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SUNDAY 29 MARCH

Dunfermline boss attacks Treasury

The chairman of the collapsed Dunfermline Building Society has attacked the UK Government, accusing the Treasury of "sacrificing" the business.

Brown offer to Dunfermline savers

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has moved to reassure savers in the Dunfermline Building Society that their money is safe, after the mutual effectively collapsed.

Castle figure wins 'ghostly' competition

An eerie picture of a figure in period costume at the window of a Scottish castle has won a competition to find the world's most convincing "ghostly image".

SATURDAY 28 MARCH

Scramble to save building society

Scotland's largest building society is to be put up for sale by the government after it effectively collapsed with a massive loss.

Castle figure wins 'ghostly' competition

An eerie picture of a figure in period costume at the window of a Scottish castle has won a competition to find the world's most convincing "ghostly image".

Landmarks go dark for Earth Hour

Dozens of Scotland's landmark buildings were plunged into darkness as part of a global campaign highlighting climate change.

FRIDAY 27 MARCH

Castle figure wins 'ghostly' competition

An eerie picture of a figure in period costume at the window of a Scottish castle has won a competition to find the world's most convincing "ghostly image".

25 years for torture killing pair

Two men who admitted torturing and killing a man with learning difficulties in his Fife home have been jailed for a total of 25 years.

Student dies after skylight fall

A 21-year-old St Andrews University student has died two days after falling through the skylight of a shop during a night out.

THURSDAY 26 MARCH

Youth given life for Aim murder

A New Zealand teenager has been told to serve at least 12-and-a-half years in jail for the murder of Orkney backpacker Karen Aim.

Man killed over press-ups contest

A man has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years for the "pointless" knife killing of a father-of-three after a press-ups contest in Aberdeen.

Moira died from 'repeated attack'

The Moira Jones murder trial has been told the businesswoman died from head and neck injuries during a "sustained and repeated" attack.

WEDNESDAY 25 MARCH

Sir Fred Goodwin's home attacked

The Edinburgh home of former Royal Bank of Scotland boss Sir Fred Goodwin has been attacked by vandals, along with a Mercedes S600 car parked in the driveway.

Man who clubbed seal pups jailed

A 47-year-old fisherman who clubbed 21 grey seal pups to death on a remote Scottish island has been jailed for 80 days.

Witness unsure about Moira dates

A witness who told the Moira Jones murder trial that the accused had threatened to kill her has admitted she may have got the dates wrong.

TUESDAY 24 MARCH

Developer collapse hits city plan

Edinburgh's biggest development project in a decade has been put on hold after the firm behind it went into administration.

Building society 'must not fail'

The Dunfermline Building Society will not be allowed to collapse, the chair of the Treasury select committee at Westminster has said.

Teacher numbers reduce by 1,000

The number of teachers in Scotland's publicly-funded schools have fallen by almost 1,000, new government-published figures have revealed.

MONDAY 23 MARCH

Bees and ants 'operate in teams'

Bees and ants are true team players unlike other creatures who seek safety in numbers for selfish reasons, according to researchers.

Building society in crunch talks

Scotland's biggest building society, The Dunfermline, remains in intensive talks with the financial regulator over its future.

Prison for 'shallow grave' killer

A man who abducted and killed an 87-year-old woman before burying her in a shallow grave in woods in Perthshire has been sentenced to 15 years in jail.