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SUNDAY 3 MAY

Villagers want brighter outlook

A small Highland community has attacked the BBC over "inaccurate" weather forecasts, which it says is putting off tourists and threatening livelihoods.

Fourth Scots swine flu confirmed

A fourth case of swine flu, involving a man from Ayrshire who had just returned from the US, has been confirmed in Scotland.

Swine flu man 'attended concert'

The Scottish Government said it was aware that a swine flu sufferer attended a concert in Edinburgh days before he was treated for the virus.

SATURDAY 2 MAY

ATM ram-raiders smash superstore

Vandals have demolished the front of a convenience store in North Lanarkshire, in a failed cash point ram-raid, police have confirmed.

Wallaces open new Stirling bridge

Six William Wallaces from across Scotland are to attend the opening of the new £6m Forthside pedestrian bridge in Stirling.

Record price for rare Motown disc

An unreleased 1965 Motown single put on the market by its Scottish owner attracts a record bid for a 45 rpm single of more than £25,000.

FRIDAY 1 MAY

Tests on swine flu pair's friend

Tests results are awaited on a Scottish man who may be the first case of human-to-human swine flu transfer in the UK.

Couple criticised for flu story

A senior politician criticises swine flu victims Iain and Dawn Askham for selling their story to the newspapers through media agent Max Clifford.

Record price for rare Motown disc

An unreleased 1965 Motown single put on the market by its Scottish owner attracts a record bid for a 45 rpm single of more than £25,000.

THURSDAY 30 APRIL

'Send me tails of red squirrels'

Searching the archives to discover how the red squirrel has been both hero and villain in the eyes of Highland estate landowners.

Scots swine flu couple discharged

The Scottish couple who were the first Britons confirmed to have caught swine flu have been discharged from hospital after recovering.

Credit crunch hits Highland Games

Stirling's annual Highland Games, due to take place in July, has been cancelled as the recession bites bringing "economic uncertainties".

WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL

Scotland 'could help combat flu'

The chief medical officer says Scotland could help the rest of the world combat swine flu, after a couple from Polmont became the UK's first confirmed cases.

Rise in suspected swine flu cases

The number of suspected swine flu cases in Scotland now stands at 32, the Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon confirms.

'Great Escape' gardener, 97, dies

A hero of the "Great Escape" who helped get rid of earth dug from the tunnels of the Stalag Luft III prisioner of war camp dies, aged 97.

TUESDAY 28 APRIL

Lockerbie bomber in fresh appeal

The legal team for the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing says the evidence against him was "wholly circumstantial".

More swine flu tests in Scotland

A total of 23 people are tested for swine flu across Scotland, in addition to a newly-wed couple who have contracted the virus.

Shop raid prompts Muslim veil ban

An Asian jewellers in Glasgow plans to ban customers who cover their face following a robbery by two men in Niqabs.

MONDAY 27 APRIL

Probe call after nuclear 'leaks'

An MP has called for an investigation after it emerged that the Faslane naval base has suffered a series of safety breaches including radioactive leaks.

Scots swine flu cases confirmed

Two people admitted to a Scottish hospital after returning from Mexico have been confirmed as the first British cases of swine flu.

Teenager charged over fire murder

A 17-year-old has been charged with murdering his girlfriend by pouring petrol on her and setting her on fire at a flat in Arbroath, Angus.