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Man held over power drill attack A 19-year-old man is arrested after a serious assault in North Lanarkshire in which a man was attacked with a power drill.

Man died after 'violent attack' A 35-year-old man who was found dead in a flat in Glasgow's east end suffered a violent attack, police say.

Motorcyclist dies following crash A man dies after his motorcycle comes off the road, near Lugton, in East Ayrshire.

Travel warning before Pope visit Traffic management plans are being finalised across Scotland for the visit of Pope Benedict XVI.

Fox rules out French 'ship share' Defence Secretary Liam Fox rules out the UK sharing aircraft carriers with France as part of closer defence co-operation.

Raiders steal £350,000 of gems A pensioner is dragged from his car and robbed of jewellery worth more than £350,000 in Glasgow.

RBS move to boost Scottish jobs Royal Bank of Scotland says Scotland is likely to gain jobs as a result of major restructuring, despite news that 3,500 UK posts will be lost.

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Glasgow look to energy of youth Head coach Sean Lineen shrugs off Glasgow's lengthy casualty list and the loss of key players as he looks ahead to the new season.

Gow explains move to Motherwell Former Plymouth forward Alan Gow defends his decision to sign for Motherwell on a six-month contract.

Partick Thistle v Ayr Utd Team news followed by match report on the Alba Challenge Cup quarter-final tie at Firhill.

Arbroath v Queen's Park Team news followed by match report on the Third Division match at Gayfield.

Foster eyes trophies with Rangers New Rangers loan signing Richard Foster is targeting silverware with the Ibrox club after his move from Aberdeen.

Martinez sees fear in Burns' eyes World super-featherweight champion Roman Martinez says he can see fear in the eyes of Ricky Burns, who will fight him for his WBO title on Saturday.

Stokes completes switch to Celtic Hibernian striker Anthony Stokes completes a move to Celtic on a four-year deal after the clubs agree a fee on the last day of the transfer window.

Casalinuovo makes Accies switch Hamilton Accies sign Argentine striker Damian Casalinuovo from Dundee United on a two-year deal.

Foster-Velicka in Gers-Dons swap Aberdeen agree a swap deal with Rangers for Lithuanian striker Andrius Velicka, with defender Richard Foster heading to Ibrox.

Four SPL sides paired in Cup draw The draw for the third round of the Co-operative Insurance Cup produces two all-Scottish Premier League ties.

Well dismiss Swansea Reynolds bid Motherwell reject an offer from Championship side Swansea City for their centre-half Mark Reynolds.

St Mirren sign midfielder Hegarty St Mirren have sign former Grimsby Town midfielder Nick Hegarty on a one year deal, but Alan Gow will not be joining the Paisley club.

Old Firm tipped for England move Celtic's largest shareholder believes the Old Firm giants will join the Premier League because of media organisations' influence in football.

Killie sign Finnish star Eremenko Kilmarnock sign Alexei Eremenko on loan until the end of the year from Ukraine club Metalist Kharkiv.

Man held over power drill attack A 19-year-old man is arrested after a serious assault in North Lanarkshire in which a man was attacked with a power drill.

Fringe defends ticket sales total Edinburgh Fringe officials defend their decision to count customers of free shows in their box office returns.

Travel warning before Pope visit Traffic management plans are being finalised across Scotland for the visit of Pope Benedict XVI.

Man died after 'violent attack' A 35-year-old man who was found dead in a flat in Glasgow's east end suffered a violent attack, police say.

Payout after spillage slip claim A 71-year-old woman who broke her hip after slipping on a spilled prawn cocktail wins £7,500 from Marks and Spencer.

Motorcyclist dies following crash A man dies after his motorcycle comes off the road, near Lugton, in East Ayrshire.

Man jailed for £150,000 drug haul A man caught with herbal cannabis with a possible street value of about £150,000 is jailed for three years.

New homes sought for escaped pet snakes Homes for several stray snakes that have been found slithering around the capital are being sought by animal officers.

Fox rules out French 'ship share' Defence Secretary Liam Fox rules out the UK sharing aircraft carriers with France as part of closer defence co-operation.

Council chief gets Edinburgh post Aberdeen City Council's chief executive Sue Bruce is offered the same role at City of Edinburgh Council.