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Gas leak on platform 'has stopped'

A gas leak on a North Sea oil platform has been stopped, according to the operators.Read

'Fewer cases of norovirus recorded'

Outbreaks of the potentially fatal norovirus have fallen in recent years, Scotland's top doctor has said.Read

Scottish jobless total falls again

Unemployment in Scotland has fallen for the second month in a row, with the latest figures showing 221,000 are out of work.Read

Crews tackle recycling plant fire

Around 30 firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a recycling plant.Read

SSE squeezed by rising energy costs

Energy firm SSE has said profits from its domestic supply operation fell 21% over the last year as it battled higher costs and falling consumption.Read

Tax-add on empty homes 'no panacea'

Allowing local authorities to double council tax on empty homes is not a "panacea" for solving the problem, housing chiefs have warned.Read

MSPs to agree library legislation

Legislation to modernise the National Library of Scotland is expected to be agreed.Read

Surge of house buyers 'a one-off'

A surge of first-time buyers nudged the average house price in Scotland up in March during a rush to beat the stamp-duty deadline, according to a report.Read

Sales slump 'biggest in 13 years'

April was a washout for retailers as high street sales saw their worst decline in 13 years.Read

Welfare cuts create 'grave concern'

MSPs have "grave concerns" about the future of the most vulnerable people because of a £2.5 billion cut in benefits.Read

MSPs have questions about key road

A Holyrood committee hopes to quiz transport minister Keith Brown about problems on a "lifeline" road.Read

Arctic men 'owed an official medal'

Veterans minister Keith Brown is leading the call for sailors who took part in Arctic convoys during the Second World War to be officially recognised.Read

Hands of accused 'were shaking'

A man accused of murdering his estranged wife was pacing around and his hands were shaking on the day she disappeared, a court has heard.Read

Cuts may risk disability care plan

A plan to give disabled people more control of their care risks being "poisoned" and "discredited" by real and perceived service cuts, MSPs have heard.Read

Post-independence defence discussed

Scotland may struggle in the short-term to recruit the right people to fill its military forces in the event of independence, a defence conference has heard.Read

Murder accused says he has alibi

A businessman accused of murdering his estranged wife 14 years ago was making routine deliveries on the day she disappeared, a court has been told.Read

500 jobs created in oil industry

An oil services company has announced it is to create 500 jobs at its operations in the north east.Read

Bug sees eight hospital wards shut

Two more wards at a hospital have been closed to new patients because of an outbreak of a bug thought to be the norovirus.Read

Helicopters to resume normal flying

The operator of a helicopter which ditched in the North Sea last week with 14 people on board is to resume normal flying in the next 24 hours.Read

Total begins bid to 'kill' gas leak

An operation to stop a gas leak on a North Sea oil platform has got under way.Read