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140,000 Scottish pupils to receive Highers exam results

Taxi driver to be sentenced for 'prophet' case shopkeeper murder

Royal Mail 'pulling out all the stops' to deliver 140,000 exam certificates

British quadruple amputee claims Matterhorn first

Public warned not to visit beach where stricken oil rig ran aground

Car found in search for prisoner who escaped during Livingston hospital visit

Family of Edinburgh nurse killed by 18-year-old driver call sentencing "a sick joke"

Scottish Government seeks to address "persistent poverty"

Man killed after tree fell on tent was homeless 45-year-old, police reveal

Teen locked up for killing nurse during police chase

Delta Airlines flights grounded over 'major system outage'

Kezia Dugdale to marry long-term partner Louise Riddell

Grounding threat to oil rig as high winds detach tow line

Stunning light show helps open International Festival

Adam Peaty storms to Team GB's first Rio 2016 gold in new world record

Yellow warning for most of Scotland as wind causes disruption

Appeal after bull terrier type dog attack in Musselburgh

Social media give would-be employees a chance to show 'soft skills'

David Mundell pledges to put Scottish voices at the centre of Brexit talks

Tough July for private-sector companies as demand and output drops

Winds cause travel disruption in Scotland

Scotland's swimmers get off to strong start for Team GB at Rio

Gold medal hopes come crashing down as cyclist Geraint Thomas falls

Labour calls on ministers to make named person scheme change

Five people rescued from sinking boat near Ailsa Craig

Lib Dems slam slow uptake of anti-sectarian services scheme

Man camping in Edinburgh killed after large tree falls on tent

Andy Murray flies flag for team GB in spectacular olympic opening ceremony

Woman killed in two-car collision Midlothian

LISTEN: Tommy Sheppard launches SNP deputy leadership bid

NHS Scotland backlog maintenance figure reaches £898m

Police following "positive lines of inquiry" into prisoner escape in Livingston

Hearts midfielder Arnaud Djoum signs contract extension

Man jailed for more than 8 years for setting woman on fire in West Lothian

Fife patient diagnosed with E Coli after attending scout camp in Borders

RBS posts 2.04 billion pound first half loss.