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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.

Armed robbers have stolen hundreds of thousands of pounds of jewellery from an elderly man during an attack in broad daylight.

Unpaid carers have been hailed as "unsung heroes" by Scottish Conservative leader Annabel Goldie.

More than 300 people have been caught not wearing a seatbelt in a 24-hour crackdown, police revealed.

A campaign backing controversial plans for a change in the law to allow assisted suicide has been launched by humanists.

Royal Bank of Scotland is axing another 3,500 jobs under plans to more than halve the bank's administration centres across the UK.

The Scottish Government has announced £800,000 will be invested in free swimming lessons for primary pupils.

Rangers fans will be put in a holding zone ahead of their team's Champions League match in Manchester, to prevent a re-run of the riots of two years ago.

The Scottish Government has pledged an extra £300,000 to help the relief effort in Pakistan, where devastating floods have claimed more than 1,600 lives.

A minimum price for alcohol of 45p a unit would save Scotland more than £700 million in 10 years, Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said.

The Scottish Government has said it wants the minimum price for a unit of alcohol to be set at 45p.