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

Beach pollution action launched
A businessman sues for £5.1m over beach pollution which it is claimed could cost millions of pounds to clean.

Jobs lost as paper maker closes
A historic Fife paper mill ceases production and goes into administration with the loss of 180 jobs.

Voters head to by-election polls
Voting in the Glasgow East by-election is under way as nine candidates contest the Westminster seat.

Paedophile on 'most wanted' site
A paedophile from Scotland who has gone on the run is featured on a child protection organisation's most wanted site.

Population 'highest in 25 years'
The population of Scotland has risen to its highest level since 1983, according to government statistics.

Talks on 'fat' firefighter stall
Talks over a Grampian firefighter sacked for being overweight fail to reach any agreement.

Chocolate tart is cream of the crop in edible boat race
An edible boat race - believed to be the first in the UK - is staged in waters off the Scottish Borders.

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Murray through to face Djokovic
Andy Murray beats Stanislas Wawrinka to set up a Toronto Masters quarter-final against Novak Djokovic.

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Murray/Wawrinka as it happened
British number one Andy Murray beats Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round of the Toronto Masters.

Foot stompin'
Jazz and blues festival celebrates its 30th year

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Reflections of reporting at the war crimes tribunal

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Smoke signals
Credit crunch leads to increase in chimney fires

Bus route chestnut tree is pruned
A chestnut tree at the centre of a row about pruning trees to make way for a temporary bus route is cut back.

Murdered man faced jail sentence
A man murdered while walking with his girlfriend and her two children was facing a prison term for drugs offences.

Solar firm eyes Hyundai factory
An American company is looking at taking over a redundant flagship factory in Fife.

Scots singer backs Oxfam appeal
Sandi Thom helps Oxfam erect an 11,000-litre water tank in Glasgow to highlight the crisis in East Africa.

On-the-run inmate hid in bushes
A prisoner who went on the run has six months added to his sentence after being caught hiding in bushes.

Project to share wartime memories
Exhibitions featuring tales of life in wartime Scotland are to be staged across the country, it has been announced.

Unions urge council strike vote
Unions representing Highland Council staff urge their members to vote for strike action over a pay dispute.

Watchdog backs nuclear waste plan
Environment watchdog Sepa backs plans for a low level waste store to be built next to Dounreay nuclear plant.

Cows in sea spark rescue effort
Pregnant cows cooling off in the sea sparks a major rescue operation as a heatwave hit the Highlands.

Petition to call for leader to go
Campaigners against Aberdeen's council cuts are to gather a petition calling for leader Kate Dean to resign.

Disabled factory 'secures future'
A factory which employs blind and disabled staff has secured new premises and had its business plan approved.

Nine detained for city drugs haul
Six men and three women are arrested after crack cocaine worth £48,000 is recovered by police.

Vehicles return to landslide road
A major road shut by a landslide is scheduled to reopen to traffic a fortnight after it was closed.

Young woman killed in car crash
A 19-year-old woman from Scotland is killed in a collision between two cars in north Cumbria.

Midnight rescue on coastal cliff
A man is rescued by emergency services after getting stuck on a cliff face on the Solway coast.

Chemical firm to create new jobs
One of the world's biggest agricultural product firms unveils plans to boost its Grangemouth operations.

Honour for 'conscripted' workers
Some of the forgotten heroes of Britain's war effort are to be offered the Freedom of Falkirk.

Church heckler jailed for breach
An intruder who stormed a church service before being tackled by parishioners is jailed for five months.

Minister sees booze sales trial
Scotland's public health minister visits a community which is trialling an alcohol off-sales ban for under-21s.

Call to probe budget 'legality'
Scotland's finance secretary is asked to investigate if Aberdeen City Council's £49.7m budget cutbacks are legal.

Green light for massive wind farm
Europe's largest onshore wind farm will be built near Abington in South Lanarkshire, it is announced.

What the Scottish papers say
The stories making the headlines in Scotland's Sunday newspapers.