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£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

Support for pupils of shot teacher

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

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

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

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

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

Greens: Scrap power station plans

Greens have demanded plans to build a new power station be abandoned after research suggested that carbon capture and storage technology was "not feasible at any cost".Read

Labour in greener buses call

Labour will call on the Scottish Government to set up a new £3 million fund to put more environmentally friendly buses on roads.Read

Bid to end rail dispute deadlock

Talks aimed at ending the deadlock in a rail dispute are being held.Read

Dragons' Den stars in non-dom spat

Duncan Bannatyne has had a dig at Dragons' Den colleague James Caan over his tax status.Read

Ministers urged to change limos

Labour is to call on the Scottish Government to replace ministerial limousines with more eco-friendly vehicles.Read

Divers search dock after van drama

Police divers are searching a dock after a stolen van plunged into the water.Read

Rates plan may 'cost tourism jobs'

Jobs could be lost in the tourism industry unless ministers reconsider plans to increase business rates, MSPs have said.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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