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Ill Salmond pulls out of Questions

Alex Salmond is missing First Minister's Questions after coming down with a chest and throat infection. Read

Charity worker jailed over abuse

A British charity worker accused of sexually abusing children at an orphanage he founded has been jailed by an Albanian court for 20 years. Read

Police probe death of baby girl

Police are investigating the sudden death of a baby girl. Read

Digital switchover continues apace

Thousands of viewers woke up to digital television after the second stage of the first major switchover. Read

Briton jailed on Albania sex abuse

A British charity worker accused of sexually abusing children at an orphanage he founded has been jailed by an Albanian court for 20 years. Read

Teenager faces sex attacks sentence

A teenager is due to be sentenced for a series of terrifying sex attacks on women in one evening. Read

Test waiting times 'have fallen'

Waiting times for some NHS tests have fallen dramatically, a watchdog has said. Read

RBS shareholders vote on bail-out

Shareholders in Royal Bank of Scotland are to vote on a £20 billion bail-out plan which could put nearly 60% of the company in public hands. Read

Income tax wrong - business chiefs

Business leaders have told the Scottish Government that a local income tax would be "the wrong tax at the wrong time". Read

Child abuser given 20-year term

A court in Albania has found a 57-year-old Scottish man guilty of abusing children in orphanages and jailed him for 20 years. Read

Vicky 'suffered violent episode'

Bruising on the body of Scottish schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton suggested she was involved in a violent incident close to the time she died, a murder trial has been told. Read

ID cards plan 'a waste of cash'

The introduction of identity cards is a "colossal" waste of money which will do nothing to combat terrorism, a Scottish Government minister has said. Read

Local Labour group suspended

Labour has confirmed it has suspended the local constituency party of Scottish leader Iain Gray. Read

HIV figures show increase

The number of Scots who are HIV positive has risen, figures have revealed. Read

Anti-fuel poverty bid launched

The Scottish Government is to launch a new drive against fuel poverty, MSPs have heard. Read

Approval for Lloyds TSB-HBOS merger

Lloyds TSB shareholders have backed the proposed takeover of ailing rival HBOS. Read

MSPs back free school meals scheme

MSPs have narrowly given the go-ahead for the introduction of free school lunches for five-to-seven year-olds. Read

Net scheme to help threatened fish

A new way of fishing which could bring a benefit to threatened species has been launched by the First Minister. Read

Retail giant could create 650 jobs

Plans have been unveiled for a retail development which could create up to 650 jobs. Read

Politicians demand fatal bug probe

Politicians have called for a full public inquiry into Clostridium difficile after a BBC programme into an outbreak which was linked to the deaths of 18 patients in Vale of Leven Hospital in West Dunbartonshire. Read

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