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Brian Wilson: How the SNP keeps information at a premium

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Alison Todd (above) of Children 1st backs the Named Person plan but Tory leader Ruth Davidson has urged Scottish Government ministers to rethink the scheme

Revealed: what can happen when a Named Person reports on your children

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Virgin Azuma trains at Kings Cross Station

Trains, boasts and planes: Virgin bids to put rail on top

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The male/female dynamic at school bears watching. Photograph: Branimir Nedeljkov

Dani Garavell: Yes, girls are bullied but boys can have it tough too

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Raccoon spotted near Garve in the Highlands

Rare raccoon spotted in the wild in the Highlands

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Prescriptions account for 15 per cent of all health service funding. Picture: Liukov Maksym

Leader: £50m waste of medicine hard to swallow

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Virgin Azuma trains at Kings Cross Station

Trains, boasts and planes: Virgin bids to put rail on top

UK
Nicola Sturgeon, flanked by Peter Zhang (left) and Sir Richard Heygate. Picture: Sinofortone Group

Scotland and China agree £10 billion investment deal

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Los Angeles investigators ruled out the knife after weeks of forensic tests. Picture: POO/AFP/Getty Images)

Knife found at OJ Simpson’s home not murder weapon, say LAPD

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The men work as landmine clearers in Afghanistan. Picture: Picture: AFP/Getty Images

11 men working for Dumfries charity kidnapped in Afghanistan

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Michaella McCollum (left) and Scot Melissa Reid. Picture: Getty

Peru drugs mule waits on Scottish prison transfer decision

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Picture: Google

Drunk man tried to set Bo’ness petrol station alight

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Ronnie Corbett ‘never once grumbled’ throughout his illness, his wife says

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JK Rowling donned a Scottish Resistance T-shirt in the name of fun. Picture: PA

Leader comment: Good humour has the last laugh

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Ronnie Corbett never once complained about his illness. Picture: Getty

Comedian Ronnie Corbett ‘needed round-the-clock care’

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Ronnie Corbett after he received his CBE in 2012. Picture: PA

Hearts and Crystal Palace pay tribute to Ronnie Corbett

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Young Scots should be encouraged to explore our national parks. Picture: PA

All parties can take a stand for our natural heritage

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Wood is used to make everything from paper to houses but we are now importing too much from overseas

Being hard-headed on softwood forests

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Scots should be encouraged to get out and explore the outdoors. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Investing in the great outdoors is the in thing

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Right-to-die campaigner and a pioneer in tackling womens sexual health issues. Picture: Robert Perry

Obituary: Dr Elizabeth (Libby) Wilson, right-to-die campaigner

Obituaries
Brewery executive and co-founder of the Edinburgh Jazz Festival

Obituary: Alastair Mowat, executive with Scottish and Newcastle Breweries

Obituaries
Banker and Dundee United director, and fan. Picture: SNS

Obituary: Derek Walker Robertson, Dundee United director and fan

Obituaries
Alleged EgyptAir hijacker Seif Eldin Mustafa, left, with Aberdeen oil worker Ben Innes Grinning alongside alleged EgyptAir hijacker Seif al-Din Mustafa saw Ben Innes vilified by the likes of John Humphreys

Euan McColm: So what would you do on a hijacked jet?

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