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Teacher struck off for taking money

A head teacher found to have embezzled around £3,000 from his school has been struck off after a panel deemed his conduct "reprehensible and disgraceful".Read

Police officer attacks up by 600

Assaults on police officers have jumped by more than 600 in a year, official figures showed today.Read

Body found in missing woman probe

Police searching for a woman who vanished on a night out have found a body in undergrowth.Read

Carbon emissions plan outlined

Ministers have set out their vision for Scotland to lead the world in using new technology to reduce carbon emissions.Read

Van appeal in store shooting probe

Detectives investigating a gangland execution in a supermarket car park have said they were keen to trace a van driver who may have important clues.Read

Russell admits class size problems

Cutting class sizes for younger pupils has been "more difficult" to implement than expected, Education Secretary Mike Russell said.Read

Census income question may be axed

An SNP minister has signalled a re-think over plans to ask "intrusive" census questions on how much people earn.Read

Woman angered by NHS records error

A woman whose medical records were transferred to another surgery without her knowledge has spoken of her anger over the mistake.Read

2014 logo similar to earlier design

The new logo for the 2014 Commonwealth Games resembles a design produced for an arts organisation several years ago, it has emerged.Read

Minimum pricing 'will cost jobs'

Plans to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol could result in the closure of a whisky bottling plant and the loss of hundreds of jobs, a drinks manufacturer has warned.Read

MSPs debate seafood industry plans

Opportunities to harness the global demand for Scotland's multi-million-pound seafood industry will be discussed at Holyrood.Read

Brown meets MP over flats deaths

Prime Minister Gordon Brown will meet an MP to hear how a community coped following the apparent suicide of three asylum seekers.Read

Minimum alcohol price 'disasterous'

Plans to introduce a minimum price for alcohol would be "disastrous", a leading drinks manufacturer will warn.Read

Russell quizzed on class size plans

Education Secretary Mike Russell faces a grilling from MSPs over Government plans to cut class sizes for smaller pupils.Read

Reconstruction bid to find mother

Detectives searching for a missing mother will stage a reconstruction of her movements on the night she disappeared to jog people's memories.Read

Lib Dems want dental health action

The number of Scots who have lost all their teeth was branded a "depressing indictment" of the nation's dental health.Read

Fall family 'had asylum bid denied'

A father, mother and her son who plunged to their deaths from a block of flats had their application for asylum from Canada rejected by UK authorities, it was claimed.Read

Study finds 700 victims of stalking

At least 700 Scots have been the victim of stalking, new research reveals.Read

£80,000 boost for veterans' schemes

The Scottish Government has announced £80,000 to fund veterans' projects.Read

Mother's movements reconstructed