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SUNDAY 10 MAY

Rescuers in boat

A man is missing and his wife is in hospital after being swept away by a river in Ayrshire while trying to rescue their dog.

Strathclyde Police vehicle

A 29-year-old man is stabbed several times during a street fight involving 30 people in Glasgow on Saturday night.

Lord Mandelson

The business secretary, Lord Mandelson, says he is "not for turning" on controversial plans to part-privatise Royal Mail.

SATURDAY 9 MAY

Eric Scott

American stuntman Eric Scott claims to have completed the fastest ever jet-pack flight at Knockhill racing circuit in Fife.

Hibernian were 1-0 winners at Tynecastle

A 16-year-old Hearts season-ticket holder has been fined £400 for running onto the pitch at Tynecastle and confronting Hibs player Derek Riordan.

blue light - generic

An 18-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman die after a head-on collision between two cars on the A76 near Cumnock in Ayrshire.

FRIDAY 8 MAY

Ryan Wyllie

A Hearts season-ticket holder is fined £400 for running onto the pitch at Tynecastle and confronting Hibs player Derek Riordan.

Marbella

A Scottish ex-pat living in Marbella is fined and banned for driving at the highest speed ever recorded in Granada province.

Eric Scott

American stuntman Eric Scott claims to have completed the fastest ever jet-pack flight at Knockhill racing circuit in Fife.

THURSDAY 7 MAY

Craig Boath, John Milligan, Ross Webber, James Rennie, Neil Strachan, Neil Campbell

Eight members of a paedophile network have been found guilty of a catalogue of charges relating to child abuse and indecent images of children.

damaged wall

A quarter of Scottish council buildings are in poor or bad condition, according to public spending watchdog Audit Scotland.

Sir Richard Branson

Sir Richard Branson is accused of patronising rail staff after dressing up as a tattooed cleaner with rotten teeth for a TV advert promoting Virgin Trains.

WEDNESDAY 6 MAY

Gordon Pell

Sir Richard Branson is accused of patronising rail staff after dressing up as a tattooed cleaner with rotten teeth for a TV advert promoting Virgin Trains.

HMNB Clyde

The last member of former Royal Bank of Scotland boss Sir Fred Goodwin's failed top team is set to leave the group with a £517,000-a-year pension.

Anthony John Docherty

The Faslane naval base on the Clyde is to become the dedicated home for the Royal Navy's entire nuclear submarine fleet.

TUESDAY 5 MAY

Wildcat

A 23-year-old man accused of torturing and killing cats has pleaded guilty to charges of cruelty against several animals.

Jean-Claude Darcheville

A new project has been launched by agencies in the Cairngorms, with the aim of giving the endangered Scottish wildcat greater protection.

coastguard helicopter in glen nevis - picture by michael grimes

A referee has appeared in court charged with making racist remarks about former Rangers striker Jean-Claude Darcheville.

MONDAY 4 MAY

Old Packhorse Bridge, Carrbridge

A 27-year-old man is missing after slipping off boulders into a swollen river near to the Steall Falls in Glen Nevis on Sunday afternoon.

A scientist handles viral samples at the West of Scotland Specialist Virology Centre at the Gartnavel General Hospital

A small Highland community attacks the BBC over "inaccurate" weather forecasts, which it says is driving away tourists.

Tamiflu tablets

A "probable" fifth Scottish case of swine flu is being tested as 19 further possible cases are under investigation.



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