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Woman's jewellery 'seen in house'

Three rings were spotted in a missing woman's bathroom on the day she disappeared, a murder trial has heard.Read

Call for child protection inquiry

A public inquiry is needed into child protection so people can have confidence in the system, Labour leader Johann Lamont has said.Read

Number of hate crimes increases

All types of hate crimes have increased in a year, new figures show.Read

'Fall in fuel poverty' welcomed

The number of UK households in fuel poverty has dropped from 5.5 million in 2009 to 4.75 million in 2010.Read

Councillor Leishman elected Provost

Football club director Jim Leishman has been elected as the new Provost of Fife.Read

Waiting-time breaches evidence call

The Health Secretary has challenged Labour to bring forward the evidence that shows waiting-time rules are being breached across the NHS.Read

Tests on fake retina 'encouraging'

Tests on a device that could restore sight to patients suffering from a common cause of blindness have produced "encouraging" results.Read

'3,200 jobs lost' with single force

Civilian police staff numbers could be almost halved when Scotland moves to a single national force with the loss of 3,200 jobs, according to the Labour Party.Read

Language could be taught from P1

Scottish children are to be taught a foreign language from primary one, learning minister Alasdair Allan has announced.Read

Rail crime levels fall in Scotland

Crime on Scotland's rail network has fallen for the eighth successive year, according to British Transport Police (BTP).Read

NHS whistleblowers 'need hotline'

Labour has called for a national whistleblowing hotline for NHS staff after data from health boards revealed only one instance of it in the last two years.Read

Two more patients die at hospital

Two more patients suffering from diarrhoea and vomiting have died amid a suspected norovirus outbreak at a hospital.Read

Fraser 'normal after disappearance'

A man accused of murdering his wife was back to being his normal self within days of her disappearance, a court has been told.Read

'Fewer people' catching superbugs

Fewer patients are contracting hospital infections such as MRSA and Clostridium difficile, according to a report.Read

MPs beg 'Respect Our Regiments'

Scottish MPs have put party differences aside to urge the Government to protect the historic names and cap badges of regiments in their constituencies.Read

Six charged with 'website racism'

Six people have been charged in connection with anti-Semitic and racist posts allegedly left on a website.Read

Body found in flooded quarry hunt

Police searching for a teenager who fell into a flooded quarry have pulled a body from the water.Read

Classroom technology use analysed

Education Scotland is to look at how tablet computers and mobile devices are being used in classrooms and consider how they could be introduced in schools on a wider scale.Read

Job interviewees may get texted

Jobcentre staff are being trained to use text messaging and Twitter to try to reduce the number of people not turning up for job interviews.Read

Seafood firm plans £80m investment

A fish farm operator hopes to create 100 new jobs in an £80 million expansion of its Scottish operation.Read

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