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SUNDAY 21 JUNE

MPs 'disingenuous' over expenses

Scotland's information commissioner hits out at MPs, saying they are being "disingenuous" over the withholding of details from their published expenses.

Teenager critical after incident

A teenage Polish girl is in a critical condition in hospital with a serious head injury after an incident in Kirkcudbright, thought to have involved a car.

Mountain bike site 'compromised'

A website for a major mountain bike championships has been "compromised" by being linked to harmful software, according to search engine Google.

SATURDAY 20 JUNE

'Violent attack' was murder bid

A 19-year-old man is in a "very serious" condition in hospital after he was attacked in an attempted murder bid in Glasgow on Friday night.

Two held over missing Orkney man

Two men have been arrested and are being held in custody over the disappearance of Robert Rose on Orkney.

Mountain bike site 'compromised'

A website for a major mountain bike championships has been "compromised" by being linked to harmful software, according to search engine Google.

FRIDAY 19 JUNE

Worker murdered after store row

A supermarket worker faces a life sentence after he admitted murdering a fellow nightshift worker over a "fall-out" at a Sainsbury's store.

Judges brand Famine Song 'racist'

The controversial Famine Song sung by some Rangers fans is racist, appeal court judges at the Justiciary Appeal Court have ruled.

Ice lolly bid to save bitten ear

Petrol station staff used ice lollies to try to save part of a man's ear after it was bitten off by a fellow customer, a court has heard.

THURSDAY 18 JUNE

Cat survives month in container

An 11-month-old cat has survived being trapped inside a 20ft industrial storage container in Arbroath for more than a month.

Driver admits double death crash

A security van driver has admitted causing the death of a four-year-old girl and her grandfather in a crash as they travelled to a family funeral.

Swine flu did cause woman's death

Swine flu has been confirmed as the primary cause of death of a woman from Glasgow who died in hospital at the weekend.

WEDNESDAY 17 JUNE

Cat survives month in container

An 11-month-old cat has survived being trapped inside a 20ft industrial storage container in Arbroath for more than a month.

Devine could trigger by-election

Labour MP Jim Devine has warned he may force a by-election in his Livingston constituency after being deselected by the party over his expenses claims.

Mendes movie opens film festival

The 63rd Edinburgh International Film Festival has opened with the world premiere of Away We Go, the new movie by Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes.

TUESDAY 16 JUNE

Susan Boyle given Glasgow ovation

Susan Boyle received a standing ovation when she sang at the Britain's Got Talent tour in Glasgow, a day after cancelling two concerts.

Double loss for swine flu family

The family of the first person in Europe to die after being diagnosed with swine flu has suffered a double tragedy with the death of her baby.

Lightning strike kills bullocks

A lightning strike killed 16 bullocks which were sheltering from a storm under a tree at a farm in Pencaitland, East Lothian.

MONDAY 15 JUNE

Family 'devastated' by flu death

The first person in Europe to die after being diagnosed with swine flu has been named as 38-year-old Jacqueline Fleming from Glasgow.

Lightning strike kills bullocks

A lightning strike killed 16 bullocks which were sheltering from a storm under a tree at a farm in Pencaitland, East Lothian.

Double loss for swine flu family

The family of the first person in Europe to die after being diagnosed with swine flu has suffered a double tragedy with the death of her baby.