EXCLUSIVE: By Environment Editor Rob Edwards

THE MYSTERY: By Caroline Wilson
CLICK LINK AT END OF THIS STORY TO HEAR THE 911 CALL

INVESTIGATION: By Paul Hutcheon

SNP warned not to hinder Westminster
By James Cusick, Westminster Editor

By Paul Hutcheon and Tom Gordon

Prime minister can’t stop the tide of fresh allegations chipping away at reputation
From Philip Willan in Rome

Conference-goers fight prejudice and have fun
From David Wallis in New York

After 26 years of war and 80,000 dead, defeated Tamils struggle to regroup
From Tom Farrel in Colombo

Riots and violence have followed Mahmoud ­Ahmadinejad’s controversial election victory. now, with protesters’ reprisals and an imposed media blackout, tehran is teetering on the brink of chaos.
By Trevor Royle, Diplomatic Editor

Austrian critics attack slurs by Sacha Baron Cohen as comic persona hits the big screen
From Thomas Seifert in Vienna

Western intelligence services are on high alert as an escalation in violence in North Africa suggests Al-Qaeda has penetrated vast swathes of the continent
From Fred Bridgland in Johannesburg

Essay of the week by Irene Reid

Ian Bell

Tom Shields

Robin Yassin-Kassab

ON THE SPOT: Michael Grant

FALKIRK: Eddie May may be a managerial novice, but he knows his club inside out and is convinced its new structure will guarantee stability. Michael Grant reports

By Michael Grant

Celtic manager faces a whirlwind start but will employ a measured approach to bringing change, writes Michael Grant

ON THE SPOT: Michael Grant

Scots government wants all public-sector cars to be carbon free by 2020
By Steven Vass

By Steven Vass

Drinks firm offers £10,000 start-up offer as three Scots pubs a week shut down
By John Phelps

Income tax must be paid – even on wages waived by bosses trying to keep firms afloat
By Anthony Harrington

INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK: Thomas Lingelbach, managing director of Intercell
By Steven Vass

Fifteen years after their T in the Park debut, iconic Britpop band Blur return. They’re The Beatles of our generation, says By Barry Didcock

FILM REVIEWS: Rudo Y Cursi (15)
Director: Carlos Cuaron
Reviewed by Demetrios Matheou

Ground Control – Fear And Happiness In The 21st Century City
By Anna Minton
(Penguin, £9.99)
Reviewed by Iain Macwhirter

Wife of an icon, daughter of a legend ... a talent all her own
Interview by Barry Didcock

after the singer edwyn collins suffered two severe strokes, his partner grace maxwell had to rebuild both their lives
By Teddy Jamieson

Some fellow churchgoers disapproved, but for Judith and Shona, marriage has been a wonderful blessing

Paul Dalgarno on fatherhood

Denise Mina, crime writer