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Government backing for headteachers to ban mobile phones

Trauma in childhood increases risk of chronic conditions, research suggests

Public sector fraud up by almost 50%, watchdog finds

Scottish Government ends universal Winter Fuel Payments

More than £120m spent by Scottish health boards in a year on maintenance

Perthshire boarding school closes a year after being saved

Suicide rate increases in Scotland, new figures show

Tony Watt re-joins Motherwell on season-long loan

Electricity 'superhighway' between Scotland and England approved

Scottish bin strikes halted as unions consider new pay offer

Unions meet to consider bin strike pay deal

Thunderstorms alert for most parts of Scotland

"Improved" pay offer made to waste and recycling workers to halt strikes

Police Scotland to send 120 officers to Northern Ireland to help with riots

Cannabis worth over £1m discovered in Tayside busts

Ancient carved stone found by river in Brechin

Callum McGregor retires from international football

Family of Scottish teenager with rare skin cancer vows to find a cure

Bin strikes could be averted after more money found, says government

Scotrail and Caledonian Sleeper staff back strike action

Mum returns to music festival with newborn 18 hours after going into labour

Jon Moss appointed Scottish FA's VAR Manager

Beavers born in the wild Cairngorms for the first time in 400 years

John Swinney says Police Scotland is ready if violence spreads north

Murdo Fraser announces bid for Scottish Conservative leadership race

Study shows Scotland's tick population could double by 2080

Scotland's Josh Kerr settles for silver after shock upset in men's 1500m

Two men sentenced after near £1m drugs bust in Tayside

Teenager missing in Perthshire after not seen in two weeks

Scotland's exam pass rate drops again - email glitch hits results day

Exam results helpline ready for action as 145,000 students get grades

Van catches fire after two vehicle crash in Angus

Scotland's road repair bill rises to eye-watering figure

Duncan Scott remains humble as he surpasses Sir Chris Hoy to become Scotland's greatest Olympian

Man charged after reports of man exposing himself in Perth

Deputy leader Meghan Gallacher confirms scots Tory leadership bid