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Actors pay homage to Burns on TV

Some of Scotland's best-known actors will return to TV screens to celebrate the work of Robert Burns, it has been announced. Read

Bridge on time and budget -Salmond

The new Forth Road Bridge will be built on time and within budget, the First Minister insisted. Read

Burns' wife's wedding dress returns

A fragment of wedding dress worn by the wife of Robert Burns has been returned to Scotland for display in a new museum dedicated to the national Bard, it has been announced. Read

Fire crews to flee blast hotel

Firefighters were forced to flee a hotel which was hit by a suspected gas blast over fears the building was about to collapse. Read

Crews search blast hotel wreckage

Firefighters are searching through the wreckage of a suspected gas blast at a hotel which left three people seriously injured. Read

Labour warn over prison term plans

The Scottish Government is facing calls to abandon plans to phase out prison sentences of less than six months as MSPs prepare to debate the management of offenders. Read

SNP urged to boost jobs in budget

Labour leader Iain Gray urged the Nationalists to focus on jobs and the economy as the SNP government prepares to publish its second Budget Bill on Thursday. Read

Hunt for toddler-in-car thieves

Thieves who stole a car with a three-year-old boy in the back are at the centre of a police hunt. Read

MSPs debate Gaza crisis

MSPs are due to debate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza after the military action by Israel. Read

Man killed in crash with minibus

A man died after his car was involved in a crash with a school minibus, police said. Read

Rubble searched after hotel blast

Fire crews are searching through rubble after a suspected gas explosion at a hotel which left three people seriously injured. Read

Car thieves drive off with toddler

Thieves stole a car with a three-year-old boy in the back seat, police said. Read

Three hurt in hotel blast

Three people have been injured in an explosion at a hotel. Read

Man banned from seeing 14-year-old

A man who had sex with a 14-year-old girl with her mother's consent has been banned from having any contact with her. Read

Salmond defends sterling comments

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has defended his claim that sterling was "sinking like a stone". Read

Firms 'delay Scots move over tax'

Businesses have put on hold plans to move to Scotland over fears about the effects of a proposed local income tax, an industry leader has said. Read

Call for answers over blood probe

A judge has demanded answers from the Scottish Government about an inquiry into how patients were infected with contaminated blood. Read

Lib Dems urge Swinney to cut taxes

The Liberal Democrats have pressed finance secretary John Swinney to make tax cuts as part of his budget. Read

School-lie parents face prosecution

Parents caught lying about where they live in order to get their child into sought-after schools will be charged with fraud, a Scottish council has warned. Read