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'Porous borders' may have allowed spread of Ebola, says study

200 jobs to go at Dounreay

Minister bids to enshrine safe health service staff numbers in law

Funding to help social enterprise start-ups boosted by £1m a year

HIE ploughs £4m loan into mountain operator Natural Retreats.

Scotland's jobless total falls below the UK average with 15,000 dip in last quarter

Pauline Cafferkey to return to Sierra Leone to seek "closure" over ebola ordeal

One shop closes every day with banks, fashion retailers and charities worst hit

Dangers of drinking not taken seriously enough in Scotland, health campaigners say

Strike action backed by college lecturers in pay row

LISTEN: Should Buckfast lose its charity status?

Investigation launched after around 30 firefighters called to 'overheating oil' at Highland factory

Roslin Institute wins £29-million to fund work on infectious diseases

Council workers to be balloted in pay row

Governments urged to produce clear plan on transfer of welfare powers

Scotland has 3 of the UK's top 10 views

LISTEN: Owners of Scottish trained Grand National winner "will never forget" historic victory

'Game changing' HIV drug backed for NHS use in Scotland

Breast cancer drug Kadcyla approved for use on NHS in Scotland

Thumbs up for Nicola Sturgeon as other politicians see negative approval rating

Report tips Scotland to be hub for CO2 utilisation industry

LISTEN: Billionaire motoring tycoon Sir Arnold Clark dies aged 89

Minister hails cancer treatment access as project examines drug effectiveness

Aberdeen motorcyclist dies in Highlands crash

Confidence among Scottish businesses has stabilised according to new report

Wonga may have been hacked

Electoral Commission use Snapchat to encourage young people to vote

Scotland would be welcome in EU

7-year-old boy who died after being struck by a van in Elgin is named by police

One for Arther becomes second ever Scottish-trained Grand National winner

Nicola Sturgeon 'doubtful' over effictiveness of Syrian air strikes

A 7-year-old boy has died following a collision in the Elgin area

TripAdvisor and VisitScotland link-up to boost industry by £150 million

Fatalities following truck crash 'terror attack' in Stockholm

LISTEN: US missile strikes create 'dangerous unpredictability' in Syria, say SNP

23% of retail stores 'at risk of closure in next decade'