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Four in court over prisoner escape

Four people are due to appear in court in connection with the escape of a prisoner from custody last week.Read

Tommy Sheridan set to be released

Convicted former MSP Tommy Sheridan is due to be freed from prison, after serving just over a year of his three-year sentence for lying under oath.Read

Connolly tops stand-up comedy poll

Billy Connolly has been named the UK's most influential stand-up comic of all time.Read

Injured soldiers to light beacon

A team of wounded servicemen who will this year climb Mount Everest are to light a beacon on the summit of Mount Snowdon to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.Read

Renewables set to continue growth

Scotland's renewables sector will continue to grow in value this year despite economic uncertainty, an industry analyst has said.Read

SNP targets Northern Isles polls

The SNP is to target the Northern Isles in the next local authority elections in an attempt to secure its first councillors on Shetland and Orkney.Read

Miliband to make the case for UK

Labour leader Ed Miliband is to make the case for keeping Scotland as part of the United Kingdom in a speech in Glasgow.Read

RBS chief Hester to waive bonus

Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester will not take his bonus of shares worth almost £1 million, the bank has said.Read

Classic cars begin Monaco challenge

A convoy of classic cars has left Clydebank on a non-stop 2,000 mile rally to Monaco.Read

Labour 'to force vote on RBS bonus'

Labour will force a Commons vote calling for Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester to be stripped of his bonus, a party source has said.Read

Body found after rural home fire

A body has been found following a fire at a rural property, police said.Read

Man badly hurt in nightclub attack

A man is in a serious condition in hospital after an attack in a nightclub, police said.Read

Men arrested over £280,000 drugs

Drugs worth £280,000 have been seized and a man arrested following a raid, police said.Read

Surfer plans coast paddle challenge

A world renowned surfer is planning a marathon challenge with a difference - paddling from the north coast of Ireland to Scotland.Read

Salmond defends referendum question

Alex Salmond has rejected suggestions that voters should be asked in the referendum on Scottish independence if they want to leave the United Kingdom.Read

Mone in threat to leave Scotland

A Scots entrepreneur has threatened to leave for England if the country votes to leave the union.Read

RBS boss urged to waive his bonus

The chief executive of the taxpayer-funded Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is facing mounting pressure to follow the bank's chairman and waive his bonus of almost £1 million.Read

Four held after prisoner recaptured

A dangerous prisoner who went on the run following an armed escape outside a hospital is back behind bars - along with four other people arrested over the incident.Read

SNP 'backtracked' on housing pledge

The SNP is facing pressure over its handling of the housing budget and the length of waiting lists for rented accommodation amid accusations the party "backtracked" on a manifesto pledge.Read