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SUNDAY 5 OCTOBER

Gray O'Brien
Coronation Street bosses confirmed they had changed the script for an episode of the soap after complaints from Rangers fans.

QE2
The QE2 returned to the stretch of water where it was built as part of its farewell tour of the UK, with the Cunard vessel stopping in Greenock.

John Prescott
The former deputy prime minister John Prescott has been caught giving a two-fingered salute to SNP activists who were waving off the Glasgow East by-election winner.

SATURDAY 4 OCTOBER

The new bridge was placed over the motorway by a massive crane
A new footbridge has been installed over the M8 motorway in North Lanarkshire after a massive overnight operation.

Gray O'Brien
Coronation Street bosses confirmed they had changed the script for an episode of the soap after complaints from Rangers fans.

Boy eating
Labour has claimed that local authorities are in "open revolt" over the Scottish Government's free school meal plans.

FRIDAY 3 OCTOBER

Robert Thomson
Fife father Robert THomson, who murdered two of his children in their bedrooms, must spend a minimum of 17 years in prison.

The new Harthill bridge design
Part of Scotland's busiest motorway is to be closed while a new footbridge is lifted into place by Britain's largest crane.

Corinne Regan and Misty
A cat's owner in the Borders is baffled after her pet appears to have survived a month being locked in a nearby shed.

THURSDAY 2 OCTOBER

Boy eating
All pupils will receive free meals in the first three years of primary school from August 2010, the Scottish Government has announced.

Students holding banners
Scottish Government plans to raise the age limit for buying alcohol in shops from 18 to 21 have suffered a major setback after being defeated.

Armed officer
Two men have been arrested following an early morning incident involving armed police officers on the M77 motorway.

WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER

Robert Foye
A man who raped a 16-year-old schoolgirl after escaping from an open prison has been jailed for a minimum of nine years.

Julie Ann Kaney
A woman who gave speed to her 14-year-old babysitter as a "thank you" has been placed on probation for two years.

Bus
Police have released CCTV footage of a 14-year-old boy being struck by a bus outside a school in southern Scotland.

TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER

Bus
Police have released CCTV footage of a 14-year-old boy being struck by a bus outside a school in southern Scotland.

The Flying Phantom after it had been raised
A tug which sank while pulling another vessel with the loss of three lives capsized because a towing winch did not release quickly enough, a report said.

Tyre fire
An investigation has begun into the cause of a fire at a tyre and exhaust centre near Portobello Road in Edinburgh.

MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER

The cottage near Stronachlachar
A house on the shores of Loch Katrine built for Queen Victoria to stay in - but which she only used as a rain shelter - is to be sold.

Tidal turbine
A major tidal energy project which could power thousands of homes is being planned for waters off the coast of Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Bus
Police have released CCTV footage of a 14-year-old boy being struck by a bus outside a school in southern Scotland.

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