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High winds blow off roof of flats

Strong winds blew the roof from a block of flats.Read

Dundee among 'least visited' cities

Dundee in Scotland has come third in a poll of the cities travellers least want to visit.Read

Salmond unveils aid for small firms

Fresh support for small businesses is due to be announced by First Minister Alex Salmond.Read

Warning over public services crisis

Union chiefs have called for action as they warned that public services are facing a crisis.Read

Bradford 'least attractive city'

Bradford in Yorkshire is the city travellers least want to visit as it is deemed "dangerous, ugly and boring".Read

Bid to end rail dispute deadlock

Rail workers held talks with the Transport Minister on Thursday in a bid to end the deadlock in a dispute over a new train service.Read

Accused Briton claims self-defence

A former soldier facing the death penalty over the killing of two colleagues in Iraq reportedly claims he acted in self-defence.Read

Vote opposes power station plan

MSPs signalled their opposition to a controversial new coal-fired power station.Read

£7m Malawi aid package unveiled

Projects working to help people in the poverty-stricken nation of Malawi are to receive more than £7 million, it was announced.Read

Offender management plans

The First Minister said on Thursday that the Government was working hard to assess and manage violent offenders once they are released from jail.Read

BMA wary of waiting time plans

Doctors' leaders said they were "not convinced" by SNP plans to enshrine guaranteed waiting times in law.Read

Support for pupils of shot teacher

Pupils of a teacher who was shot dead at her home were offered counselling and support.Read

Card company to close city office

Barclaycard announced it is to close an office in Scotland with the loss of around 350 jobs.Read

Five face court after drugs raids

Cannabis plants with a potential street value of £600,000 have been seized in a series of police raids, it was disclosed.Read

Young want say on alcohol policy

Young people must be properly represented on licensing board forums to give them a bigger voice on alcohol issues, the First Minister was told.Read

Inquiry demanded over flats deaths

A charity has written to the Lord Advocate demanding an inquiry into the deaths of three asylum seekers who jumped off a tower block.Read

RBS unveils new bonus schedule

Part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland has unveiled new bonus plans for bosses which could see chief executive Stephen Hester reap as much as £4.8 million in shares.Read

Body recovered after dock plunge

A man's body has been recovered from a dock after the stolen van he was driving plunged into the water, police said.Read

Probe after van plunges into docks

An investigation is under way after a stolen van plunged into a dock.Read

Ewing wants 'legal high' drug ban

The Scottish Government has stepped up calls for a "legal high" drug to be outlawed after the deaths of the two teenagers.Read

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