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Family's new plea over lost son
The father of a missing islander says someone holds information that could solve the mystery to his disappearance.

Parents warned over school fraud
A council is threatening to prosecute parents who fraudulently try to enrol their children in its schools

Calls for ban on monkey testing
A Scottish MEP is calling for a proposed ban on primate testing to be extended to include monkeys used in Scottish labs.

Criminal age rise to 14 ruled out
Scottish ministers are considering raising the age of criminal responsibility to 12 but reject a rise to 14.

Youth locked up for stab killing
A 17-year-old who stabbed another teenager to death in the street is sentenced to 11-and-a-half years.

MSPs to debate bridge funding row
The Scottish Parliament is to hold an early debate about the controversy over the funding of the new Forth crossing.

Gambia couple send daughter to UK
A British missionary couple jailed for sedition in Gambia send their young daughter back to the UK.

A seabird chick rescued from an island hitches a ride by helicopter
A seabird chick rescued from an island in the Forth is to be flown by Navy helicopter to warmer seas.

TV trawlerman up against Nationalists in Salmond seat
One of the skippers featured in the BBC Trawlerman series hopes to land a role as an MP.

Rangers open to Blues' Boyd offer
Rangers will consider selling striker Kris Boyd to Birmingham, if the St Andrews club increase their £3m bid.

McGeady accepts Celtic sanctions
Aiden McGeady will not dispute the fine and first-team suspension imposed by Celtic for a breach of club discipline.

Offshore crunch
Douglas Fraser on a North Sea oil company casualty

Behind the scenes
Pauline McLean on the saga of Creative Scotland

Closing down
Store closures leave a hole in Scottish towns

Top stories
A round up of the stories you have been reading

Time travel
Rail line turns back the clock 40 years after it closed

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Kidnap reporter 'feared for life'
A British journalist seized by kidnappers in Somalia and held for 40 days has spoken of how he feared for his life.

Body parts 'not missing mother'
Police investigating the discovery of human remains say they do not belong to a woman who disappeared.

Man appears over 'nurse in boot'
A 35-year-old man makes a second appearance in court charged with the attempted murder of a nurse.

MSP slams hospital trolley wait
The mother-in-law of an MSP waits eight hours on a trolley before being found a bed at a Lanarkshire hospital.

Drink-driver admits fatal crash
A drink-driver admits causing the death of his friend by dangerous driving after a road crash in Ayrshire.

Community service hit by strike
A strike by council staff in Glasgow could disrupt the courts sentencing people in the community.

Rules on killing ravens relaxed
Farmers are to be permitted to shoot more ravens - Britain's largest species of crow - to protect livestock.

Businesses to chew over downturn
Guest speakers to tackle economic difficulties at CBI Scotland's inaugural Highland business dinner.

Views sought on world-class sites
The public is being encouraged to get involved in consultation on what deserves heritage status.

Family tribute to crash teenager
The father of a 16-year-old schoolboy killed in a car crash says he will "never be forgotten".

Icy roads as temperatures dip
Icy conditions cause road accidents as temperatures dip, but skiers savour the weather.

Scots housing market 'best in UK'
The fall in house prices in Scotland has been less dramatic than in the UK as a whole, figures suggest.

Council agrees £12m savings plan
A council agrees in principle to a three-year scheme to make £12m of savings from its budget.

Wind farm proposal put on display
A public exhibition is planned of proposals for a new 10-turbine wind farm in south west Scotland.

Rail reopening works accelerated
Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson promises to speed up the timetable for reopening the Waverley line.

Arrest over teacher home attack
A 13-year-old boy is arrested after the home of a teacher convicted of assaulting pupils is vandalised.

Swastikas painted on homes
Police investigate after homes, a van, a business and a bus stop have Nazi symbols painted on them.

Atheists launch bus ad campaign
An atheist advertising campaign with the message "There's probably no God" launches on buses.

Energy rating system 'a shambles'
The system for rating energy efficiency in public buildings is labelled "a shambles" after Holyrood failed to comply.

Farmers given cash assurance
Farmers welcome assurances that the Scottish Government will back direct cash support for agriculture.

Arts figures oppose merger plans
Artists back a petition urging MSPs to reject combining Scotland's two main arts organisations.

What the Scottish papers say
The stories making the headlines in Scotland's newspapers.