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SUNDAY 17 DECEMBER

A fire at the Cafe India restaurant, which was unoccupied, brought part of Glasgow city centre to a standstill.

Blaze leaves city at standstill

Two men were killed when their car was in an accident with a road gritter, Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary have confirmed.

Men die in road gritter accident

A 60-year-old man found murdered in his flat in Perth could have lain dead for up to four weeks, it has emerged.

Body lay undiscovered for weeks

SATURDAY 16 DECEMBER

A 60-year-old man found murdered in his flat in Perth could have lain dead for up to four weeks, it has emerged.

Body lay undiscovered for weeks

A boat which lost one of its crew overboard in the North Sea is continuing a search using underwater equipment.

Crew continue missing man search

Police have confirmed that three people died in two separate crashes on the A9 in the Highlands and the A726 in Renfrewshire.

Three dead in separate accidents

FRIDAY 15 DECEMBER

Two local authorities have clashed after launching rival campaigns to name the new Forth bridge after their areas.

Troubled waters for bridge naming

The mother of a murdered boy has renewed her call for parents to be given information about sex offenders living in their communities.

Mother renews 'Mark's Law' demand

Commuters using Glasgow's underground system will soon be able to use their mobile phones when they travel through the tunnels.

Mobile sound on the underground

THURSDAY 14 DECEMBER

Residents in the Perth and Kinross village of Milnathort have questioned why a new flood prevention scheme failed its first proper test.

Village flood defences questioned

Dozens of families were rescued from their homes in Milnathort after being trapped by rising flood water when the River Queich burst its banks.

Village evacuated amid flooding

A kitchen assistant from Greenock who fell when a drinks machine malfunctioned was awarded £60,000 damages in court.

Woman awarded £60,000 after fall

WEDNESDAY 13 DECEMBER

A restaurant in the capital was fined £18,000 after hygiene inspectors found mouse droppings on dishes.

'Filthy' restaurant fined £18,000

Smokers in Glasgow were mistakenly prescribed anti-impotence drug Viagra to quit the habit, it has emerged.

Smokers prescribed Viagra to quit

Perthshire residents faced serious flooding problems as several severe warnings were issued for the area following a day of heavy rain.

Perthshire flood 'danger' warning

TUESDAY 12 DECEMBER

A 43ft dead sperm whale has posed council officials in Moray with a massive task of disposing of its carcass. Watch video.

Monster task of disposing of whale

The company behind the UK's largest onshore wind farm project - proposed for the Hebridean island of Lewis - has unveiled revised plans for the scheme.

Revised wind farm plans unveiled

A young classic rock band is hoping to win $100,000 and a world tour in a prestigious competition finale.

Band aims to rock all over world

MONDAY 11 DECEMBER

A 43ft dead sperm whale has posed council officials in Moray with a massive task of disposing of its carcass.

Monster task of disposing of whale

Six people, including two children, were taken to hospital after a fire in the Leith area of Edinburgh at about 1100 GMT on Monday.

Six in hospital after flat blaze

Six people were injured as two buses and a car were involved in a collision in the centre of Inverurie at about 1400 GMT.

Several hurt in double bus crash