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SUNDAY 5 JULY

Three biker deaths prompt warning

Three motorcyclists have been killed in weekend accidents and one has been injured, prompting warnings about road safety.

Bangladeshi banking to help Scots

A radical form of banking pioneered in Bangladesh, which offers small business loans to people without collateral, could be brought to Scotland.

Motorcyclist killed in M8 crash

A 22-year-old man has died after his motorcycle hit the central reservation of the M8 near the Shotts interchange shortly before midnight.

SATURDAY 4 JULY

North 'cheapest for seaside home'

The cheapest place to buy a home by the sea is in the north of Scotland, according to the latest property figures.

Crashed jet fighter airmen named

Campers at the Ardgarten caravan site describe how they saw two planes flying low before an RAF Tornado crashed on a hillside in Argyll.

Body may have lain for five years

The body of a pensioner has been found in a tenement flat in Edinburgh where it may have lain for up to five years.

FRIDAY 3 JULY

Body may have lain for five years

The body of a pensioner has been found in a tenement flat in Edinburgh where it may have lain for up to five years.

Crashed jet fighter airmen named

Campers at the Ardgarten caravan site describe how they saw two planes flying low before an RAF Tornado crashed on a hillside in Argyll.

Scots take 'sun-fry' cancer risk

Scots have an unhealthy approach to sunbathing and the highest risk of contracting skin cancer in the UK, researchers have warned.

THURSDAY 2 JULY

Two killed in RAF Tornado crash

Two air crew from RAF Leuchars in Fife have been killed after a Tornado jet crashed during a training flight in Argyll.

Campers saw Tornado 'flying low'

Campers at the Ardgarten caravan site describe how they saw two planes flying low before an RAF Tornado crashed on a hillside in Argyll.

Footballer struck with swine flu

A young footballer with a Scottish first division club has been confirmed as having contracted swine flu, after picking up the virus on holiday in Ibiza.

WEDNESDAY 1 JULY

Two navy shipyards 'could close'

Plans are being drawn up for the possible closure of two navy shipyards after aircraft carrier work ends in 2014, BBC Scotland has learned.

Diageo to cut 900 Scottish jobs

Drinks giant Diageo announces that it is to shed about 900 jobs by closing a distillery in Glasgow and a packaging plant in Kilmarnock.

Four dogs 'boiled alive' in cars

Four dogs have died after being left in hot cars in the Highlands, animal welfare officers have revealed, claiming the heat "boiled" them alive.

TUESDAY 30 JUNE

Four dogs 'boiled alive' in cars

Four dogs have died after being left in hot cars in the Highlands, animal welfare officers have revealed, claiming the heat "boiled" them alive.

Alcohol 'kills one in 20 Scots'

Alcohol may have caused the death of twice as many Scots as previously thought, responsible for one in 20 deaths, an NHS study has found.

Scots 'want an independence vote'

An opinion poll commissioned by BBC Scotland has shown a clear majority of Scots want a referendum on independence next year.

MONDAY 29 JUNE

Balloons spark paraglider rescue

A rescue bid was launched after hotel guests reported that a paraglider had plunged into the Clyde off the north east coast of Arran.

Queen visit is Culloden 'first'

The Queen becomes the first British monarch to set foot on Culloden Battlefield, the site of the Jacobite defeat, during a visit to the Highlands.

Elderly man with swine flu dies

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