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Goodwin stripped of knighthood

David Cameron has hailed the decision to complete Fred Goodwin's disgrace by removing his knighthood.Read

Swinney allocates extra budget cash

The Scottish Government has announced extra cash for housing, job programmes and roads.Read

More tests due on bay radioactivity

Further investigations are needed at a beach where radioactive particles were found before anyone should take full responsibility, Defence Minister Andrew Robathan has said.Read

Average property prices 'falling'

More houses were sold in the final quarter of last year but the average price fell, new statistics show.Read

Quicker internet service planned

Broadband internet could become five times faster under a new plan to improve Scotland's digital infrastructure.Read

Sex attack on woman near busy party

A woman has been sexually assaulted just yards from a busy birthday party at a social club.Read

Ricky the chimpanzee dies aged 50

The oldest resident of Edinburgh Zoo has died at the age of 50.Read

A9 dual carriageway work for 2017

The long-awaited upgrade of the A9 to a full dual carriageway will begin in 2017, it has been announced.Read

Rail staff may strike over sackings

Members of the RMT union are to ballot for strikes over the sacking of two workers.Read

Minimum price 'to cut grocery bill'

Forcing retailers to set a minimum unit price on alcohol could keep grocery bills down, the Health Secretary has suggested.Read

New-born deaths and stillbirths low

Stillbirths and deaths among newborn babies was at a record low last year, according to official figures.Read

45p floor price 'to save 63 lives'

Revised research into minimum alcohol pricing has found that charging 45p per unit would save 63 lives in the first year.Read

Fish tempt polar bear to weigh-in

The only polar bear on public display in the UK was lured on to the scales with his favourite fishy treats to allow keepers to weigh him.Read

Firm announces wind turbine project

Korean firm Samsung Heavy Industries is to bring 500 jobs to Scotland after choosing Fife as base for a green energy project.Read

Beaumont rescued as boat capsizes

Perthshire adventurer Mark Beaumont has been rescued at sea along with five other rowers after their boat capsized.Read

Independence opposition 'falling'

Support for keeping Scotland in the United Kingdom has fallen to 50%, according to a poll.Read

Rowers rescued after boat capsizes

Six rowers have been rescued from a life raft in the North Atlantic after their boat capsized.Read

Cameron urges RBS bonus 'restraint'

David Cameron has urged the Royal Bank of Scotland to show "restraint" in its bonus packages for senior colleagues of chief executive Stephen Hester.Read

Sailors cast adrift in Atlantic

Six sailors, five of them British and the other an Irish national, are adrift in a life raft in the North Atlantic after their rowing boat capsized, coastguards have said.Read

Constance publishes youth jobs plan

Youth Employment Minister Angela Constance is to mark the publication of the Scottish Government's draft youth employment strategy with a visit to two employers.Read