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Teen carers eligible for new £300 benefit

Presumption against jail sentences of up to a year approved by MSPs

Ruth Davidson now backing Michael Gove to be next Conservative leader

Scotland out of the Women's World Cup

Hundreds of care children suffered maltreatment, study shows

New calls for cheaper public transport

Memorial garden unveiled at Alesha MacPhail's school

Blackford calls Boris 'racist'

Alcohol sales fall to lowest on record in Scotland

Calls for change to drug laws to allow safe consumption rooms

Scotland making slow progress towards cycling target, MSPs told

Majority of Scots think farming is vital to the economy

LISTEN: Climate change campaigners in "cat & mouse" chase with oil rig

Calls for better access to treatment for women suffering from Lipoedema

Scottish Secretary backs Michael Gove in Conservative leadership race

Tories decline to sign letter urging free TV licences for over-75S

Scottish Government seeks views on human trafficking legislation

Campaigners promise more action as oil rig leaves for North Sea

Methadone overdose figures slammed by Scottish Conservatives

14 arrested over Cromarty Firth oil rig protest

Gay and bisexual men to have historical prosecutions erased

Couple guilty of murdering missing Margaret Fleming

More climate change protesters board oil rig after police arrests

Drivers charged for "excessive speeding" in Mintlaw and Peterhead

Aberdeen man jailed for raping friend

Mandatory background checks part of new 'Disclosure Bill' published

SQA staff to strike on exam results day

Decision day on 20mph law

New rules on school dinners

FAI ordered into 2013 Sumburgh Super Puma crash

Scottish birth rate falls

Rod Stewart's Aberdeen gig axed because of bad weather

Finance Secretary faces grilling over £1 billion Scottish budget black hole

Fall in retail sales in Scotland

EXCLUSIVE: Abuse pushing football referees out of the game

MSPs vote to introduce "opt-out" organ donation