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Since March there have been a series of assaults, shootings and firebombing incidents in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Raymond McCourt, who shot a shopkeeper in 1993, was reported missing from HMP Castle Huntly on Tuesday.

Western Ferries names Cammell Laird, based at Birkenhead, as the preferred bidder to build the vessels.

Trevor Norgate, of Bellshill, was also banned from driving following Evelyn Brown's death on the M8.

A historian believes the origins of the modern game lie on farmland in Kirkcudbrightshire.

Stephen Kelly attacked his victim with an 18-inch hunting knife and poured bleach into his throat.

A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.

Hamdan Alkhamali, who thought he was communicating with a 12-year-old girl, was arrested on Glasgow Green.

Three years after shutting down, all spent fuel has now been removed from the site for long-term storage.

Unite union members voted by 70 to 31 in favour of strike action at the cash-strapped university

Last year Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said the results were "not good enough".

David Gray signs a new contract as Hibernian head coach, which runs until the summer of 2028.

The telecommunications mast would be part of a UK project to tackle areas with poor mobile coverage.

The sale of a plot of ground in St Andrews would be the first of its kind in Scotland.

Sean Stratford and Leigh Hurley complained about a council installing only gender neutral toilets at a new primary school.

BBC Scotland last month announced the decision to axe the soap, citing changes in audience behaviour away from long-running series.

Some of Sheena Gough's students travelled hundreds of miles for her classes in Edinburgh.

Is the BBC right to cut River City?

Dylan Whiteley, 17, has been trying to book a test for seven weeks, without success.

Deep tracks gouged in the seafloor off the coast of Scotland could help us understand Antarctica today.

The country's last track is closed indefinitely, but campaigners are determined to outlaw the sport for good.

Alana Brownie's jaw stopped growing when she fell off a bike as a child.

Scotland's Home of the Year is back and judge Anna Campbell-Jones knows exactly what she is looking for.

Raymond McCourt, who shot a shopkeeper in 1993, was reported missing from HMP Castle Huntly on Tuesday.

There were no reported injuries, but a number of nearby properties were evacuated as a precaution.

The telecommunications mast would be part of a UK project to tackle areas with poor mobile coverage.

A historian believes the origins of the modern game lie on farmland in Kirkcudbrightshire.

Unite union members voted by 70 to 31 in favour of strike action at the cash-strapped university

Given the fighting talk from Glasgow and Bulls, the referee might be as well bring a bell as a whistle, writes Tom English.

Aberdeen are close to finalising a deal to sign Australian forward Nicolas Milanovic from Western Sydney Wanderers.

David Gray signs a new contract as Hibernian head coach, which runs until the summer of 2028.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers, St Johnstone's Uche Ikpeazu and Aberdeen v Hibernian in focus as the Scottish Premiership splits.