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SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER

Kilchoan slipway. Photo by Chris Downer

A four-year-old boy has died after he was hit by a sea scooter while standing on a slipway at Kilchoan Pier in Ardnamurchan in the Highlands.

Traffic jam on

Two football matches were called off after team buses became stuck in a massive traffic jam on the M8 caused by a lorry fire.

Police tape

A 42-year-old man has been killed and two others seriously injured after their 4x4 came off a road in the south of Scotland and crashed into a ditch.

SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER

Dana Fowley

A mother has told a jury that she sat and watched television while her 10-year-old daughter was gang-raped in the next room.

Traffic jam on the M8

Two football matches were called off after team buses became stuck in a massive traffic jam on the M8 caused by a lorry fire.

Alistair McErlaine

The guitarist from Scottish band Texas is fighting for his life in hospital after suffering a brain haemorrhage, it has been reported.

FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER

Richard Mulhearn and James Adams

Two pensioners believed to be Scotland's oldest robbers have admitted stealing more than £2,000 in cash and goods from a newsagents in Glasgow.

Dana Fowley

A mother has told a jury that she sat and watched television while her 10-year-old daughter was gang-raped in the next room.

Swine flu virus

A 53-year-old man from Fife has become the first person to die from swine flu in Scotland without having an underlying medical condition.

THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER

Picture of Sgurr Nan Ceanniachean courtesy of Mick Knapton

Scotland has lost a Munro after the Munro Society discovered that Sgurr Nan Ceanniachean in Wester Ross is a full metre below the required height.

Potatoes

Researchers have decoded the genome of the organism which caused the Irish potato famine and still costs the industry £3bn a year.

Police tape

Police have discovered drugs with an estimated street value of almost £2m following a fire at a flat in Dunbartonshire.

WEDNESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER

Wedding ring

A rush of weddings has taken place in Gretna as couples looked to secure the "emergency" date of 9 September 2009.

The Balmoral

The owners of a cruise ship hit by a vomiting bug have blamed a female passenger who ignored advice to stay in her cabin for spreading the infection.

Diageo logo

Drinks giant Diageo is to press ahead with up to 900 job cuts after rejecting a government-backed alternative proposal.

TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER

The Balmoral

A cruise ship, Balmoral, which has been struck by a suspected outbreak of the norovirus vomiting bug, now has 82 ill people on board.

Brian Boyle and Greig Maddock

Scotland's most senior law officer calls for the country's worst killers to face sentences that could see them die behind bars.

A83 landslip - Strathclyde Police

High winds and rain batter the country, leading to a landslide on the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful, near Loch Lomond.

MONDAY 7 SEPTEMBER

Springtail. Image: Tim Ransom

A tiny creature no bigger than 1mm in length found in the Scottish hills has been confirmed as the first recorded member of its species found in the UK.

Sudoku puzzle

Video war games could enhance a key element of intelligence that is vital to success in life, an expert has claimed.

Alison Smith

A former teacher at an Aberdeen school who had sex with a 15-year-old pupil has been struck off after a disciplinary hearing.



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