The latest stories from the Scotland section of the BBC News web site.
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Job vacancy on UK's 'lost world'
The National Trust for Scotland is seeking to fill a job in one of the remotest corners of the UK.
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'Good progress' on heart disease
The number of people dying of heart disease in Scotland has almost halved in the past decade, the country's public spending watchdog finds.
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Report queries oil fund benefits
A think tank questions whether an "oil fund" in an independent Scotland would be the best approach for Scotland's economy.
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'MP held over Parliament assault'
A man, understood to be Falkirk MP Eric Joyce, has been arrested on suspicion of assault following a disturbance at the Houses of Parliament.
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Donald out of World Match Play
World number one Luke Donald is among a string of big European names to suffer first-round defeats at the World Match Play Championship.