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SUNDAY 22 JULY

A toddler who was reported missing from his family's Perthshire holiday home was found dead in a nearby stream.

Toddler dies in holiday tragedy

A man has been charged in connection with the disappearance of schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton, who went missing in 1991, police have revealed.

Man arrested over missing Vicky

The BBC has upheld a complaint from a viewer following an interview with Alex Salmond by Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman.

Newsnight poll complaint upheld

SATURDAY 21 JULY

A seagull has turned shoplifter in Aberdeen by wandering into a shop and helping itself to cheese Doritos crisps.

Seagull becomes crisp shoplifter

A man has been charged in connection with the disappearance of schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton, who went missing in 1991, police have revealed.

Man arrested over missing Vicky

A last ditch bid to save a historic clipper, built in 1864 to transport people to Australia, has been made.

Fresh bid to save historic ship

FRIDAY 20 JULY

A seagull has turned shoplifter in Aberdeen by wandering into a shop and helping itself to cheese Doritos crisps.

Seagull becomes crisp shoplifter

An NHS photographer at a children's hospital has been arrested and charged after pornographic material was allegedly found on a computer.

Worker charged over hospital porn

A man who battered a woman and her nephew to death with a claw hammer in Glasgow has been jailed for life.

Life sentence for hammer killer

THURSDAY 19 JULY

Two men have been jailed for life for the murder of a father-of-two who was set on fire during a "horrific" attack.

Pair jailed for 'horrific' murder

A soldier has been awarded the Military Cross for gallantry while on a tour of duty in Iraq earlier this year.

Sniper honoured for Iraq heroism

The baggage handler who tackled a terror suspect during an attack on Glasgow Airport wants to give some of the money donated to him to charity.

Airport 'hero' in charity pledge

WEDNESDAY 18 JULY

Sir Tom Hunter, Scotland's richest man, is pledging to give away at least £1bn to charity, the BBC has learned.

Tycoon to donate £1bn to charity

A knife-wielding robber met his match when he tried to steal money from an Edinburgh shopkeeper trained in karate.

Karate newsagent challenges thief

A highly functional bionic hand which was invented by a Scottish NHS worker and designed and built in Scotland, has gone on the market.

Milestone for unique bionic hand

TUESDAY 17 JULY

The last touring elephant in Britain will not enter the big tent in Ayrshire after animal campaigners raised objections.

No big tent for elderly elephant

Sir Tom Hunter, Scotland's richest man, is pledging to give away at least £1bn to charity, the BBC has learned.

Tycoon to donate £1bn to charity

A highly functional bionic hand, invented by a Scottish NHS worker and designed and built in Scotland, has gone on the market.

Milestone for unique bionic hand

MONDAY 16 JULY

Politicians, religious leaders and senior police officers have condemned the staging of Scotland's first major cage fighting event.

Cage fighting event is condemned

Football club Rangers is working with police carrying out an investigation into alleged corruption in football, the club has confirmed.

Rangers aiding 'corruption' probe

Car licence plates which bear the sequence SN07 were banned from the streets of Edinburgh because they are "offensive", it has emerged.

'Offensive' SN07 car plate banned