic to face Man Utd in Europe

Scottish champions Celtic will meet holders Man Utd, Villarreal and Aalborg in the group stages of the Champions League.

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Murray edges past France's Llodra

Andy Murray has to dig deep to reach the third round of the US Open with an erratic 6-4 1-6 7-5 7-6 (9-7) win over Michael Llodra.

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Key questions

What do house price statistics actually mean?

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Meeting Nimrod

The crews flying UK's controversial spy-plane

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Afghan diary

News reader Jackie Bird reports from Camp Bastion

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'Bleak future'

One company boss tells why he fears his firm may fold

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Festival Fringe director resigns

The director of Edinburgh Festival Fringe announces he is to step down after just over a year in the post.

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Jail for life-threatening attack

A convicted drug trafficker who left a pedestrian with life-threatening head injuries in Edinburgh is sentenced.

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Happy West Lothian smiles better

West Lothian is rated as the happiest place in Scotland compared to Edinburgh which is ranked the most miserable.

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GP explains life expectancy gap

A GP reacts to a report saying that there is a 28-year gap in life expectancy depending on where you live in Glasgow.

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'Suicide' case GP keeps practice

A Glasgow GP who gave sleeping pills to a suicidal patient is allowed to retain his practice.

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Cash for special needs services

Two services which help parents of children with special needs at tribunals are given a financial lifeline.

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Man spends night stuck on fence

A pensioner is recovering in hospital after spending eight hours trapped upside down on a wire fence.

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Worker killed in accident named

Police release the identity of a 59-year-old man who died on a construction site in Inverness.

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'Milestone' for far north company

A firm made up of farmers and inspired by Prince Charles is reporting a turnover of £8.6m.

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Seven treated in E.coli outbreak

Seven people, some of them children, are diagnosed with E.coli 0157 in a single village.

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Schoolboy twins evicted by court

Two schoolboy twins are evicted from their town centre flat under anti-social behaviour legislation.

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Football row sparked sword siege

A sword-wielding man held riot police at bay for three hours after a row between neighbours got out of hand, a court hears.

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Arrow fired through family's cat

Vets say a family cat is "very lucky" to survive after its body is pierced by an 18-inch aluminium arrow.

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Rains revive prehistoric shrimp

What is thought to be one of the oldest living creatures on the planet thrives thanks to Scottish summer rain.

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Fans 'credit' to club and country

Danish police say Queen of the South fans were a "great credit" to Scotland on their Uefa Cup travels.

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Sex offender forced to flee home

A convicted sex offender is forced to move out of his Falkirk home after his address becomes public.

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Drug dealer caught near police HQ

A man is jailed after being caught trying to ply his trade outside police headquarters in Perth.

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Plea to trace missing teenagers

Police are trying to trace two teenagers who have gone missing from their homes in Perthshire.

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Tories pick by-election candidate

The Conservatives announce their candidate for the forthcoming Westminster by-election in Fife.

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Scott plays down referendum issue

Scotland's new Lib Dem leader has played down talk of his party supporting a multi-option referendum on independence.

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Parties given £10.7m in donations

Political parties received £10.7m in donations between April and June - up from £8.1m during the previous three months.

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