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More flood aid for Pakistan pledged

The Scottish Government has pledged an extra £300,000 to help the relief effort in Pakistan, where devastating floods have claimed more than 1,600 lives.Read

Alcohol minimum price '45p a unit'

The Scottish Government has said it wants the minimum price for a unit of alcohol to be set at 45p.Read

Woman stranded overnight after fall

A woman who was stranded overnight after falling 50ft down a cliff has been airlifted to hospital.Read

Sturgeon unveils alcohol price plan

Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon is due to announce what she wants the minimum price for alcohol to be.Read

Tories meet at ex-steel works site

The Tories are to hold a meeting of the party's shadow cabinet on the site of the former Ravenscraig steel works.Read

Uefa Cup hooligans to be sentenced

Twelve Glasgow Rangers hooligans involved in rioting after the Uefa Cup Final in Manchester are due to be sentenced.Read

Police seize amphetamines in raid

Around 25 kilos of amphetamines worth more than £200,000 has been seized by police.Read

Prospects for care children 'poor'

The life prospects of youngsters in residential care in Scotland are "generally poor", with many facing unemployment, homelessness and prison, a spending watchdog has found.Read

90% of Scots back tobacco sale laws

Nine out of ten Scots support changing the law so it is an offence for adults to buy cigarettes for youngsters, a poll has revealed.Read

Girl savaged in new dog attack

A 10-year-old girl was taken to hospital after she was bitten by a dog in the second attack of its kind this week in Scotland.Read

Ferry staff urged to learn Gaelic

A ferry company is encouraging its staff to learn Gaelic.Read

Standard Life set to axe 500 jobs

Scotland's financial sector suffered another blow when insurance firm Standard Life announced it was axing almost 500 jobs in the capital.Read

MSPs slam finance body figures

The body set up by the SNP to help finance the building of public projects like schools and hospitals provided £111 million of benefits last year, bosses have said.Read

Pupil stunned by letter from Obama

A primary pupil was the toast of his class after he got a helping hand with a school project from US president Barack Obama.Read

600 jobs set to go at Standard Life

Up to 600 jobs are being cut at life and pensions group Standard Life, it has been announced.Read

No traffic officer cuts, force says

Scotland's largest police force said that it had no plans to cut a large proportion of its traffic officers.Read

Sturgeon in Pakistan funds effort

Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has urged Scots to help victims of the Pakistan floods as she prepared to take part in fundraising events.Read

Blair book talks of rift with Brown

Gordon Brown has been described as "maddening" in former Prime Minister Tony Blair's autobiography, which reveals the depth of the rift between the two men.Read

Reformation-era manuscripts on show

A collection of historic manuscripts which documents the establishment of the Protestant church in Scotland are going on display.Read

Hyslop backs video games industry

Culture Minister Fiona Hyslop is to stress the Scottish Government's support for the video games industry when she visits two of its leading firms.Read

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