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SUNDAY 31 MAY

Supporters of Susan Boyle

West Lothian singer Susan Boyle is still a "winner" despite coming second in the final of Britain's Got Talent, according to Scotland's first minister.

Madonna & Guy by  Peter Howson

An oil painting depicting Madonna in the nude with her ex-husband Guy Ritchie has failed to meet the reserve price of £15,000 at auction in Glasgow.

Police at Loch Awe

Two bodies, believed to be two men who died in a boating accident 10 weeks ago, have been found on an Argyll loch.

SATURDAY 30 MAY

New £50 banknote

Two giants of the industrial age, James Watt and his partner Matthew Boulton, are to appear on a redesigned Bank of England £50 note.

Susan Boyle

Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle is moved to a safe house away from media attention amid reports that she is feeling the pressure ahead of Saturday's final.

murder scene

Police have released the name of a man found murdered in the Oldmill Road area of the centre of Aberdeen in the early hours.

FRIDAY 29 MAY

Susan Boyle

Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle is moved to a safe house away from media attention amid reports that she is feeling the pressure ahead of Saturday's final.

Reintroduced beaver

Beavers brought over from Norway for a reintroduction programme have been released into the wild in Knapdale Forest in Argyll.

Muireann McLaughlin

A sheriff warns that millions of homes across Britain with window blinds may contain a potentially lethal trap for young children.

THURSDAY 28 MAY

Demi Moore

Film star Demi Moore is to fly in from the US to support Susan Boyle in the final of ITV programme Britain's Got Talent.

Hewlett Packard sign

A total of 700 jobs are to be cut at the Hewlett-Packard plant in Erskine near Glasgow and the work transferred to Germany and the Czech Republic.

Madonna & Guy by  Peter Howson

An oil painting depicting Madonna in the nude with her ex-husband Guy Ritchie will go under the hammer in Scotland this week.

WEDNESDAY 27 MAY

Lesley McIntosh

The parents of a teenage army cadet who died on a boating exercise have expressed "disgust" after the publication of a report into her death.

Madonna & Guy by  Peter Howson

An oil painting depicting Madonna in the nude with her ex-husband Guy Ritchie will go under the hammer in Scotland this week.

Demi Moore

Film star Demi Moore is to fly in from the US to support Susan Boyle in the final of ITV programme Britain's Got Talent.

TUESDAY 26 MAY

Irn Bru is AG Barr's main brand and remains Scotland's most popular fizzy drink

The chairman of the drinks company which makes Irn Bru stands down and says he will pass on the secret formula to his daughter.

Elena Putnam, Rachel Putnam and Mark Gardiner

A man is fined for careless driving after three people - including two young sisters - died in a car crash in Aberdeenshire.

Scientist testing for swine flu

A man who has been identified as a "highly probable" case of swine flu is critically ill, the Scottish Government confirms.

MONDAY 25 MAY

Police car

Police investigating three murders on Sunday have said they were not linked to vital end of season football matches involving the Old Firm.

General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland has avoided a potentially damaging debate about whether gay people should be allowed to become Kirk ministers.

Scene of the fire/Pic: David Hill

About 60 firefighters tackled a large blaze which broke out at a historic derelict former theatre, cinema and bingo hall in Glasgow.



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