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Steven Donaldson suffered "defensive wounds" trying to protect himself, court hears

Hundreds of shops closing in Scotland’s High Streets each year, study suggests

Businesses and EU Nationals to share Brexit concerns with Migration Minister

Primary schools hit by decline in number of specialist teachers

Universal Credit changes ‘most effective way to tackle child poverty’

Celtic not winning Scottish Cup would be a "failure" for Lennon - McInnes

Inequality gap in children's development revealed in study

Almost 700,000 Scots at risk of 'problem debts'

Scottish hotels have strong year despite dip in visitor numbers, study finds

'Town Hall Rich List' published

NHS Scotland given permission to use three new medicines

Man arrested after man found with serious head injuries at Dyce hotel

New anti "cuckooing" drugs operation launched in Aberdeen

Police 'cyber kiosks' should be delayed over legal snag, MSPs recommend

Inquiry into Clutha helicopter crash opens

Watchdog launches alert service for food allergy sufferers

10 year old Scottish piper joins New York Fire Department band in Tartan Day Parade

Man in hospital after suffering head injury at hotel

Fatal fire in Banffshire

Fewer than one in 20 Council vehicles eco-friendly, figures show

Time sensitive exports should have priority access if no-deal Brexit: Matheson

Islanders asked to help shape first national islands plan

16 year old arrested after £10,000 of drugs seized in Fraserburgh

Sir Billy Connolly to lead the New York City Tartan Day Parade

Call for Scottish Green party to broaden its appeal

Stalking victims can suffer lasting psychological damage, study shows

Alesha MacPhail's killer appeals against sentence

Ayrshire woman treated for cervical cancer welcomes HPV vaccine success

'Not entirely clear' where May will compromise on Brexit, says Sturgeon

Diageo to offer equal parental leave to mothers and fathers

Prison deaths in Scotland 'nothing short of a massacre'

Man accused of Steven Donaldson murder told friend's love rival he would "kill him"

Woman accused of murdering Steven Donaldson told his family to "stay strong", court hears

Doctors urge Scottish Government to pick up pace on GP contract changes

Call for public inquiry into helicopter safety 10 years on from North Sea crash

Scottish Parliament looking for people born on day it was established