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Police car involved in road crash

A policeman has been taken to hospital following a collision between a patrol vehicle and another car.Read

Chimps 'have their own personality'

Chimpanzees and orang-utans have their own personalities, researchers have found.Read

Firms urged to use Scottish produce

One thousand businesses could become food champions under a new scheme to promote Scottish produce.Read

Stabbing prompts murder inquiry

A murder investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death.Read

1+2 plan 'needs funds and staff'

Issues such as a lack of funding and low teacher numbers must be addressed if proposals to enable children to learn two foreign languages at primary school are to be implemented successfully, Labour has warned.Read

Passing fire crew revives woman

A woman who collapsed during an exercise class was revived using an emergency defibrillator after a crew of passing firefighters was flagged down.Read

Multilingual move 'needs backing'

MSPs are being asked to back Scottish Government aims to enable children to learn two foreign languages at school.Read

MSPs set to pass alcohol price Bill

Scotland is set to become the first part of the UK to approve plans for minimum pricing for alcohol.Read

Impact of ageing population probed

An inquiry into the economic and social impact of the ageing population has been launched by a Holyrood committee.Read

Teen held after schoolboy collapse

A 14-year-old schoolboy has been arrested after another pupil collapsed during an alleged altercation and was taken to hospital.Read

Schoolboy critical after collapse

A schoolboy is in a critical condition in hospital after collapsing during an altercation with a fellow pupil.Read

MSPs pass Bill 'to soften UK cuts'

Legislation to mitigate the impact of controversial UK benefit changes has been unanimously backed in principle by MSPs.Read

New exams 'will be ready on time'

Exams being introduced in a major schools shake-up can be delivered on time, a report has concluded.Read

Glasgow among 'best sports hosts'

Glasgow has been named as one of the world's best cities for holding sporting events.Read

Lunchtime sunshine brings 25C heat

Scots have basked in sunshine as temperatures reached their highest of the year so far.Read

Firms 'complacent' over grid energy

Energy companies have insisted they are not complacent about getting islands-based renewables projects connected to the national grid.Read

Firm fails to appear at committee

A firm which sparked controversy by suggesting many young people are unemployable has been criticised for not turning up to a scheduled Scottish Parliament committee session.Read