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Page last updated at 09:57 GMT, Saturday, 28 November 2009

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Homecoming year reaching climax
Scotland's Homecoming festival comes to an end this weekend, with more than 40 events leading up to St Andrew's Day.
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fire engine Six women rescued from flat fire
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescue six women from a fourth floor flat in the centre of Edinburgh.

Domestic abuse Referees red card domestic abuse
Officials at this weekend's league and cup football matches wear badges in support of a campaign against domestic violence.

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Traditional music stars honoured
The seventh annual Scottish Trad Music Awards are set to take place at the DG One leisure complex in Dumfries.

Child porn teacher sent to jail
A former head teacher who admitted possessing thousands of indecent images of children is jailed.

Woman 'froze' on hearing gunshot
A woman tells a court how she was "frozen to the spot" when she realised she had witnessed a shooting in Edinburgh.

Man steals from charity shop till
A thief, in his mid 20s, who robbed a charity shop in Edinburgh is being sought by police.
Doctor fined over neighbour row
A doctor and his wife are fined for what a sheriff describes as the "worst breach of the peace" he has seen in 20 years.

Trams 'on track' to make deadline
Edinburgh's tram bosses insist they are on schedule to complete work on Princes Street in time for this weekend's festive deadline.

Stolen eBay goods to be paid back
A worker who admitted stealing £18,000 worth of sports goods from an Edinburgh shop is ordered to pay the money back.

Nessie 'rebranding' aids tourism
The Loch Ness Monster has been "rebranded" by the film industry during the last decade, according to an expert on cinema.
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