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2 September 2010 Last updated at 20:03 ET

Union members to discuss pay deal

Unison Scotland members will discuss how to respond to a move by councils to impose a pay deal on 150,000 workers.

Report finds engineering optimism

Engineering manufacturing in Scotland is showing its best performance since 2006, according to the latest figures.

Travel warning before Pope visit

Traffic management plans are being finalised across Scotland for the visit of Pope Benedict XVI.
Council house repair costs rise

Funding is sought to address serious structural defects in some of the first council houses built in Scotland.
RBS move to boost Scottish jobs
Man in court over fatal collision
Trio sentenced over prison riot
Men sought over £350,000 gem raid
Drunk driver caught at police HQ
Greenpeace rig activists arrested
Four power firms face sales probe

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One in nine schools 'half empty'

Figures obtained by the BBC suggest that in one in nine Scottish primary schools at least 60% of places are unfilled.
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Musician in deal with audio firm

A former rock musician joins forces with Fife-based Clear Audio Systems to provide specialist audio systems for deaf people.
Standard Life set to cut 500 jobs
Indian acquisition for Weir Group

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McCulloch & Naismith in for Scots

Lee McCulloch and Steven Naismith are among six Rangers players in the Scotland team to face Lithuania on Friday.
Gow explains move to Motherwell
Aberdeen chase Udinese defender

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Fringe box office breaks records

The Edinburgh Fringe breaks last year's box office record by selling almost two million tickets, organisers reveal.
Chickens win 'Comedy God' award
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Salmond defends knives decision Watch

Alex Salmond defends the rejection of mandatory sentences for carrying a knife, in the last first minister's question time before the summer recess.

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