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Arise Sir Andy - Murray awarded knighthood after incredible 2016

Australian pop princess Kylie Minogue visits Ballater sweetie shop

Knighthood for Andy Murray in New Year's Honours

Value of winter fuel payments to plummet by 2021, warn Labour

£600K paid to teachers and lecturers for injuries at work in 2016

More than 8,000 motorists caught drink-driving twice in past five years

Majority of domestic violence projects face funding cuts, research shows

More views sought on school governance review

SNP urged to set 50% renewable energy target

Thief steals £2,500 worth of presents on Christmas Eve

£6M 'baby box' pilot underway in Scotland

Infected blood victims given increased payouts

£5M 'Work Able Scotland' project to help people find employment

Retailers to face 'formidable challenges' in 2017, industry body warns

Fewer school leavers achieve 'significant' Maths qualification

Government 'too slow to act' on prison sentence reforms

Vandals target thirty vehicles in Montrose

Dementia care call issued as figures show rise in number of under-65s treated

Call-out figures prompt demands for emergency services to be 'properly equipped'

Billions of pounds in social security payments going unclaimed each year

Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher dies days after heart attack

First Minister calls for 2017 to be 'turning point' against intolerance

SNP questions why 'zombie department' Scotland Office needs extra money

School cutbacks 'put teaching of most vulnerable at risk'

Queensferry Crossing "nearing completion and on schedule to open May next year"

Female binge drinkers unfairly stigmatised by media, study finds

Paul Hartley hopes Dundee improvement continues at Firhill

Tories find over 10% of patients had to be treated outside their health board in the last year

Scottish teachers 'take 500,000 days off for mental health reasons'

Politicians 'losing sight of challenges facing NHS in Scotland

Shoppers queue from 2am for bargains in post-Christmas sales

Driver-less electric cars "could eradicate air pollution in 10 years"

Storm Conor sweeps in with snow and 80mph winds

Woodland Trust announces push to recycle Christmas cards for planting of trees

Ministers face calls for fox-hunting legislation to be strengthened

Economy Secretary attacks failure to give position on single market membership