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SUNDAY 19 APRIL

Talent show singer is online hit

A 47-year-old church volunteer from West Lothian has become an unlikely overnight singing sensation with millions watching her perform online.

Susan Boyle debut song uncovered

An early recording of Britain's Got Talent contestant Susan Boyle singing Cry Me a River for charity has emerged on the internet.

Plank sawn off from girl's skull

Firefighters in West Lothian were called to saw off a 7ft plank after it fell onto an 11-year-old girl, embedding two nails in her skull.

SATURDAY 18 APRIL

Plank sawn off from girl's skull

Firefighters in West Lothian were called to saw off a 7ft plank after it fell onto an 11-year-old girl, embedding two nails in her skull.

Susan Boyle debut song uncovered

An early recording of Britain's Got Talent contestant Susan Boyle singing Cry Me a River for charity has emerged on the internet.

Force is strong for Jedi police

Eight police officers serving with Scotland's largest force listed their official religion as Jedi in voluntary diversity forms, it has emerged.

FRIDAY 17 APRIL

Force is strong for Jedi police

Eight police officers serving with Scotland's largest force listed their official religion as Jedi in voluntary diversity forms, it has emerged.

Susan Boyle debut song uncovered

An early recording of Britain's Got Talent contestant Susan Boyle singing Cry Me a River for charity has emerged on the internet.

Helicopters grounded for 48 hours

Two models of Super Puma helicopter have been grounded for 48 hours after the latest report on the North Sea crash, which claimed 16 lives.

THURSDAY 16 APRIL

Talent show singer is online hit

A church volunteer becomes an unlikely overnight singing sensation with millions watching online her performance on Britain's Got Talent.

Force is strong for Jedi police

Eight police officers serving with Scotland's largest force listed their official religion as Jedi in voluntary diversity forms, it has emerged.

Governments fall out over nuclear

Battlelines have been drawn between the UK and Scottish governments over nuclear power with Westminster saying the Scottish Government's opposition is wrong.

WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL

Talent show singer is online hit

A church volunteer becomes an unlikely overnight singing sensation with millions watching online her performance on Britain's Got Talent.

All bridge nuts must be replaced

An interim report into the failure of nine heavy-duty nuts on the Forth Road Bridge finds all its nuts should be replaced.

Helicopter's 16 'heroes' honoured

The 16 men who died in the North Sea helicopter crash disaster two weeks ago are honoured at a memorial service in Aberdeen.

TUESDAY 14 APRIL

Singer's missing cat 'shot dead'

Pop star Sandi Thom is said to be "devastated" over reports that her cat, which disappeared near her mother's Angus home, has been shot dead.

Bracelet could 'warn' of sunburn

Researchers in Glasgow have developed a thin strip, filled with "intelligent ink", which could be an early warning sunburn indicator.

Father hits out over murder term

The father of a 17-year-old schoolgirl who was stabbed to death in an Ayrshire street has hit out at the length of time her murderer will be detained.

MONDAY 13 APRIL

Man on rape charge dies in prison

One of two men charged with raping and attempting to murder a woman in the Dalry area of Edinburgh in February has died in jail.

Anger over £78 deportation ruling

A tribunal ruling which has left an Indian man and his family facing deportation has been criticised by Stagecoach millionaire Ann Gloag.

Man and woman die in bike crash

Two people riding on a motorbike have died in a crash involving a car between Grantown-on-Spey and Tomintoul in the Highlands.