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About 1,400 jobs are facing the axe at one of the country's biggest councils, it has been disclosed.

More than three quarters of Britons think the taxpayer should not contribute to the cost of Pope Benedict XVI's forthcoming visit to Scotland and England, according to a s

A FIVE-year battle to tackle heath and safety concerns over one of Edinburgh's most iconic landmarks has been foiled.

WHEN Annabel Lewis walks down the aisle later this month she will be taking a path last trod 128 years ago.

A "uniquely special" Scottish soprano has won a nationwide search to find an opera star.

All but one of 12 rioting football hooligans who took part in the worst destruction Manchester has suffered "since the blitz" will be going to jail, a judge has said.

Investment in renewable energy and low carbon projects will create real economic wealth, First Minister Alex Salmond has said.

A drugs factory with £1 million worth of cocaine and mixing agents has been uncovered by police.

Changes to local council elections could help ensure there is no repeat of the voting fiasco which marred the previous ballot, a Scottish Government minister has said.

Thousands of pounds worth of damage has been caused at a city graveyard.

A murder investigation has been launched after a man was found dead in his home following a violent attack.

A teenager has been arrested in connection with a man being assaulted with a power drill.

Police in the US have linked a Scottish woman with a trunk in which the mummified remains of a baby and a foetus were found.

Twelve football hooligans involved in rioting after the Uefa Cup Final are due to be sentenced.

Travellers have been urged to plan their journeys to try to avoid delays caused by the Pope's visit to Scotland.

A hidden danger in the garden has been highlighted by the case of a man who contracted Legionnaires' disease from handling compost.

A woman has been reported to prosecutors after a 10-year-old girl was bitten on the face by a dog.

A "celebration of football" ended in mayhem and violence as Rangers hooligans went on the rampage, a court heard.

An on-the-run Scottish paedophile has been arrested in the Republic.

Edinburgh has been named the best UK city for tourists at a prestigious awards ceremony.