Sheriff calls for blind cord ban
A sheriff warns that millions of homes across Britain with window blinds may contain a potentially lethal trap for young children.

HP 'agrees to help' job axe staff
Hewlett-Packard agrees to help find new job or retraining opportunities for 700 workers it is to axe.

Susan Boyle moved to 'safe house'
Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle is moved to a safe house away from media attention ahead of Saturday's final.

Failed asylum seeker back in UK
A failed asylum seeker who had been living in Scotland is back in the UK after attempts to deport her failed.

MacAskill defends prisoner action
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill says he will not resign over the latest inmate to abscond from an open prison.

Doctor Who assistant is unveiled
Little-known actress Karen Gillan is to be the next assistant in Doctor Who, appearing in the new series alongside Matt Smith.

Carbon capture technology tested
Carbon capture technology is tested for the first time on a working UK power station, at Longannet in Fife.

Beavers return to Scottish forest after a 400-year gap
Beavers brought over from Norway for a reintroduction programme have been released into the wild in Argyll.

How this bumper batch of blue tit chicks were saved by children
A dozen blue tit chicks are saved from starvation, thanks to a class of primary school children in South Queensferry.

Scottish Enterprise chief to quit
Jack Perry, the head of Scotland's main economic development agency, Scottish Enterprise is to stand down.

£120m contract promises 200 jobs
The group awarded the contract for the flexible New Deal programme in south Scotland says it will create up to 200 jobs.

Scots cities 'hot business hubs'
Three Scottish cities are tipped to become among the country's new business hubs in what a report says is the biggest shake-up since the industrial revolution.

Textile company jobs under threat
A textiles firm in the south of Scotland could be forced to cut its workforce due to a downturn in trade.

Scottish ministers face budget reduction
The Scottish Government faces annual budget cuts of at least 2% from the year after next, according to its advisers.

Scots MPs named in expenses saga
Two Scottish Labour MPs are among the latest MPs to be investigated by the Daily Telegraph over expenses.

'Living wage' to tackle poverty
The Scottish Government is urged to introduce a "living wage" for public sector workers to help tackle child poverty.

Council cannot meet home demands
A local authority says a lack of government funding leaves it struggling to meet growing demand for affordable properties.

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Live - Murray v Tipsarevic
Andy Murray is in action on day six at Roland Garros after Rafael Nadal goes through, but Venus Williams crashes out.

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2012 Team GB to be England only
An England football team could play as Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics, following agreement from the other home nations not to block the idea.

Future tense
Job prospects for the "Class of 09" look bleak

Turning the tide
Teen pregnancy rates on the islands buck the trend

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On the line
Fishing tackle bird saga more 24 than Springwatch

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Woman dies following house fire
A 46-year old woman dies in a fire at a house in Fauldhouse, West Lothian, in the early hours of the morning.

Eton pupil tested for swine flu
A boy from Edinburgh is tested for swine flu after returning from Eton College, where a pupil contracted the virus.

Two in court over heroin seizure
A Fife man appears in court in connection with the seizure of heroin with a street value of £50,000.

Murder inquiry after man's death
Police launch a murder inquiry after a man, who was found with serious injuries in Renfrewshire, dies in hospital.

Prosecutors hail knife sentencing
People caught carrying knives are now more likely to face jail and longer prison sentences, according to prosecutors.

Woman's flat death 'suspicious'
The death of a woman in Inverclyde is being treated as "suspicious" following a post-mortem examination, police say.

Call to end bridge congestion
Three MSPs launch a campaign to have measures put in place to ease problems on a key Highlands bridge.

Osprey may have been 'strung up'
Staff at a reserve believe a bird key to chicks' survival may have spent a night hanging by fishing line from a tree.

Council costs run to almost £1.8m
A local authority posts on its website the salaries and expenses paid out to its 80 councillors last year.

Potato-throwing branded reckless
Police in Aberdeen launch an appeal for information after vegetables were "recklessly" thrown from a high-rise flat.

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Richardson interest in Dons job
Former Aberdeen player Lee Richardson confirms his interest in replacing Jimmy Calderwood at Pittodrie.

Concern for 3RS schools project
Labour claims that Aberdeen's 3RS school building project could face imminent collapse are denied by the council.

From Buenos Aires to the Borders
How Facebook is helping to draw visitors from Argentina, Australia and the US to the traditional Borders common ridings.

Glitch sees £10,000tn ferry fare
A website glitch causes ferry ticket prices from Belfast to Stranraer to appear in their billions.

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Clubs discover cup fate
Queen of the South, Stranraer and Annan Athletic find out their opponents in the first round of the ALBA Challenge Cup.

Pregnant drug dealer sent to jail
A woman who is due to give birth on Tuesday is jailed at the High Court for dealing heroin in Dundee.

Man 'may avoid notorious US jail'
US authorities deny a Bo'ness man fighting extradition to America on drugs charges would be held in a notorious Arizona jail.

Crackdown after knife crime rise
The number of routine stop and searches in Forth Valley is to rise after a 66% increase in knife crime in the area.

Call for Christian vote in Europe
The Scottish Christian Party campaigns for Euro election votes as the 'alternative party of choice'.

Party aims to 'clean up' politics
The anti-sleaze Jury Team coalition fights for votes in Scotland, ahead of the European elections.

A French initiative is to be tried out to tackle childhood obesity
A French initiative is to be tried out to tackle childhood obesity

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The stories making the headlines in Scotland's newspapers.