The SNP group is to attempt to take political control at Aberdeenshire Council.

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The administration on Aberdeenshire Council was made up of Conservative, Liberal Democrats, Labour and Independent councillors.

The Conservative-led administration lost its majority after the resignation of four coalition councillors.

The SNP said it now had the backing of enough members to form a majority on the council.

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A lifeboat went to the aid of a marine life research vessel after an engine problem put it at risk of grounding.

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The three crew of Silurian raised the alarm at 16:43 on Sunday on Loch Duich near Ratagan.

Kyle of Lochalsh RNLI towed the ketch into deeper water to prevent it from running aground on the shore at Ratagan.

A lifeboat volunteer was able to get the engine started and Silurian was escorted to Kyle.

More than 200 new jobs are being created at the Livingston operations of the American electronic manufacturing services provider Jabil.

The company confirmed the move at a meeting with Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in New York. Jabil is investing £12.5m in its Scottish plant. Another 147 manufacturing roles will also be safeguarded.

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The process of transferring further powers to Holyrood takes another step forward later when the Scotland Bill gets its second reading in the House of Commons.

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Speaking on Good Morning Scotland, the SNP's Chief Whip and Deputy Leader, Stewart Hosie, said: "This doesn't even go as far as the Smith Commission, let alone delivering the powers the Scottish people voted for at the general election.

"There are continuing vetoes over things like universal credit, there are continuing restrictions on who the Scottish government can pay carers benefits to, there's a failure to devolve fully employment services."

Mr Hosie added: "We want full fiscal responsibility, we're not running away from this. We will try to get as much power as we possibly can. We need maximum powers in order to grow the economy."

Rangers aim to appoint a manager in the coming week, director Paul Murray has told BBC Scotland.

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Stuart McCall replaced Kenny McDowall in March, on a deal until the until the end of the season, which ended in play-off final disappointment.

McCall has made it clear he wants to stay on as Rangers prepare for a second campaign in the Championship.

Former Brentford boss Mark Warburton has had talks with the Ibrox club and is interested in taking the role.

Johanna Gericke took this picture of a cow and calf at Ballimore Farm Estate in Argyll with Ben Cruachan as backdrop.

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Andy Murray has entered into a business partnership with crowdfunding website Seedrs.

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The tennis champion will provide the firm with advice on firms working in the health, sport and wearable technology markets.

He will also invest in a number of start-ups.

Equity crowdfunding involves raising finance through small investments from a large number of people using online platforms.

Murray already owns a management company and he has a property portfolio, which includes the five-star Cromlix House Hotel in Kinbuck.

He opened the luxury hotel in April 2014 and had his wedding reception at the venue a year later, when he married his wife, Kim.

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On the issue of the Scotland Bill, Mr Mundell told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme: "I am absolutely clear that the Scotland Bill does fulfil in full the recommendations of the Smith Commission and I'm very happy to have my feet held to the fire in that regard.

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"I think it will stand up to scrutiny."

Mr Mundell added: "Of course the SNP want it to go further, they want Scotland to be independent, that's their position. What we're looking to do is deliver this historic agreement.

"There are no vetoes in this bill. What there are are mechanisms for two governments to work together using shared system."

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Ahead of the second reading of the Scotland Bill at Westminster, a meeting will be held between the Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney, his Westminster counterpart George Osborne and the Scottish Secretary David Mundell.

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Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, Mr Mundell said: "What we'll be saying to [Mr Swinney] is that by taking forward the Scotland Bill, he'll be able to make provisions about spending in Scotland.

"If he thinks that more money is required to be spent in Scotland, he will be able to make those decisions within the Scottish Parliament.

"The Scotland Bill overlaps into those discussions because it's about giving the Scottish parliament a greater ability to raise the money that it spends and for it to be making these decisions in relation to what it thinks the level of spending in Scotland should be."

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Mark Warburton has emerged as the favourite to fill Rangers' managerial vacancy, with bookmakers suspending betting on the former Brentford coach taking the Ibrox hotseat.

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Scotland's Andy Robertson joked that his manager at Hull City, Steve Bruce, must have been drunk when he valued the left back at £30m.

Defender Charlie Mulgrew combated frustration over his six-month spell on the sidelines through injury by targeting a place in the Scotland line-up in their Euro 2016 qualifier against the Republic of Ireland.

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Nearly a year since the oil price began to fall and five months since it bottomed out, the benchmark barrel of Brent Crude remains volatile and we're still not clear what impact it will have on the Scottish economy.

The latest analysis from the Scottish ITEM Club - economists who independently apply the Treasury's economic model - point to the downsides.

Speaking of Labour's involvement in the Smith Commission proposals, Shadow Scottish Secretary Ian Murray said: "We said we would take an enthusiastic approach and we've done that.

"This isn't a reaction to [Labour's poor performance in] the general election, it's a reaction to Scotland getting the powers to make it a much more fair nation. It's also important that the Scottish parliament gets on with using the powers."

Mr Murray added that his party would never support the scrapping of the Barnett formula, which dictates the level of public spending in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

He said: "We will not support any moves towards full fiscal autonomy because it will be bad for Scotland."

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The Scotland Bill will become the first new legislation to receive a second reading under the new UK government at Westminster later today.

Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, Shadow Scottish Secretary Ian Murray said: "We want to go a little bit further than the Smith Agreement."

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He added: "What this bill does is give the Scottish parliament much more power over taxes that it raises through income tax and then gives decisions over how that will be spent.

"That gives accountability so we can start turning Scotland into the fairest nation on earth."

Scottish Health Secretary Shona Robison is to mark the official start of building work for the new Dumfries hospital at a ground-breaking ceremony.

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She will be joined by Phil Jones, the chairman of NHS Dumfries and Galloway, to cut the turf on the site at the western edge of the town.

The £270m complex will house 350 beds, a heli-pad and 980 parking spaces.

MSP Ms Robison is also expected to open Melrose Ambulance Station during a tour of the south of Scotland on Monday.

The new £2.9m facility has been built next to the Borders General Hospital.

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