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SUNDAY 18 MAY

Bon Scott
An Angus town is celebrating its place in rock history with events dedicated to former AC/DC singer Bon Scott, who was born in Scotland.

Cyclists (generic) Picture: Eye Wire
More than 2,000 cyclists have been biking 81 miles around the roads of Highland Perthshire, despite local anger over road closures.

Polling place signs and ballot boxes
Future Scottish elections should not be run by the Scottish Government, a committee of MPs has said.

SATURDAY 17 MAY

Bon Scott
An Angus town is celebrating its place in rock history with events dedicated to former AC/DC singer Bon Scott, who was born in Scotland.

Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown has been setting out his vision for a global society governed by a shared "moral sense" at the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

Black Watch Soldier
Ten soldiers serving with the Black Watch have tested positive for illegal drugs in a random test, the Army has confirmed.

FRIDAY 16 MAY

McGonagall advert
A private collector has paid £6,600 for 35 poems written by William McGonagall, the man ridiculed as "the world's worst poet".

Luke Mitchell
The mother of Jodi Jones has spoken of her relief after her daughter's killer failed to have his conviction overturned.

Rangers fan being bitten by a police dog
The leader of Glasgow City Council has admitted he was "ashamed as a Glaswegian" of the violence that marred the Uefa Cup Final.

THURSDAY 15 MAY

Irvin Fraser
A 30-year-old father-of-two who fraudulently claimed almost £80,000 in benefits for 36 children has been jailed for 13 months.

Football violence
An inquiry sparked by clashes between police and Rangers fans in Manchester for the Uefa Cup final needs to be widened, the first minister has said.

Car being attacked
A film posted on the internet has shown Rangers fans wrecking a car in Manchester after the Uefa Cup Final on Wednesday.

WEDNESDAY 14 MAY

rangers fans
Manchester city centre is awash with a sea of blue as tens of thousands of Rangers fans gather ahead of the Uefa Cup final.

turf
The entire sixth year of a school was sent home on their last day after pupils turfed over the floor of their common room.

rangers fans
The land invasion of Manchester got under way as hundreds of Rangers fans joined a colourful convoy of cars and vans heading for the Uefa Cup Final.

TUESDAY 13 MAY

turf
The entire sixth year of a school was sent home on their last day after pupils turfed over the floor of their common room.

rangers
The land invasion of Manchester got under way as hundreds of Rangers fans joined a colourful convoy of cars and vans heading for the Uefa Cup Final.

zenit supporters
Zenit St Petersburg fans have been warned they could face prison if found guilty of racist abuse towards Rangers' black players in the Uefa Cup final.

MONDAY 12 MAY

fans
A leading councillor in Manchester has apologised to Rangers fans for delays in providing areas for ticketless fans to watch the Uefa cup final.

earth
A distress signal sent by a Danish hill walker from a Scottish glen was picked up in Texas, before being relayed back to Highlands police.

panda
Edinburgh Zoo is in negotiations to bring a pair of giant pandas from China to Scotland.



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