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I was told I was unworthy to be a mother, then they stole my baby

Marion McMillan was one of about 250,000 women who were forced to have their babies adopted between 1949 and 1976.

First Minister John Swinney during a visit to officially open the new GP walk-in service at Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital in Leven, Fife - A person in a suit and tie stands beside an NHS Fife information board promoting a GP walk-in service for urgent, non-life-threatening health problems. The poster explains who can use the service and outlines suitable and unsuitable conditions for treatment.

Swinney's 100-day push gives way to bigger battles ahead

The first minister has been ticking off the pledges from his first 100 days in government but on Tuesday he will unveil the bigger picture.

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Scotland Politics

Relief as Edinburgh's Princes Street reopens seven weeks after fire

A large section of the street has been closed through festival season after a devastating fire.

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Edinburgh, Fife & East

How fashion returned to Scotland's former national costume museum

The striking outfits are on display at Shambellie House - which closed as a costume museum in 2013.

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South Scotland

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Scottish Premiership: Charles-Cook superbly doubles Motherwell lead, Dundee host Hibs

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Traffic queues to get off the M8 motorway in Glasgow, with the carriageway empty.

M8 Eastbound closed after man falls from bridge

Police Scotland said the incident happened just before 03:00 on Sunday morning at the M8 Junction 11, near the Cranhill area of the city.

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Glasgow & West Scotland

A close up of an orange lobster caught by Iain Matheson off Skye. There is a blue glove beside to give a scale of its size.

Could Skye be a hotspot for rare fiery orange lobsters?

Fisherman Iain Matheson has caught seven different ones within a square mile of each other.

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Highlands & Islands

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Driver critically ill after crash involving police car in East Ayrshire

A 56-year-old man was airlifted to hospital after the collision on the A76 at Mauchline.

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Robert Burns farm charity warns members after cyberattack data breach

The Robert Burns Ellisland Trust says no banking data was stolen but contact details could be used by scammers.

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Land Rover driver dies in Perthshire crash

Emergency services were called at 14:20 on Friday to the crash on the A824 Auchterarder to Aberuthven Road.

Celtic salve Euro wounds with narrow win over Falkirk

Celtic maintain their winning Scottish Premiership start as Camilo Duran's double ends a bruising week on a positive with a narrow win over Falkirk.

Close-up of Kenzie Carmichael who has short, dark hair. He is wearing a dark sweater over a light-collared shirt and tie

Boy's body pulled from river in Dumfries after he collapsed

Kenzie Carmichael, 16, was found in the River Nith following reports that he had collapsed on Wednesday afternoon.

Features and analysis

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'A huge vanity project' - when Sputnik crash-landed in Scotland

Ten years after Sputnik News opened in Edinburgh, why did Scotland become a front in the global disinformation war?

Your pictures of Scotland

A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.

Richard Gadd has short, dark hair and a short beard and is wearing a white suit jacket, white shirt and black bow tie. He is standing in front of a pink background

Gadd's debt to Edinburgh: 'You arrive with an idea and leave with a career'

The Baby Reindeer star says the festivals are essential for new talent, and that he owes his success to the Fringe.

Scotcast: Val McDermid and Jo Sharp on the untold story of their new novel

Val McDermid and Jo Sharp have co-authored 'This Door of the Seas'.

Presenter Amol Rajan, in a brown tweed jacket, pale blue shirt and navy tie, makes a playful face as he points at the camera at his lecture. The red backdrop carries all the TV festival's logos and sponsors.

Edinburgh launches new media event after final TV Festival

Edinburgh TV Festival moves to Manchester next year, so what will a new event look like?

News from around Scotland

A library image on Main Street in Linlithgow on a sunny day with houses on either side and bunting draping between the street lights

Pedestrian dies after suspected hit-and-run in Linlithgow

Police are trying to trace the occupants of a grey Renault Clio which left the scene of the collision.

Could Skye be a hotspot for rare fiery orange lobsters?

Fisherman Iain Matheson has caught seven different ones within a square mile of each other.

Respite for under-pressure McInnes as Rangers edge out Aberdeen

Lawrence Shankland's second-half penalty prevents pressure intensifying on manager Derek McInnes as Rangers edge out Aberdeen to earn their first Scottish Premiership victory of the season.

I was told I was unworthy to be a mother, then they stole my baby

Marion McMillan was one of about 250,000 women who were forced to have their babies adopted between 1949 and 1976.

Land Rover driver dies in Perthshire crash

Emergency services were called at 14:20 on Friday to the crash on the A824 Auchterarder to Aberuthven Road.

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Scottish Premiership: Charles-Cook superbly doubles Motherwell lead, Dundee host Hibs

Listen to Sportsound and follow live text coverage of Aberdeen v Rangers, Dundee v Hibernian and St Mirren v Motherwell.

Respite for under-pressure McInnes as Rangers edge out Aberdeen

Lawrence Shankland's second-half penalty prevents pressure intensifying on manager Derek McInnes as Rangers edge out Aberdeen to earn their first Scottish Premiership victory of the season.