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First baby due in new IVF technique

The first baby to be conceived using a breakthrough IVF technique will be born in Scotland next month, a clinic has said.Read

Candidates for by-election listed

The full list of candidates for the Aberdeen Donside by-election has been announced.Read

Court told of warning over petrol

A woman has told a court that a man who allegedly set fire to a family home was warned by her partner not to use too much petrol.Read

Drug smuggling case: lawyer jailed

A solicitor who tried to smuggle drugs and other contraband items into prison has been jailed for four years.Read

Protesters reject Farage accusation

Independence campaigners have hit out at Ukip leader Nigel Farage's attack on "anti-English" demonstrators whose protests led to him being barricaded in a pub during a campaign trip.Read

Funeral for Helmand blast soldier

The funeral of one of three soldiers recently killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan has taken place.Read

New shared equity scheme announced

A new £120 million shared equity scheme designed to help home buyers shows that the Scottish Government steps in to help people in tough times, according to Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.Read

Warship crew on parade in city

The crew of HMS Edinburgh have paraded through the capital to celebrate the decommissioning of the 30-year-old ship.Read

Salmond joins by-election campaign

First Minister Alex Salmond has joined the SNP candidate on the campaign trail in Aberdeen Donside before next month's by-election.Read

Farage: Protesters 'deeply racist'

Ukip leader Nigel Farage has likened parts of the Scottish nationalism campaign to fascism after being rescued by police when he was mobbed by rowdy protesters shouting "racist Nazi scum".Read

Partner 'terrified for daughter'

The partner of a convicted drug dealer was "terrified for her daughter" when she learned he had gone to the police following a house fire in which three people died, a court has heard.Read

Nightingale award for aid worker

A British aid worker killed in Pakistan has been honoured with a posthumous award in recognition of his humanitarian work.Read

Minister correspondence 'not kept'

Correspondence sent and received by ministers' private offices is only held for three months unless it is considered a matter for public record, the Information Commissioner has found.Read

Heart hospital reviews practices

A leading heart hospital found to have the third highest mortality rate in the UK says it has reviewed its practices.Read

Single-pixel device may spot cancer

A new method of producing 3D images could improve cancer screening tests, scientists have said.Read

Organ donor plea by cricket stars

Scotland's cricket team is urging more people from south Asian communities to join the organ donor register.Read

Roads 'still not being improved'

Recommendations to upgrade local roads over two years ago have yet to result in any significant improvements, according to a report.Read

Man in court over city stand-off

A man has appeared in court charged with abduction and robbery after an incident at a pharmacy.Read

Farage evacuated after pub protest

Ukip leader Nigel Farage had to be evacuated from a pub in a police riot van after being mobbed by rowdy protesters.Read

Protesters barricade Farage in pub

Ukip leader Nigel Farage was barricaded inside a pub on a campaign trip to promote his candidate in a Scottish by-election.Read

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