Isle of Arran
Isle Of Arran is the largest island in the Firth Of Clyde, off the west coast of Scotland. Its main village is Brodick and it also includes the villages of Blackwaterfoot, Lamlash, Kildonan and Sannox.
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Heroin warning after two deaths
Drug users in the Inverness area are warned of possible contaminated heroin, after two sudden deaths at the weekend.
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Death crash man named by police
Police in Ayrshire name a 23-year-old man who died in a two car crash near Ardrossan on Saturday morning.
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Scots scoop medals on opening day
A Glaswegian cyclist wins a gold medal and a swimmer from Fife scoops silver on the first day of the Paralympics.
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'Action needed' to tackle C.diff
Labour calls for "urgent action" to tackle C.difficile in Scottish hospitals, after an outbreak at the Royal Alexandra in Paisley.
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Scots fans turned away from game
Hundreds of football fans are refused entry to the stadium for Scotland's World Cup qualifier against Macedonia.
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Tribute to shipwreck brig's crew
A ceremony marks the anniversary of a shipwreck along with the restoration of its Scottish figurehead.
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Scots wanted for speaking clock
Scottish hopefuls are being sought to become the voices and faces of a new online video version of the speaking clock.
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Skye high day as KT Tunstall marries drummer
Singer KT Tunstall marries her backing band's drummer, Luke Bullen, in a ceremony on the Isle of Skye.
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Murray hoping to finish off Nadal
Andy Murray is hoping to continue where he left off against Rafael Nadal when their US Open semi-final resumes on Sunday evening.
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Burley targets points in Iceland
Scotland manager George Burley aims for a win in Reykjavik after the World Cup qualifying loss to Macedonia.
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Fuelling unrest
The row heats up over how to tackle rising energy costs
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Top stories
The most-read BBC Scotland news website stories
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Mountain alert
Figures reveal the deaths and rescues on Scotland's hills
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Age concern
Campaigners hit out at under-21 booze plans
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Blether with Brian
Is Gordon Brown caving in to the SNP?
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Drivers quizzed over missing man
Scores of drivers in the Maybury area of Edinburgh are stopped by police trying to trace a missing man.
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Capital's first car reg for sale
Edinburgh's first ever car number plate, registration S1, is set to fetch up to £250,000 at auction.
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Castle event for Olympic heroes
A reception to celebrate the achievements of Scotland's Olympic heroes is held in Edinburgh.
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Poles first in Euro dance contest
Poland won the second Euro Dance Contest, which was held in Glasgow before a TV audience of millions.
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A9 crash victim named by police
A woman who died in a two-vehicle crash on the A9 in the Highlands on Thursday afternoon is named by police.
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Clearances statue unveiled abroad
A statue marks the achievements of those who left for Canada during the Highland Clearances.
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Buzz-light year as bees struggle
Beekeepers and honey producers are concerned as hives fall silent to disease and fertility problems.
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Vein tubes 'fitted needlessly'
A third of patients have unnecessary tubes inserted into veins when they are in hospital, pharmacists warn.
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Girl killed after getting off bus
Classmates will be offered counselling after a 15-year-old girl is killed after getting off a school bus.
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Council defers spending decisions
Decisions on the future of major capital projects in Aberdeen have been referred to the full council.
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Police name head-on crash victim
A man who died after a head-on crash on the A75 Gretna to Stranraer road is named by police.
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Aerial attack plan for seagulls
A pilot project to tackle problems with urban gulls will fight them in the streets, on rooftops and in the sky.
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Postal raiders escape with cash
Two men make off with cash and other items in an early morning break-in at a village post office.
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Festival-goers trace local roots
People come from around the world to find out more about their ancestors who hail from Tayside.
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'Murdered' porpoise found
A father and son out fishing find a dead porpoise they believe was beaten to death by a dolphin.
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Doors Open record participation
More properties than ever before invite people in for free during the Doors Open weekend in Angus.
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Council union in one-day strike
A local government union calls another one-day strike across Scotland in pursuit of its pay claim.
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Brown 'backs more Holyrood power'
The SNP claims that Gordon Brown is "caving in to pressure" to concede more powers to Holyrood.
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Children's champion to step down
Scotland's outspoken children's commissioner will not seek reappointment when her term ends next year.
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What the Scottish Sundays say
The stories making the headlines in Scotland's newspapers.
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