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Man held over roadside drill attack

A teenager has been arrested in connection with a man being assaulted with a power drill.Read

Hooligans sentenced for rampage

Twelve football hooligans involved in rioting after the Uefa Cup Final are due to be sentenced.Read

Woman linked to mummified remains

Police in the US have linked a Scottish woman with a trunk in which the mummified remains of a baby and a foetus were found.Read

Papal visit travel advice issued

Travellers have been urged to plan their journeys to try to avoid delays caused by the Pope's visit to Scotland.Read

Legionnaires' caught from compost

A hidden danger in the garden has been highlighted by the case of a man who contracted Legionnaires' disease from handling compost.Read

Rangers fans 'went on the rampage'

A "celebration of football" ended in mayhem and violence as Rangers hooligans went on the rampage, a court heard.Read

Woman reported after dog mauling

A woman has been reported to prosecutors after a 10-year-old girl was bitten on the face by a dog.Read

Paedophile arrested after tip-off

An on-the-run Scottish paedophile has been arrested in the Republic.Read

300 caught in seatbelt crackdown

More than 300 people have been caught not wearing a seatbelt in a 24-hour crackdown, police revealed.Read

Jewellery stolen in daylight attack

Armed robbers have stolen hundreds of thousands of pounds of jewellery from an elderly man during an attack in broad daylight.Read

Tory leader praises 'hero' carers

Unpaid carers have been hailed as "unsung heroes" by Scottish Conservative leader Annabel Goldie.Read

Tourists vote Edinburgh top UK city

Edinburgh has been named the best UK city for tourists at a prestigious awards ceremony.Read

Another 3,500 jobs to go at RBS

Royal Bank of Scotland is axing another 3,500 jobs under plans to more than halve the bank's administration centres across the UK.Read

'Holding zone' for Rangers fans

Rangers fans will be put in a holding zone ahead of their team's Champions League match in Manchester, to prevent a re-run of the riots of two years ago.Read

Group backs assisted suicide Bill

A campaign backing controversial plans for a change in the law to allow assisted suicide has been launched by humanists.Read

Funding boost for swimming lessons

The Scottish Government has announced £800,000 will be invested in free swimming lessons for primary pupils.Read

Alcohol pricing 'would save £700m'

A minimum price for alcohol of 45p a unit would save Scotland more than £700 million in 10 years, Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said.Read

More flood aid for Pakistan pledged

The Scottish Government has pledged an extra £300,000 to help the relief effort in Pakistan, where devastating floods have claimed more than 1,600 lives.Read

Alcohol minimum price '45p a unit'

The Scottish Government has said it wants the minimum price for a unit of alcohol to be set at 45p.Read

Woman stranded overnight after fall

A woman who was stranded overnight after falling 50ft down a cliff has been airlifted to hospital.Read

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