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SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER

Explosive ending for tower blocks

Three tower blocks have been demolished in the Gracemount area of Edinburgh, with a controlled explosion, to make way for new housing.

Police review Lockerbie bomb case

Detectives in Scotland are pursuing "several potential lines of inquiry" as they renew the investigation into the Lockerbie bombing case.

Families welcome Lockerbie review

The families of the victims of the Lockerbie bombing have welcomed moves by police in Scotland to pursue "several potential lines of inquiry".

SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER

Hospital wins best design award

Glasgow's Stobhill Hospital has been named as the Best New Building outside London at a design awards ceremony.

Attack on teenager 'unprovoked'

A 17-year-old is in a serious condition after he was stabbed in an "unprovoked attack" in the Easterhouse area of Glasgow, police said.

'Brave' driver praised for rescue

A motorist has told how he rescued a young woman from a burning car following a three-vehicle crash in West Lothian.

FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER

Tundra time call in clocks debate

A prominent historian has called for the UK to adopt the same time zone as the rest of Central Europe, leaving Scotland to its own "tundra time".

Jail for drug dealing policeman

A police officer who admitted dealing cocaine while on secondment to his force's drugs unit has been jailed for 26 months.

Pink thong fetish flasher jailed

A serial flasher with a fetish for pink thongs has been jailed for 22 months after pleading guilty to breach of the peace at various locations in Glasgow.

THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER

Polar bear unveiled at new home

The UK's only polar bear has been given a public unveiling at her new home in the Highlands after moving from Edinburgh Zoo.

Apology for singing shop worker

A shop assistant who was told she could not sing while she stacked shelves without a performance licence has been given an apology.

Tractor man missing after floods

An air, underwater and land search was launched after an elderly man in a tractor was swept into an Aberdeenshire river during flooding.

WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER

Apology for singing shop worker

A shop assistant who was told she could not sing while she stacked shelves without a performance licence has been given an apology.

Mother and child die after fire

A newly-wed mother and her eight-year-old daughter have died following a house fire in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire.

Trafalgar flag sells for £384,000

The only surviving union jack from the Battle of Trafalgar has sold for £384,000 - more than 20 times its predicted price.

TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER

Warrant death driver in custody

A man who failed to appear in court for sentencing after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving has been taken into custody.

Weather 'shapes human body clock'

Our internal body clocks are shaped by the weather as well as by the seasons, scientists from Edinburgh University have discovered.

Couple fight council to keep baby

A pregnant woman with what have been described as mild learning difficulties has been told her child could be taken into care when it is born.

MONDAY 19 OCTOBER

Crystals hold super computer key

Tiny crystals could hold the key to creating computers with massive storage capacity - 100 times more data than currently available, scientists believe.

Town welcomes huge cruise liner

One of the biggest passenger ships ever built - the cruise liner Queen Mary 2 - is in Greenock for the first time as part of her fifth birthday UK tour.

Nurses 'too busy' for proper care

More than half of nurses working in Scotland are "too busy" to provide patients with the standard of care they would like to, a union has claimed.