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BBC praised for news improvements

The BBC has made "significant improvements" in the way it delivers news and current affairs from across the UK, a report has said.Read

Man in court over body in garden

A man is due to appear in court in connection with the discovery of human remains found in a back garden by police searching for a missing woman.Read

Diageo workers lobby company AGM

Diageo workers are lobbying shareholders ahead of the company's AGM in protest at plans to cut hundreds of jobs.Read

Serious marine life commitment call

Environmentalists have called on the government to make a "serious commitment" to aiding the recovery of marine life around Scotland.Read

Police probe loch body

An investigation has been launched after a man's body was found dressed in a wetsuit on a loch shoreline, police said.Read

Salmond launches SNP campaign

Scotland's First Minister is due to launch his party's campaign for the Glasgow North East by election.Read

£175,000 of cocaine seized at airport

Cocaine with a street value of around £175,000 has been seized at an airport, police have said.Read

Charities suffer after bank crisis

Scottish charities could lose up to £6 million a year in future income as a knock-on effect of last year's banking crisis, it has been claimed.Read

Sheridan wants short-term chance

Socialist firebrand Tommy Sheridan has invited voters to take him on as an MP on a short-term contract.Read

Winter death rate rise in Scotland

Last winter brought a rise in the number of deaths in Scotland, figures have shown.Read

Salmond and SNP MPs repay expenses

SNP leader Alex Salmond is to repay £710.88 in removal costs between London and Aberdeenshire when he gave up his rented flat in 2007, his party said.Read

Man charged in missing woman probe

A man has been charged in connection with the discovery of human remains found in a house by police searching for a missing woman.Read

'Hard hitting' recession warning

Scotland can expect to be hit disproportionately as the recession bites into the public sector, experts have claimed.Read

House prices continue to rise

House prices are continuing to rise in Scotland, according to a report.Read

Man probed in missing woman hunt

Police searching for a missing woman are questioning a 57-year-old man after human remains were discovered.Read

Swinton backs anti-Trump campaign

Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton has joined the fight against Donald Trump's planned £1 billion golf resort.Read

Military drill may harm marine life

Europe's largest military exercise is set to expand into a protected wildlife area amid fears that naval activity could harm the country's only resident colony of bottlenose dolphins living there.Read

Funeral for river plunge girl

The funeral for one of the two teenage girls who leapt to their deaths from a bridge in an apparent suicide pact is due to be held.Read

Police name woman stabbed at home

A woman who was stabbed to death in her home has been named as 44-year-old Sharlene Egan.Read

Two die after contracting swine flu

Two more people have died after contracting swine flu, the Scottish Government has said.Read

Bank's art collection on display

Bosses at The Royal Bank of Scotland have confirmed they are planning to open up some of their art collection to the public.Read

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