Breaking news: Friday, March 15

LATEST: All newspapers and magazines are to be covered by proposals for legally-binding regulation of the press in Scotland, it emerged today.

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2:35pm: The Perthshire town of Blairgowrie is set for an ambitious £820,000 makeover as it prepares to host the Junior Ryder Cup next year.

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2:30pm: Dunfermline Athletic Football Club’s future remains uncertain after talks between Gavin Masterton and a fans group, The Pars Community (TPC), broke down today.

1:30pm: The commanding officer of the elite 45 Commando Group today issued a personal appeal to missing Marine Ralph Hebden to let his pregnant wife know he is safe.

12:55pm: An Irish property developer who was allegedly kidnapped for eight months remains in custody today on suspicion of wasting police time.

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9.15am: The newly-built Type 45 Destroyer Duncan will not leave the Scotstoun yard in Glasgow where it was constructed, after a technical issue saw the planned sailing cancelled.

8.00am: The Rumour Mill: Celtic look to make a £1m move for Issam el Adoua, Andy Goram backs a Rangers fans’ boycott warning, and Jim Goodwin may let his team take the field without him at this weekend’s cup final.

6.40am: A man in Angus has been crushed to death during tree-felling in Angus.

Today in 1995: The Rail Regulator said it was not up to British Rail to axe the Anglo-Scottish sleeper, after BR had said it would end most of the overnight services and all Motorail trains from May.

Today in 1814: The Highland Clearances began in Sutherland.