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Swinney: Economy 'running on empty'

The UK Government's "austerity approach" is harming rather than helping the economy, according to the Finance Secretary.Read

Award for Libyan conflict nurse

A Scottish nurse who risked her life to treat patients from both sides of the Libyan conflict has won the Robert Burns Humanitarian Award 2012.Read

Kingdom Bakers enters receivership

Around 135 jobs could be lost as a Scottish bakery firm has entered receivership.Read

Poorly pandas removed from view

Both giant pandas at Edinburgh Zoo have been taken off display as they recover from illness.Read

Pressure grows over RBS chief 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

RBS chairman waives £1.4m bonus

The chairman of the taxpayer-funded Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will not receive a shares bonus worth £1.4 million, the bank has said.Read

Lawyer: Tommy Sheridan to be gagged

Tommy Sheridan's lawyer has accused prison authorities of trying to gag him on his release from jail.Read

Pair hurt in paragliding accident

Two paragliders were injured when they collided in mid-air.Read

Sheridan to be gagged, lawyer says

Tommy Sheridan's lawyer has accused prison authorities of trying to gag him on his release from jail.Read

Firefighters tackle scrapyard blaze

Firefighters tackled a blaze involving about 150 scrapped cars at a salvage yard.Read

Teaching union selects new leader

Scotland's largest teaching union has selected a new general secretary.Read

Buying homes 'cheaper than renting'

Buying a home in Scotland is cheaper than renting, according to a new study.Read

Housing budget set for 41% cut

Scotland's housing budget for next year will be cut by more than 40%, Scottish Labour has claimed.Read

£24,000 fine for Legionnaires' case

A health board has been fined £24,000 after an "entirely avoidable" chain of events resulted in a hospital patient being diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease, the Crown Office has said.Read

Frew accused breaks down in dock

A teenager has broken down in court as he said he had no memory of stabbing schoolmate Jack Frew to death.Read

Judges bid to speed up hacking case

The High Court has expressed concern over how long it is taking the case of computer hacker Gary McKinnon to come back to court.Read

Cyclists in cancer charity ride

Cyclists are aiming to raise up to £100,000 for a cancer charity as part of a three-day challenge to travel from Edinburgh to Dublin.Read

Clinic 'can boost IVF success rate'

A Scottish fertility clinic has introduced an egg screening test which it says can double the chance of IVF success for older women.Read

Gun murder conviction appeal fails

A man who was jailed for life for the murder of a businessman over a drug debt has failed for the second time in a bid to have his conviction overturned.Read