Five overdose on 'bubbles' drug
Doctors in Dundee warn about the legal high drug 'bubbles' after five people suffer non-fatal overdoses in the city.

Council rejects incinerator plan
Controversial plans to build a £100m waste energy plant are refused by a committee of councillors in Perth.

Jobs blow for Prudential staff
UK insurance giant Prudential begins consultation over plans to cut about 100 jobs from its lifetime mortgages division.

Fire accused 'slapped' can at girl
A murder trial hears the accused told police his girlfriend went on fire after he "slapped" a can of petrol at her.

Man, 80, attacked on his doorstep
An 80-year-old man is attacked by a man in a balaclava who appeared at his front door in Dundee.

Actor Alan Cumming collects OBE
Actor Alan Cumming, star of films such as the Spy Kids trilogy and X2: X-Men United, collects his OBE at Buckingham Palace.

Gene offers bowel cancer 'shield'
A gene known to shield the body from harmful chemicals may also protect against bowel cancer, a study suggests.

Big in Falkirk festival scrapped
Councillors in Falkirk vote to scrap financial support for the Big In Falkirk festival amid concern about the costs involved.

Child rapist, 56, dies in custody
A prisoner in Dumfries who was jailed for raping a 10-year-old girl in Alloa is confirmed to have died in custody.

Coal communities 'still deprived'
Deprivation is disproportionately high in former coalmining communities across Scotland, a new report finds.

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