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Police force plans to cut 800 posts

Scotland's largest police force is looking to lose 200 officers and 600 civilian support staff, it has been confirmed.Read

'Infant died in tragic accident'

A 10-month-old boy died in a tragic accident at his home, police said.Read

Homage to Scotland's national poet

Leading figures from the fields of art and politics gathered to say farewell to "world-class poet" Edwin Morgan at his funeral in Glasgow.Read

RBS to close 14 insurance offices

Royal Bank of Scotland has said it is axing 14 of the 27 offices in its Churchill and Direct Line business under existing plans to cut 2,000 jobs.Read

'Rational' mackerel talks urged

Iceland and the Faroe Islands should take part in "rational" negotiations to resolve a growing row over mackerel quotas, the Scottish Government said.Read

Care homes' health policies praised

Residential care homes have been praised for encouraging children to live healthy lifestyles.Read

Briton charged with child abuse

A 33-year-old man from Scotland has been charged with having sex with children in Romania and engaging in pornographic activities with them, authorities said.Read

Rise in inmates receiving methadone

Tories have branded the rise in prisoners receiving methadone as "extremely worrying" after it was revealed the number of inmates given the heroin substitute increased by more than a third in less than four years.Read

Baby boy's death probed by police

Police are investigating the death of a ten-month-old baby boy.Read

New homes construction falls by 16%

The number of new houses available in Scotland has dropped by 16% in a year despite an increase in "affordable" homes.Read

Bank 'to close insurance offices'

Royal Bank of Scotland is due to reveal office closures at its Churchill and Direct Line business as part of existing plans to cut 2,000 jobs.Read

Briton in child sex abuse arrest

A British lorry driver has been arrested in Romania on suspicion of sexually abusing young boys, police said.Read

Police seek 'carjacking' victims

Police are hunting for a carjacker and an elderly couple who were inside the car he took.Read

Councillor complaints up by a fifth

Complaints about councillors have risen by a fifth in a year, according to a new study.Read

Labour MPs backing David Miliband

Labour supporters in Scotland have been told that former foreign secretary David Miliband is the man to lead the party back to power.Read

Concern over prison drug testing

Concerns have been raised that drug testing in prisons is "insufficiently sophisticated".Read

Fact files spell out new curriculum

Parents are being given "fact files" to help them understand changes to the school curriculum.Read

Airport climate protestors fined

Nine climate change protesters have been fined for causing disruption at an airport.Read

Teacher struck off for incompetence

A secondary school teacher has become only the third in Scotland to be struck off for incompetence.Read

Offenders made to repair headstones

Offenders are being told to repair fallen cemetery headstones to repay their debt to society, Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill said.Read

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