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Appeal for CCTV in murder probe Police investigating the murder of an 80-year-old woman in her isolated Perthshire cottage say private CCTV footage could hold vital clues.

Off-duty PC denies crash charges A police officer is to stand trial accused of crashing his car into two pedestrians after speeding out of a busy city centre junction

Flood warnings for west Scotland The Met Office and Sepa are warning of heavy rain and flooding affecting large parts of western mainland Scotland.

Man's body recovered from water The body of a 49-year-old man is recovered from the water near Montrose Bridge in Angus, police have said.

Man charged over theft from OAP A 42-year-old man is arrested and charged with stealing money from an 84-year-old disabled woman in Dundee.

Date set for single forces plan Single forces for Scotland's police and fire services are expected to begin operating on 1 April next year, with a fire service HQ in Perth.

North rail 'not fit for purpose' The rail network north of Perth is "unfit for purpose", according to Scotland's Chambers of Commerce.

Man charged over Carnoustie death Detectives investigating the death of a 59-year-old man in Angus last December charge a man they arrested earlier on Tuesday.

Teen picked to open Elton concert Thirteen-year-old Scottish singer Tallia Storm to open Elton John concert

Your pictures: 10 - 17 February A selection of your pictures of Scotland between 10 and 17 February

Call for cycle course volunteers Call for adults to take part in a scheme teaching cycling skills to Scots youngsters

Arbroath 4-1 Forfar Athletic Steven Doris scores a hat-trick as Arbroath beat Forfar Athletic and move to within two points of league leaders Cowdenbeath.

Dundee United 4-0 Kilmarnock Dundee United secure their biggest home win of the season with a second-half hammering of 10-man Kilmarnock.

Saints sign Hart as striker exits Former Hibs defender Michael Hart joins St Johnstone as Carl Finnigan is loaned to Dundee.

Brechin City 1-0 Stenhousemuir Brechin make ground on fourth-place Stenhousemuir thanks to Rory McKenzie's 70th minute goal.

Stirling Albion 1-1 Cowdenbeath Lewis Coult earns a point for Second Division leaders Cowdenbeath in an entertaining draw with struggling Stirling Albion.

GB pair make early Memphis exit Elena Baltacha and Heather Watson both lose in straight sets as British interest ends swiftly at the Memphis International.

Aberdeen 0-0 St Johnstone Aberdeen and St Johnstone cancel one another out in a disappointing goalless draw at Pittodrie.

Dundee Utd 0-0 St Mirren Dundee United and St Mirren cancel one another out in a fairly uneventful goalless draw at Tannadice.

Hamilton 0-1 Falkirk Falkirk close the gap on Scottish First Division leaders Ross County to three points after a narrow win against Hamilton.

Queen of the South 1-1 Dundee Queen of the South are denied victory by a late Dundee goal at Palmerston Park.

Airdrie United 0-3 Stenhousemuir On-loan Motherwell striker Gary Smith scores twice as Stenhousemuir comfortably beat Airdrie United.

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Arbroath 4-1 Forfar Athletic Steven Doris scores a hat-trick as Arbroath beat Forfar Athletic and move to within two points of league leaders Cowdenbeath.

Dundee United 4-0 Kilmarnock Dundee United secure their biggest home win of the season with a second-half hammering of 10-man Kilmarnock.

Saints sign Hart as striker exits Former Hibs defender Michael Hart joins St Johnstone as Carl Finnigan is loaned to Dundee.

Brechin City 1-0 Stenhousemuir Brechin make ground on fourth-place Stenhousemuir thanks to Rory McKenzie's 70th minute goal.

Stirling Albion 1-1 Cowdenbeath Lewis Coult earns a point for Second Division leaders Cowdenbeath in an entertaining draw with struggling Stirling Albion.

Baltacha makes early Memphis exit Elena Baltacha and Heather Watson both lose in straight sets as British interest ends swiftly at the Memphis International.

Aberdeen 0-0 St Johnstone Aberdeen and St Johnstone cancel one another out in a disappointing goalless draw at Pittodrie.

Dundee Utd 0-0 St Mirren Dundee United and St Mirren cancel one another out in a fairly uneventful goalless draw at Tannadice.

Hamilton 0-1 Falkirk Falkirk close the gap on Scottish First Division leaders Ross County to three points after a narrow win against Hamilton.

Queen of the South 1-1 Dundee Queen of the South are denied victory by a late Dundee goal at Palmerston Park.

Airdrie United 0-3 Stenhousemuir On-loan Motherwell striker Gary Smith scores twice as Stenhousemuir comfortably beat Airdrie United.

'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.

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.

Rangers ex-chief questions Whyte A former chairman of Rangers suggests the debt the club owes Craig Whyte should be written off under the terms of the takeover contract.

'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.

Sir Ian urges 'use gardens vote' Businessman Sir Ian Wood urges the people of Aberdeen to cast their vote over the controversial City Garden Project.

Appeal for CCTV in murder probe Police investigating the murder of an 80-year-old woman in her isolated Perthshire cottage say private CCTV footage could hold vital clues.

Investigation into health board Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon orders an investigation into procedures at NHS Ayrshire and Arran after critical incident disclosures.

Sculpture stolen from city museum Police examine CCTV footage after a bronze sculpture worth £20,000 was stolen from Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow.

Peacocks sold but 3,100 jobs lost Edinburgh Woollen Mill buys UK fashion retailer Peacocks out of administration, but more than 3,000 jobs will be lost.

Murder trial jury retraces steps The jury in the Suzanne Pilley murder trial retraces the last known movements of the missing Edinburgh woman.