Darren Brown

Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi celebrated his 60th birthday yesterday, despite being freed from prison on compassionate ground 3 years ago, claiming he had only months to live.

An international team of astronomers have discovered "billions of planets" not much bigger than Earth and have the potential to sustain life, BBC News reports.

Edinburgh - Official experts have predicted that Tian Tian, one of the giant pandas at Edinburgh zoo will be ready to mate next week, BBC News reports.

Larbert - Smokers who choose to spark up outside Forth Valley Royal Hospital near Larbert will trigger and alert which will result in a loudspeaker telling them to stop smoking.

PM David Cameron has accused the First Minister of "dithering" over the independence referendum, and mocked him openly, claiming: "I thought we were watching the movie Braveheart, but it turns out it is the Chicken Run"

Scientists analysing data from a space probe that took pictures of Mercury have announced that they have discovered what appears to be ice on the closest planet to the sun.

Glasgow - Public spending watchdog Audit Scotland has announced concerns over the security costs of the Commonwealth Games, to be held in Glasgow 2014.

Edinburgh - A gang of girls between the ages of 12 and 16 took turns to kick a young Asian girl in the head, reports Deadline News Agency.

Aberdeen - Ross Masson is to be jailed after pleading guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh after a tip-off revealed 72,344 images of child pornography in his possession.

A team from the University of Cambridge and Kyoto University in Japan have unveiled why they believe man evolved to walk upright.

The Orkney and Shetland islands, just North of Scotland, have put up a brave front against the SNP, claiming that they will decide whether or not to join an independent Scotland.

The UK School Games, sponsored by Sainsbury's, is taking place in London near the Olympic Park on May 7 and May 8 this year.

Nicola Wilding, a 35 year old mother of one, has announced that she wants her 'useless' right arm replaced with a bionic prosthetic, reports The Independent.

Dunfermline - Callum O'Donnell from West Fife Fencing club is to carry the Olympic torch through Maybole (South of Ayr) on June 8. Ken Rose, founder of West Fife Fencing Club and well renowned coach is also carrying the olympic torch through Cupar on June 12.

Rihanna has defended herself against criticism over her recent collaboration with Chris Brown, three years after he was convicted of attacking her.

Senior Scottish Government Minister and Education Secretary for Scotland Mike Russell has claimed that in the event of Scottish independence, an agreement for the devolution of power could come within 12 months, reports BBC News.

New fossils unearthed in China hint at a previously unknown human lineage from nearly 15000 years ago, BBC news reports.

The unemployment rate in Scotland has risen by a figure of 6,000 in three months to the end of January, according to new figures released by the Office of National Statistics.

Lockerbie - The Crown Office in the United Kingdom is being pressured to hand over key documents about the Lockerbie bombing, and may face prosecution over the delays.

Glasgow - David McCallum, a father of three, has admitted at the High Court in Glasgow that he is guilty of raping three girls when they were aged between 9 and 12, twenty years ago.