The extra capacity would relieve pressure on emergency departments and the ambulance service, claim senior medics.

Locals are facing a challenge from potential private buyers to purchase The Old Forge in Knoydart.

"Skyrocketing" fuel costs and fears over energy firms going bust make the Scottish front pages.

The A85 through Taynuilt has been closed as fire crews deal with the blaze at the Taynuilt Inn.

The broadcaster will stand down as chairwoman of the board of governors at the end of the month.

A father tells an inquiry he was left "shell shocked" when his son almost died from a hospital-acquired infection at Glasgow's QEUH.

The 58-year-old woman was fatally injured in Motherwell on Sunday evening.

Tourism bodies warn Scotland's retention of rigorous testing rules while in England they are relaxed will harm trade.

The 46-year-old man was part of a group of motorcyclists riding north on the A816.

Archaeologists uncover three wooden railways, each one laid immediately on top of the last, on the Tranent Waggonway.

Schoolboy Carson Shephard was discovered inside a wall cavity in his own home after an overnight search.

The area around the Scottish National Gallery was cordoned off and Princes Street was closed.

A daily update on the number and location of coronavirus cases in Scotland.

More details have been revealed about Scotland's scheme - but some questions have still to be answered.

A woman who got one jab in England and one in Scotland says her vaccine certificate only confirms a single dose.

How to weigh the pros and cons of a vaccine for a disease that is rarely serious in young people.

Scotland is launching a QR code system in line with similar "passports" rolled out across Europe.

Covid cases are rising sharply in young adults despite all over 16s being eligible for vaccination.

Some high risk patients had few or no infection-fighting antibodies in their blood, a vaccine study found.

Scotland's levels system of restrictions have come to an end - but what does that mean people can do?

Resistance is building from different sectors to proposals for vaccine certification to be shown in selected settings.

Key maps and charts explaining how the virus has spread around the world.

Josh Quigley is believed to have broken Jack Thompson's record by cycling 2,179 miles in a week.

Brian Keeley shares his experience of a heart transplant six months after a new organ donor system was introduced.

How Tottenham Hotspur were beaten in Inverness and the forgotten legacy of their Scottish manager.

The military is being brought in to help ease the pressure on paramedics - but is Covid the sole cause?

Lillian Briggs, 86, had to wait eight hours for an ambulance after falling and breaking her hip.

Artists look for ways to remember and to share our collective grief from Covid.

The son of an elderly woman who had to lie on the floor waiting for an ambulance says he wants answers.

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford says the government needs a winter plan for working families.

BBC Scotland goes on the road with paramedics as some patients wait hours for help.

Pipe Major Scott Methven held one of the most prestigious jobs in the piping world, a role which dates back to Queen Victoria’s reign.

The head of Scotland's professional football league says spot-checking fans ahead of games is the only viable option.

Jennifer Beattie says playing Scotland's home Women's World Cup qualifiers at Hampden is a 'pinch-me moment'.

Celtic lost £11.5m last year after a fall in revenue of almost £10m, the club reveal in their annual results.

Andy Murray says he would "always be on the end of the phone" to give Emma Raducanu help - but only if she asks for it.

BBC Scotland examines the key questions surrounding the impact of vaccine passports in Scottish sport.

Pedro Martinez Losa feels more Scottish now he knows how to sing the national anthem as he prepares for his first Hampden encounter against the Faroe Islands in Tuesday's Women's World Cup qualifier.