A student from Dundee University has suffered serious head injuries after a crash at Knockhill Racing Circuit in Fife. In other news: a 93 year old man has died after a fire broke out at his home in Arbroath; the mother of a Fife schoolboy who died in a car accident at the weekend has given the gift of life by donating her son’s organs. In sport: Aberdeen are running the rule over former Irish under twenty one defender Cian Hughton. This is an international version of the news that may have been edited for rights reasons.

The Prime Minister’s former Communications Chief Andy Coulson has said he will vigorously defend himself from perjury allegations having been charged last night by Strathclyde Police. In other news: Evan Wilson was just hours old when he was diagnosed with liver cancer – making him one of the youngest people in the country to have the disease. A teenage girl has died in a car crash in Midlothian. Nineteen year old Lisa Anne Laurie from Innerleithen was killed after she lost control of her car and came off the road. Scotland’s population reached its highest ever total last year. The National Records show the estimated population was just over 5 million and 250000 by mid-2011. The Scottish Parliament is expected to back independence for the first time in its history. Oil giant Shell has scrapped a major contract they were due to sign with Bond Helicopters. The Royal Yacht Britannia’s Barge has set off for London to feature in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Author Alexander McCall Smith has cut the first sod at the site of the new St Columba’s Hospice in the capital. A Glasgow man who developed a pigmentation disorder 3 years ago is the first patient in Scotland to undergo a revolutionary new treatment to improve it. The leader of Glasgow city council has predicted that Hampden will be filled with the roar of Olympic football fans – despite the fact that around three quarters of the tickets are still unsold. And in sports: Andy Murray defied chronic back pain to …
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