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SUNDAY 27 JULY

Four die in Highlands road crash
Three adults and a two-year-old boy were killed when two vehicles crashed and burst into flames on the main Perth to Inverness road in the Highlands.

Man rescued from waterfall ledge
A 31-year-old man has been rescued after getting trapped in total darkness on a ledge behind a waterfall near Loch Lomond.

Death row Richey arrested in city
Kenny Richey, the Scot freed from death row in America earlier this year, has been detained by the police after an incident in Scotland's capital.

SATURDAY 26 JULY

Four die in Highlands road crash
Three adults and a two-year-old boy were killed when two vehicles crashed and burst into flames on the main Perth to Inverness road in the Highlands.

Death row Richey arrested in city
Kenny Richey, the Scot freed from death row in America earlier this year, has been detained by the police after an incident in Edinburgh.

Woman dies after 40ft mine fall
A 44-year-old woman has died in hospital after falling about 40ft down disused mine workings in Galston in Ayrshire.

FRIDAY 25 JULY

SNP stuns Labour in Glasgow East
The Scottish National Party has pulled off a stunning by-election victory by winning Glasgow East, one of Labour's safest seats, by 365 votes.

SNP wins Glasgow East
The SNP has won the Glasgow East by-election, with John Mason overturning a Labour majority of 13,507 in a stunning triumph.

Salmond issues challenge to Brown
Scotland's first minister has challenged Gordon Brown to "change his policy or change his job" after the SNP's Glasgow East by-election victory.

THURSDAY 24 JULY

Family lose Narnia web name fight
An Edinburgh couple have lost a battle with the estate of Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis over a web domain name.

Glasgow by-election polls close
The polls close in the Glasgow East by-election as nine candidates contest the Westminster seat which was vacated by Labour's David Marshall on health grounds..

Suspension for 'suicide' case GP
A Glasgow GP has been suspended for six months by the General Medical Council after prescribing sleeping tablets to a suicidal patient.

WEDNESDAY 23 JULY

Family lose Narnia web name fight
An Edinburgh couple have lost a battle with the estate of Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis over a web domain name.

Man murdered in front of children
A murder inquiry has been launched after a man was stabbed to death while out for a walk with his girlfriend and her two young children in Edinburgh.

Rowling's Harry Potter 'regret'
Best-selling author JK Rowling has spoken of her regret that she never told her mother about her world-famous creation, Harry Potter.

TUESDAY 22 JULY

Rowling's Harry Potter 'regret'
Best-selling author JK Rowling has spoken of her regret that she never told her mother about her world-famous creation, Harry Potter.

Triple road tragedy hits family
A four-year-old and her grandfather who died in a collision in the Highlands were on their way to the funeral of a relative also killed in a crash.

Tip spill fears at tourist beach
Concerns have been raised that a former council tip on a cliff in Fife may be inches from washing into the sea, polluting the beach.

MONDAY 21 JULY

Green light for massive wind farm
Development plans to build Europe's largest onshore wind farm in South Lanarkshire have been approved by Scottish ministers.

Tower blocks razed to ground
Two multi-storey tower blocks in Glasgow are reduced to 16,000 tons of rubble in eight seconds during a controlled explosion.

Man admits Scots tourist's murder
A man has admitted beating and kicking to death a Scottish holidaymaker in a crowded bar in the Canary Islands.