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SUNDAY 26 APRIL

Bra boss withdraws Labour support

Scottish lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone has withdrawn her support for Labour in anger at its economic policies, including its new 50p top tax rate.

Scots tourists in swine flu alert

Two people have been admitted to a Scottish hospital after returning from Mexico, where more than 80 people have died after contracting swine flu.

Water tycoon 'Scotland's richest'

The billionaire owner of the Highland Spring bottled water company, Mahdi al-Tajir, has been named as Scotland's richest man.

SATURDAY 25 APRIL

'Feeble country' jibe sparks row

MPs are demanding an apology after the outspoken historian Dr David Starkey branded Scotland a "feeble little country".

'Terrifying' sex attack on woman

A 22-year-old woman has been left "severely traumatised" after being sexually assaulted in the centre of Edinburgh.

Doctors welcome malaria microchip

Scientists from Glasgow University claim they have created a device which can detect malaria within minutes.

FRIDAY 24 APRIL

Man guilty of car boot abduction

A man has admitted abducting nurse Magdeline Makola and leaving her tied up and locked in the boot of a car for 10 days.

'Feeble country' jibe sparks row

MPs are demanding an apology after the outspoken historian Dr David Starkey branded Scotland a "feeble little country".

Chocolate study volunteers wanted

Volunteers are wanted by researchers to see how compounds in dark chocolate might help fight heart disease.

THURSDAY 23 APRIL

Chocolate study volunteers wanted

Volunteers are wanted by researchers to see how compounds in dark chocolate might help fight heart disease.

Couples vie to try bedroom device

A search for couples to try out a long distance intimacy device, called Mutsugoto, has attracted dozens of applications.

Funerals for helicopter crash men

The funerals of three more of the victims of the North Sea helicopter disaster, including the young co-pilot, have been held.

WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL

Stunt rider is web sensation

A film of Edinburgh cyclist Danny Macaskill performing jaw-dropping stunts around the city attracts massive interest on the internet.

Couples to test 'intimacy' device

A technology laboratory is seeking three couples to try out a device designed to communicate intimacy from miles away.

Mother fined for gay son taunts

A mother in Aberdeen who shouted homophobic abuse at her estranged teenage son and his boyfriend is fined £250 by a sheriff.

TUESDAY 21 APRIL

Couples to test 'intimacy' device

A technology laboratory is seeking three couples to try out a device designed to communicate intimacy from miles away.

Struck-off teacher 'was suicidal'

The first teacher in Scotland to be struck off for incompetence tells the BBC the experience drove her to the brink of suicide.

Britannia crew return for reunion

Former crew of the The Royal Yacht Britannia are to return to the ship for a reunion, putting them in their original jobs.

MONDAY 20 APRIL

Rare Potter drawings go on sale

Original Harry Potter book illustrations, used as the covers of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, are to go on sale at the 14th annual Glasgow Art Fair.

Volunteers aid emergency response

Doctors and paramedics want tighter controls on their use of community volunteers trained in basic first aid, a BBC investigation has found.

Susan Boyle debut song uncovered

An early recording of Britain's Got Talent contestant Susan Boyle singing Cry Me a River for charity has emerged on the internet.