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SUNDAY 16 AUGUST
One of Scotland's leading defence lawyers has accused the Scottish Government of treating the Lockerbie bomber like a celebrity.
Simon Fraser University in Vancouver scoops the title at the World Pipe Band Championships, held in Glasgow on Saturday.
An 11-year-old girl is in a serious condition in hospital after being involved in a collision with a car while riding her bike in Midlothian.
SATURDAY 15 AUGUST
The oldest known wild golden eagle in Britain has been found dead on the Scottish island of Jura at the age of 22.
A leading defence lawyer accuses the Scottish Government of treating the Lockerbie bomber like a celebrity.
A toddler is critically ill in hospital after falling from an upper storey of a tenement block in Glasgow.
FRIDAY 14 AUGUST
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has personally urged Scotland's justice secretary not to free the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.
Edinburgh City Council begins legal action against a contractor as a new dispute threatens to delay the city's tram system.
The community safety minister says height limits could be placed on garden hedges in response to a growing number of neighbour disputes.
THURSDAY 13 AUGUST
The Libyan man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing is likely to be freed on compassionate grounds next week, the BBC understands.
A pilot whose light aircraft crashed into a tree on a Dundee golf course has attributed his lucky escape to his love of the "Biggles" adventure stories.
US officials have said the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing should serve out his sentence following reports that he could be released.
WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST
A pilot whose light aircraft crashed into a tree on a Dundee golf course has attributed his lucky escape to his love of the "Biggles" adventure stories.
The Libyan man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing is likely to be freed on compassionate grounds next week, the BBC understands.
Scotland's drug death toll has risen by more than a quarter in the last year, new figures from the General Register Office have suggested.
TUESDAY 11 AUGUST
The Scots badminton team are "virtually prisoners" in their hotel after England withdrew from the world championships in India, said their coach.
The UK Border Agency has been accused of embarrassing Scotland by refusing entry visas for a Pakistani business delegation and pipe band.
A teenager who watches 600 films a year has won a place judging a film contest alongside two Hollywood stars, including actor Kevin Spacey.
MONDAY 10 AUGUST
Men with symmetrical faces are less likely to lose their memory and intelligence in later life, according to researchers.
The Scots badminton team are "virtually prisoners" in their hotel after England withdrew from the world championships in India, said their coach.
The BBC Scotland news website's Angie Brown describes her night with the Chippendales at Edinburgh's Fringe Festival.
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