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Driver jailed over A9 death crash
A man who admitted causing the death of another motorist by dangerous driving is jailed for three years.

Medical records lost after error
A case of mistaken identity reveals serious concerns over the way the NHS transfers medical records, BBC Scotland can reveal.

Drink price plan 'will cost jobs'
A leading whisky supplier warns it might have to cut hundreds of jobs - if minimum drink pricing is introduced across the UK.

FM backs public sector pay freeze
The Scottish government will adopt the same approach as the UK government by instigating a pay freeze for top-earning public sector workers.

Poor diet leaving Scots toothless
More than a third of Scottish women and a quarter of men aged over 55 have lost all of their teeth, government figures reveal.

BBC criticised by SNP and Plaid Cymru
Plaid Cymru and the SNP say planned televised debate plans breach the BBC's duty of impartiality.

Crisis talks over trams project
Talks are to be held over Edinburgh's tram project in a bid to end a stalemate which has halted work on the route.

Coke machine ordeal rescue leaves mother fizzing
A mother tells of her daughter's ordeal after her arm got trapped in a vending machine and had to be rescued.

Wider-faced men 'not as trustworthy' as thinner-faced
Wider-faced men such as TV mogul Simon Cowell are less trustworthy than thinner-faced men, a new study suggests.

Hawick pound - Town banking on its own currency to help traders
Hawick is to launch its own currency in an attempt encourage people to spend locally and give traders a boost.

Standard Life enjoys profit boost
Insurance firm Standard Life reports better-than-expected profits and unveils plans for a further cost-cutting.

Pension deficit at cashmere firm Dawson International
Kinross-based textile company Dawson International says its pension liabilities have more than doubled to £19.3m.

Farmed salmon exports 'increased'
A salmon producers organisation is reporting that last year saw a 24% rise in exports of farmed fish from Scotland.

Sale of Sovereign Oil secures 400 jobs
The fabrication division of Sovereign Oilfield Group is sold securing hundreds of jobs in Aberdeen and Dunfermline.

Robinson demands Scotland deliver
Head coach Andy Robinson insists inside knowledge alone will not be enough for Scotland to beat his native England.

Dundee Utd seek Ibrox atonement
Dundee United are desperate to make amends for their 7-1 thrashing by Rangers when the sides meet in Sunday's Scottish Cup tie.

Blether with Brian
Row at Holyrood over the cost of alcohol

Money expert
Fergus Muirhead answers your pensions questions

Square go
MP attacks Lewis chessmen poster's Norway claim

Your pictures
Photographs from around Scotland sent in by readers

Speaking out
'I was being bullied by an entire secondary school'

Growing pains
Child behaviour linked to adult suffering

Under-age petrol sale brings fine
An Edinburgh petrol station is fined after admitting to selling petrol to a customer under the age of 16.

Doorman blinded by stiletto heel
A woman admits blinding a doorman by stamping her heel through his eyeball after she was asked to leave a nightclub.

Man arrested over pub shooting
A 27-year-old man is arrested and charged in connection with an alleged stabbing and shooting at an Edinburgh pub.

Pair admit digger joyride rampage
Two men admit stealing diggers from a building site and causing damage as they raced them through Glasgow.

Gangland murder hunt van appeal
Police investigating a gangland murder in Glasgow want to trace the driver of a van seen near the burned out getaway car.

Evacuation after tower block fire
Several flats are evacuated after a fire at a 12-storey tower block in Blairdardie in the west end of Glasgow.

Lifeline ferry fares set to rise
Fares on some ferry services are to go up, while cost-cutting plans on other sailings are outlined by ministers.

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Victim 'murdered over prostitute'
A murder accused admitted stabbing a man because he did not want his girlfriend working as a prostitute, a trial has heard.

Alarms not working in fatal fire
Smoke alarms were not working in an Aberdeen flat where an elderly woman died following a fire, it is revealed.

Anger at school bus death report
The mother of a teenager killed by a car after getting off a school bus says she is "angry and upset" at the outcome of an FAI.

Da Vinci accused 'loveable rogue'
An undercover policeman describes his contacts with the men accused of trying to extort £4.25m for a painting's return.

Holocaust heroine honoured by PM
The family of a Church of Scotland missionary who died in a Nazi gas chamber receives a posthumous award in her honour.

Soldiers in Afghanistan mission
Dozens of soldiers from The Royal Regiment of Scotland are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan.

Bluetooth warning for revellers
Police in central Scotland are to use wireless technology to warn pub-goers and clubbers that thieves are in the area.

Police to retrace mother's steps
Officers will reconstruct the last known movements of a mother who has been missing for more than two weeks.

Wind farm extension plan approved
Councillors approve an extension to a wind farm despite the recommendation of planning experts to scrap the project.

Knife crime jail terms rise 21%
The length of jail terms for those caught handling an offensive weapon risen by a fifth in a year, figures show.

Vigil held for tower block deaths
A vigil has been held in honour of a father, mother and son who died after falling from a Glasgow tower block.

Funding boost for Scottish golf
Scottish golfing prospects are to benefit from a £1m funding package to help them make the transition from amateur to professional.

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