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4.5 million Brits will travel abroad for Christmas and New Year

£1.25m added to fund to help lure film-makers to Scotland

Emergency crews in plea to revellers over excessive drinking

600,000 homes in remote locations to benefit from superfast broadband

Inverness couple receive deportation notice days before holidays

Councils charging for after-school activities which should be free, report warns

Festive revellers urged to be alert after Berlin truck attack

Scotland braced for disruption from wind, snow and lightning

Study warns against mesh implants as first-line treatment for some conditions

58% of offshore workers think Health-and-Safety standards down, poll finds

Police Scotland at the centre of another probe

Air passenger duty replacement legislation introduced

Olivia climbs to top but Jack still rules in list of popular baby names

Europe proposals an attempt to unify the country, Nicola Sturgeon says

A&E waiting-times figure drops below 90% following increase in demand

Options for protecting Scotland's place in Europe unveiled by ministers

More indoor tennis courts in Scotland in £15m bid to build on Murray success

Losing single market could devastate Scotland's prosperity, says Sturgeon

WATCH: Darcy's ruff-time at reservoir earns pet survivor award

Plaque 'banning' Muirfield members from Edinburgh bench removed

Scottish FA and other home nations fined over poppy row

Cancer research centres given £16 million to improve treatments

Andy Murray wins record third BBC Sports Personality of the Year award

Plans aim to make Scotland top destination for hunting, shooting and fishing

Scottish scientists help set up research centre tackling fungal infections

Jim McIntyre praises Ross County after hard-earned win against Aberdeen

Labour claims elderly getting 'raw deal' as concessionary travel faces £10m cuts

Police release new images in connection with Scottish Cup final pitch clash

Scottish Government to invest in early mental health intervention

PM must consider single market proposals, says Holyrood's Brexit minister

Survey names Orkney as second-best place to live in UK

Drivers thanked for 'patience' during £500 million motorway upgrade

'Christmas of discontent' fear as strike threats loom

Appeal for info 17 years on from Inverkip woman's last public sighting

More than 1,500 airport staff to strike days before Christmas

12% of people in Scotland eat Christmas dinner on the sofa