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05:42 GMT, Monday, 29 June 2009 06:42 UK

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SUNDAY 28 JUNE

Elderly man with swine flu dies

Swine flu virus

A 73-year-old man who had swine flu has died in the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley - the second person in the UK with the virus to die.

Court date for Forces protesters

Armed forces parade

Thirteen people are to appear in court following protests which caused disruption at an Armed Forces Day parade in Glasgow.

Man dies in kayak accident at sea

helicopter

A 47-year-old man has died after his kayak overturned in strong winds and a heavy swell late on Saturday off the coast of Angus.

SATURDAY 27 JUNE

Arrests at Armed Services event

Armed Forces parade in Glasgow

Five people have been arrested and another eight taken into custody during an Armed Forces Day event in Glasgow.

Woman and boy shot in disturbance

Shooting scene

A 20-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy have been shot during an incident in the Tollcross area of Glasgow, involving six to eight males.

Marathon runners banned for life

Marathon runners

A man and a woman have been banned from competing in the Edinburgh Marathon for life after they were caught swapping entry numbers.

FRIDAY 26 JUNE

Air France body is missing Scot

Graham Gardner

A body found following last month's Air France crash over the Atlantic has been formally identified as Graham Gardner, from Inverclyde.

Nude island calendar aids charity

Nudes on Shetland (Ivan Hawick Photography)

A calendar featuring mystery nudes in scenes of Shetland life taken by a local photographer is set to raise £20,000 for a cancer charity.

Body found in missing man search

Robert Rose

Police officers searching for 54-year-old missing Orkney man Robert Rose have recovered the remains of a man in Sanday.

THURSDAY 25 JUNE

Woman admits child porn charges

Court

A sheriff has told a woman who was caught with indecent images of children that he may not view them in case he passes sentence in a state of "anger".

'Termination' notes sent to 6,000

Letter

About 6,000 workers on a Scottish council are to receive letters which pave the way for them to be sacked and rehired on new contracts.

Hotel chain 'victim of recession'

Hotel

Glasgow-based hotel chain McKever Group has gone into administration with debts totalling more than £100m, it is confirmed.

WEDNESDAY 24 JUNE

'Ghost village' to be demolished

Pollphail

A village built in Argyll to meet the demands of the UK oil boom of the 1970s but abandoned without ever being occupied is set for a new role.

Officer stripogram found guilty

Stuart Kennedy

A male stripper has been convicted of impersonating a police officer and pulling over other drivers using flashing lights.

Love of tennis killed Scots king

King James I

As Britain's most famous tennis tournament gets under way, the BBC's Stuart Nicolson examines how the game had deadly consequences for a Scottish king.

TUESDAY 23 JUNE

Officer stripogram found guilty

Stuart Kennedy

A male stripper has been convicted of impersonating a police officer and pulling over other drivers using flashing lights.

'Ghost village' to be demolished

Pollphail

A village built in Argyll to meet the demands of the UK oil boom of the 1970s but abandoned without ever being occupied is set for a new role.

Games village developer unveiled

Artists's impression of Olympic village

Glasgow City Council has named the consortium which it wants to build the athletes' village for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

MONDAY 22 JUNE

Death crash sentence 'disgusting'

Andrew Ramsay

The family of a tyre fitter has described as "disgusting" the two-and-a-half year prison sentence handed down to the driver who caused his death.

Eight months' jail for cat killer

Anthony John Docherty

A 23-year-old man who pleaded guilty to torturing and killing cats in East Renfrewshire has been jailed for eight months.

Murray signs up for Bino campaign

Andy Murray

Tennis star Andy Murray and his brother Jamie have thrown their weight behind a bid to save the football team for whom their grandfather once played.




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