- Salmond unveils bridge monument
- Woman dies after club head injury
- Debt payback scheme changes planned
- Boyd helps break taekwondo record
- Fry backs mental health help drive
- City bed tax is 'ill-considered'
- Lennon: I thought of giving it up
- Children's unit 'may become unsafe'
- Skippers on £1m confiscation orders
- Suspicions of affair 'festered'
Scottish Headlines
Salmond unveils bridge monument
The First Minister is to mark the completion of a 10-year restoration project on a Scottish landmark by unveiling a monument to workers.
Woman dies after club head injury
A woman has died in hospital after falling and hitting her head on a night out.
Debt payback scheme changes planned
A scheme designed to help people deal with debts will be improved, the Scottish Government has said.
Boyd helps break taekwondo record
Lord of the Rings star Billy Boyd has helped break the world record for the largest synchronised taekwondo routine to raise money for a children's charity.
Fry backs mental health help drive
Stephen Fry has backed a campaign to raise awareness of poor mental health.
City bed tax is 'ill-considered'
Political leaders in Edinburgh have been urged to axe plans for a so-called bed tax because of a big slump in hotel revenue.
Lennon: I thought of giving it up
Celtic manager Neil Lennon has admitted that threats against his safety led him to think about giving it all up.
Children's unit 'may become unsafe'
Urgent action is required to prevent the intensive care unit at one of Scotland's main children's hospitals from becoming unsafe, a report has warned.
Skippers on £1m confiscation orders
More than £1 million has been confiscated from four skippers involved in landing undeclared fish in a scam described as an "episode of shame" for the industry.
Suspicions of affair 'festered'
A businessman accused of murdering his estranged wife told police the question of whether she could be seeing another man "festered" in his mind, a court heard.
Admissions rules 'will be fairer'
Universities will review admissions policies to give fair and equal access to students following a shake-up of the school curriculum.
Festival celebrates crime writing
The programme for Scotland's first crime-writing festival has been launched.
Brooks contact with PMs attacked
The First Minister has attacked the "incredible contact" between prime ministers and a former News International chief executive facing criminal charges in the phone-hacking scandal.
'3,200 jobs lost' with single force
Civilian police staff numbers could be almost halved when Scotland moves to a single national force with the loss of 3,200 jobs, according to the Labour Party.
Language could be taught from P1
Scottish children are to be taught a foreign language from primary one, learning minister Alasdair Allan has announced.
Accused's 'inaction most unusual'
A former police officer has told a court that the inaction shown by a murder-accused when his wife was missing was unique in his 40 years with the force.
Call for child protection inquiry
A public inquiry is needed into child protection so people can have confidence in the system, Labour leader Johann Lamont has said.
Number of hate crimes increases
All types of hate crimes have increased in a year, new figures show.
Waiting-time breaches evidence call
The Health Secretary has challenged Labour to bring forward the evidence that shows waiting-time rules are being breached across the NHS.
Councillor Leishman elected Provost
Football club director Jim Leishman has been elected as the new Provost of Fife.
Rail crime levels fall in Scotland
Crime on Scotland's rail network has fallen for the eighth successive year, according to British Transport Police (BTP).
Tests on fake retina 'encouraging'
Tests on a device that could restore sight to patients suffering from a common cause of blindness have produced "encouraging" results.
Two more patients die at hospital
Two more patients suffering from diarrhoea and vomiting have died amid a suspected norovirus outbreak at a hospital.
Fraser 'normal after disappearance'
A man accused of murdering his wife was back to being his normal self within days of her disappearance, a court has been told.
Gas leak on platform 'has stopped'
A gas leak on a North Sea oil platform has been stopped, according to the operators.
MPs beg 'Respect Our Regiments'
Scottish MPs have put party differences aside to urge the Government to protect the historic names and cap badges of regiments in their constituencies.
Scottish jobless total falls again
Unemployment in Scotland has fallen for the second month in a row, with the latest figures showing 221,000 are out of work.
Six charged with 'website racism'
Six people have been charged in connection with anti-Semitic and racist posts allegedly left on a website.
Job interviewees may get texted
Jobcentre staff are being trained to use text messaging and Twitter to try to reduce the number of people not turning up for job interviews.
Body found in flooded quarry hunt
Police searching for a teenager who fell into a flooded quarry have pulled a body from the water.
Seafood firm plans £80m investment
A fish farm operator hopes to create 100 new jobs in an £80 million expansion of its Scottish operation.
Boyle's 'autistic' comment attacked
Comedian Frankie Boyle has been attacked over his "sickening" comments about 2,100 schoolchildren who formed the Olympic rings in their school grounds to raise money for charity.
Classroom technology use analysed
Education Scotland is to look at how tablet computers and mobile devices are being used in classrooms and consider how they could be introduced in schools on a wider scale.
Owners of empty homes 'need advice'
Legislation allowing local authorities to double council tax on empty homes should be accompanied by advice and help for owners, MSPs have been told.
SSE squeezed by rising energy costs
Energy firm SSE has said profits from its domestic supply operation fell 21% over the last year as it battled higher costs and falling consumption.
Crews tackle recycling plant fire
Around 30 firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a recycling plant.
MSPs to agree library legislation
Legislation to modernise the National Library of Scotland is expected to be agreed.
Welfare cuts create 'grave concern'
MSPs have "grave concerns" about the future of the most vulnerable people because of a £2.5 billion cut in benefits.
Sales slump 'biggest in 13 years'
April was a washout for retailers as high street sales saw their worst decline in 13 years.
Surge of house buyers 'a one-off'
A surge of first-time buyers nudged the average house price in Scotland up in March during a rush to beat the stamp-duty deadline, according to a report.
Post-independence defence discussed
Scotland may struggle in the short-term to recruit the right people to fill its military forces in the event of independence, a defence conference has been told.
Hands of accused 'were shaking'
A man accused of murdering his estranged wife was pacing around and his hands were shaking on the day she disappeared, a court has heard.
Total begins bid to 'kill' gas leak
An operation to stop a gas leak on a North Sea oil platform has got under way.
MSPs have questions about key road
A Holyrood committee hopes to quiz transport minister Keith Brown about problems on a "lifeline" road.
Arctic men 'owed an official medal'
Veterans minister Keith Brown is leading the call for sailors who took part in Arctic convoys during the Second World War to be officially recognised.
Cuts may risk disability care plan
A plan to give disabled people more control of their care risks being "poisoned" and "discredited" by real and perceived service cuts, MSPs have heard.
Helicopters to resume normal flying
The operator of a helicopter which ditched in the North Sea last week with 14 people on board is to resume normal flying in the next 24 hours.
Bug sees eight hospital wards shut
Two more wards at a hospital have been closed to new patients because of an outbreak of a bug thought to be the norovirus.
Tory peer: independence inevitable
Scottish independence is inevitable in the longer term, according to a Conservative peer.
500 jobs created in oil industry
An oil services company has announced it is to create 500 jobs at its operations in the north east.
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