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SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER

Greatest day for Take That singer

Take That singer Mark Owen has married his fiancee Emma Ferguson at an intimate Highlands ceremony which was attended by his fellow bandmates.

Boy arrested over woman's death

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested by police in connection with the death of 41-year-old Jeannie Smith in Airdrie last weekend.

Missing boy found safe and well

A teenager who went missing with a friend in Glasgow has been found safe and well - however, police are still trying to trace his friend.

SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER

Glasgow 'axed' from train route

Train services on the East Coast Main Line would no longer go to Glasgow and instead terminate at Edinburgh, under new plans which have emerged.

CCTV camera films Poppy can theft

A couple have been caught on a CCTV camera apparently stealing a full Poppy Appeal can from a petrol station at Ibrox in Glasgow.

Student dies in 60ft cliff plunge

A first-year university student from Shropshire has plunged 60ft to his death from a cliff close to St Andrews University in Fife.

FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER

Student dies in 60ft cliff plunge

A first-year university student from Shropshire has plunged 60ft to his death from a cliff close to St Andrews University in Fife.

Firework shoots into flat window

A man has been treated for smoke inhalation after a firework shot through an open high-rise flat window in Glasgow.

Double fatal crash driver jailed

A driver who admitted causing the deaths of his partner and her mother by dangerous driving has been sentenced to six years and nine months in prison.

THURSDAY 5 NOVEMBER

Scots in 'biggest budget squeeze'

Public spending in Scotland is facing the biggest squeeze since devolution, a report from Audit Scotland has claimed.

Amateur 'stunned' after £1m find

An Iron Age treasure hoard, worth an estimated £1m, unearthed by a metal-detecting enthusiast in Stirlingshire is unveiled.

'Extinct' oysters return to Forth

Live oysters have been found in the Firth of Forth - decades after they were declared extinct in the area, it has emerged.

WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER

Amateur 'stunned' after £1m find

An Iron Age treasure hoard, worth an estimated £1m, unearthed by a metal-detecting enthusiast in Stirlingshire is unveiled.

Transsexual Jesus sparks protests

A protest is held outside a Glasgow theatre over the staging of a production that portrays Jesus as a transsexual woman.

Botulism baby serious in hospital

A baby from Dunfermline, Fife, is being treated in an Edinburgh hospital after contracting the rare paralytic illness, botulism.

MONDAY 2 NOVEMBER

Heavy rain causes flooding chaos

Heavy rain has caused widespread havoc in north and east Scotland with homes flooded, roads closed and trains cancelled.

Fan dressed as sheep set alight

A 24-year-old football fan dressed as a sheep suffered serious burns to his arms and legs when his suit caught fire on a train in Fife.

Boyle leaves Mock The Week panel

Comedian Frankie Boyle has quit as a panellist on satirical show Mock The Week "due to other television commitments", the BBC has announced.