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Sunday, 3 June 2007, 09:35 GMT 10:35 UK

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SUNDAY 3 JUNE

Teapot The traditional way of making tea in a pot is healthier than dunking a bag in a cup, according to scientists.

Teapot 'is the healthiest option'

Police car Police have launched a murder investigation after the death of 35-year-old Scott Byers who was found fatally injured in a house in Blantyre.

Man's death prompts murder hunt

motorway plunge A driver has a miracle escape after his car left the M876 at Dennyloanhead, near Falkirk and smashed onto the road below.

Driver survives motorway plunge

SATURDAY 2 JUNE

motorway plunge A driver has a miracle escape after his car left the M876 at Dennyloanhead, near Falkirk and smashed onto the road below.

Driver survives motorway plunge

Olivia Donachie A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a four-year-old girl in a road crash on the outskirts of Edinburgh.

Man charged over city road death

Greig Maddock and Bryan Boyle Two men have been convicted at Edinburgh's High Court of burning a father-of-two to death in Fife last October.

Pair beat and burned man to death

FRIDAY 1 JUNE

Gordon Brown Chancellor Gordon Brown phones Alex Salmond to congratulate him on becoming first minister of Scotland.

Chancellor congratulates Salmond

Penguin Edinburgh Zoo has seen 23 new arrivals at its penguin enclosure in just the first few weeks of the breeding season.

New penguins arrive at city zoo

Greig Maddock and Bryan Boyle Two men have been convicted of burning a father-of-two to death after dragging him from a flat in Dunfermline, Fife, last October.

Pair beat and burned man to death

THURSDAY 31 MAY

Loch Ness World Heritage status is being sought from the United Nations for Loch Ness and the Great Glen in the Highlands.

Loch Ness in world heritage bid

Cardinal O'Brien Catholic politicians who defend abortion should not expect to remain full church members, Scotland's most senior Roman Catholic warns.

Cardinal sounds abortion warning

Flowers A teenager who died after his car crashed and was then hit by a train may have been visiting his grandfather's grave, it has been revealed.

Death driver 'was visiting grave'

WEDNESDAY 30 MAY

Andrew Ramsay The skull of missing Glasgow accountant Andrew Ramsay has been found in the nets of a fishing boat on the Firth of Clyde, police have confirmed.

Skull of missing accountant found

The crash scene A teenager has died after the car he was driving somersaulted down an embankment and landed next to a railway line, where it was then hit by a train.

Death crash car lands on railway

Irn Bru An award-winning butcher has come up with two special Scottish sausages which are being tipped as the perfect hangover cure - Iron Brew bangers.

Soft drink adds fizz to sausages

TUESDAY 29 MAY

Degree The principal of St Andrews University has called on the Scottish Executive to consider a graduate tax to help fund higher education.

Principal calls for graduate tax

Motorway A stretch of road on the border between Scotland and England has been named the "fastest" route in Britain.

Motorway stretch 'fastest in UK'

Teapot The traditional way of making tea in a pot is healthier than dunking a bag in a cup, according to scientists.

Teapot 'is the healthiest option'

MONDAY 28 MAY

Tweed mill New production techniques planned for Harris Tweed have caused concern within the traditional cloth industry.

Concern over Harris Tweed changes

Tractor An investigation has begun into the death of a man who was crushed by a tractor at a vintage machinery show.

Man crushed to death by tractor

Teapot The traditional way of making tea in a pot is healthier than dunking a bag in a cup, according to scientists.

Teapot 'is the healthiest option'



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