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SUNDAY 31 AUGUST

Dorian Gray
The Edinburgh International Festival has posted its highest-ever box office takings, organisers have confirmed.

Pregnant woman
Pregnant women have been told that using perfumes or scented creams may increase the risk of unborn boys developing infertility in later life.

Arran
A female cyclist has died and a male cyclist suffered head and leg injuries following a crash involving a van on the island of Arran.

SATURDAY 30 AUGUST

Colin Mcrae
Hundreds of rally cars have joined a 300-mile convoy from Lanark to Banbury in tribute to the late racing driving star Colin McRae.

haggis eaters
Competitors from across the globe have taken part in the World Haggis Eating Championship in Perthshire - and the event was won by Willie Robertson, from Dunkeld.

arline passengers
Hundreds of people have been left stranded and up to 45,000 have lost bookings after the collapse of the low-cost transatlantic airline Zoom.

FRIDAY 29 AUGUST

stranded people
Hundreds of people have been left stranded and up to 45,000 have lost bookings after the collapse of the low-cost transatlantic airline Zoom.

lockerbie
Scottish police had information that might have changed the outcome of the Lockerbie bombing trial, a BBC TV programme has learned.

sculpture
A new public artwork based on an iconic photograph by Italian-born Scottish photographer Oscar Marzaroli has been unveiled in Glasgow.

THURSDAY 28 AUGUST

Cat X-ray
A family cat is expected to survive after its body was pierced by an 18-inch aluminium arrow in the Scottish Borders.

Zoom aircraft
Zoom Airlines has admitted being in financial difficulty after two planes used by the company were grounded over alleged non-payment of fees.

Zoom aircraft
Transatlantic budget carrier Zoom Airlines has suspended all flights and is applying to go into administration leaving hundreds of passengers stranded.

WEDNESDAY 27 AUGUST

Chris Hoy
Triple gold medallist Chris Hoy has said he was "overwhelmed" by the reception on his return to Scotland, as 50,000 lined Edinburgh's Royal Mile.

bagpiper
A bagpipe player sparked a security alert at the Olympics - after Chinese police mistook his musical instrument for "some kind of weapon".

poppies
Forensic profiling has been developed in Glasgow to help trace the source of heroin arriving on the streets of Scotland.

TUESDAY 26 AUGUST

Tavish Scott
The Scottish Liberal Democrats have elected 42-year-old Shetland MSP Tavish Scott as their new leader north of the border.

Sean Connery
Scottish acting legend Sir Sean Connery has celebrated his 78th birthday by launching his memoirs at a sell-out event in Edinburgh.

Jack Vettriano
A retrospective sketch of one of artist Jack Vettriano's most iconic images has fetched a total of £39,650 at an auction in Scotland.

MONDAY 25 AUGUST

alex salmond
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has rejected the idea of a British Olympic football team, describing the proposal as a "massive own goal".

linda bokas
A woman has been jailed for eight years for starting a fire in a block of flats in Aberdeen which killed her partner and another woman.

police van
A Strathclyde police officer and his teenage son have appeared in court in Glasgow to face charges of attempted murder.



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