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Dumfries clean-up

Scottish flooding 'to get worse' Tough decisions about how to protect Scotland from worsening floods must be taken by politicians. More rain but flood risk lowers Wettest day sparks trouble In Pictures: Flooding in Dumfries

Air guns MSPs to get power to ban airguns
Powers allowing air guns to be banned Scotland are expected to be devolved to Holyrood, it emerges.

Off licence alcohol End 'cheap bevvies', Welsh urges
Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh urges politicians to tackle Scotland's "cheap bevvy" culture with minimum alcohol pricing.

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Whitesands Businesses clean up after floods

Baby rescued as flooding hits

White fish being brought aboard Euro fish talks were a 'disaster'

Local Hero village under threat

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS

lifeboat Your pictures
A selection of photographs taken across Scotland

young children 'Mothers unite'
Concerns over planned childcare voucher cuts

Astute class submarine Water world
Royal Navy's new nuclear sub arrives on Clyde

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EDINBURGH, EAST AND FIFE Surgery after serious gang attack
Stars give stock for charity shop
Susan Boyle makes Amazon history

GLASGOW, LANARKSHIRE AND WEST Patient, 86, found safe and well
Three teenagers injured in crash
Rangers fan admits police attack

HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS New flights route from Inverness
Hunt for Scottish sharks officer
PC computer game a family affair

NORTH EAST/N ISLES Police probe 'unprovoked' assault
Fish talks result is 'appalling'
Cliff repair work being delayed

SOUTH OF SCOTLAND Woman rescued from coastal cliff
More rain but flood risk lowers
Megrahi 'should return to prison'

TAYSIDE AND CENTRAL Face injured in unprovoked attack
A90 closed after fatal accident
Missing youth found safe and well

SCOTTISH POLITICS Scots swine flu deaths reach 40
Call to freeze councillors' pay
'Still time' to sort curriculum

NEWSPAPER ROUND-UP What the Scottish papers say
SCOTLAND WEATHER

River Nith Dumfries In Pictures
Images of flooding at the Whitesands in Dumfries

Whisky bottles Drink responsibly
Scotch whisky to have safe drinking warnings on bottle

John Swinney Politician of year
Finance Secretary John Swinney wins awards praise

NEWS FROM AROUND SCOTLAND

Sir Terry Wogan with Pudsey Scots Children in Need tops £1.6m

SCOTTISH BUSINESS

tobago ships Douglas Fraser on employment hopes for Glasgow

Oil and gas companies 'recover'
Wave energy machine switched on
SCOTLAND'S BIG PICTURE

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United's Darren Dodds Dundee United 2-1 Celtic

Andy Murray Murray beats Del Potro in opener

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