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SUNDAY 26 APRIL

Arrest after motorbike hits crowd
A 17-year-old has been arrested following an incident involving a motor bike in which nine people, including several children, were injured.

Oil refinery strikers hold rally
Hundreds of workers from the Grangemouth refinery have held a rally outside the oil plant as their 48-hour strike gets under way.

Ships bring extra oil amid strike
Extra fuel supplies have started arriving in Scotland, to make up for possible shortages caused by the Grangemouth strike.

SATURDAY 25 APRIL

Industry plea to prevent strike
The oil and gas industry has urged the government to intervene in the industrial dispute at Grangemouth, Scotland's only refinery.

Drivers urged against fuel rush
Ministers and trade bodies have urged motorists not to panic-buy fuel, as some petrol stations across Scotland reported shortages.

Missing girls found safe and well
Three missing girls, Bronwyn Early, 12, Chelsie Innes, 13, and Siobhan Connor, 16, from Ballingry in Fife, have been found safe and well, police have said.

FRIDAY 24 APRIL

Strike to close key oil pipeline'
The Forties oil pipeline, which provides a third of the UK's daily oil output, will close if a strike by refinery workers goes ahead.

Strike refinery shutdown complete
The shutdown of the Ineos oil refinery at Grangemouth in central Scotland has been completed, the company has said.

Stripper's weapon 'not offensive'
A police stripogram's truncheon was not an offensive weapon, judges have ruled.

THURSDAY 23 APRIL

Strike could cost UK '£50m a day'
Scottish ministers have raised concerns that a planned strike at Scotland's only oil refinery could cause serious problems for North Sea oil and gas.

No sex for all-girl fish species
A fish species found in Texas and Mexico, which is all female, has survived for 70,000 years without reproducing sexually, experts believe.

Refinery strike talks break down
A strike which could close down Scotland's only oil refinery will go ahead after talks between the Unite union and plant bosses broke down.

WEDNESDAY 23 APRIL

No sex for all-girl fish species
A fish species found in Texas and Mexico, which is all female, has survived for 70,000 years without reproducing sexually, experts believe.

Airport reopens after hole fixed
Edinburgh Airport was closed to incoming flights for almost three hours due to a hole found in its main runway.

Refinery strike price hike fears
Planned strike action at a Scottish oil refinery should not be used to increase in the price of fuel at the pumps, a senior petrol industry figure has said.

TUESDAY 22 APRIL

Stereotypes 'affect performance'
The England football team's poor record in penalty shoot-outs could be due to historical stereotyping, according to researchers at St Andrews University.

Acas talks over refinery dispute
Talks aimed at resolving a dispute which could shut down Grangemouth oil refinery are being held at the conciliation service Acas.

Spray in running to beat midges
Hundreds of competitors taking part in a gruelling Scottish race are to test a new midge repellent.

MONDAY 21 APRIL

Government warning over fuel row

The UK Government has warned that a strike by workers at the Grangemouth refinery could cause "disruption" to fuel supplies.

'Largest' wind farm plan rejected

Plans to construct one of Europe's largest onshore wind farms has been refused by the Scottish Government.

Kaiser's north gigs divide fans

Fans of indie band the Kaiser Chiefs have given a mixed response to the announcement of three gigs in the north of Scotland.