It follows new restrictions being put on public events and venues earlier this week due to concern over Omicron.

The risk of needing hospital treatment could be 30 - 70% lower with Omicron than other variants.

The former PM says Covid will come back to haunt us without a push to vaccinate the whole world.

The honour is being given as part of a competition to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee next year.

Potentially good news from the latest Covid data and football's response to Omicron make the front pages.

The Scottish Premiership winter break has been brought forward from 4 January and will begin after Sunday's fixtures.

Josh Quigley had to abandon the round-the-world challenge when he was badly injured in a crash in 2019.

Pantos, gigs, football matches and a huge indoor carnival have been affected by the restrictions.

Council bosses appeal for a meeting with Nicola Sturgeon over "totally unacceptable" funding proposals.

The craft brewer's chairman says its management issues are in the past, following claims of a toxic culture.

Tea pickers allege they have suffered injuries due to conditions on farms run by a Scottish firm.

Peter Antonelli was sentenced to eight years for abusing pupils over more than two decades.

The deputy first minister says Scotland may follow England in reducing isolation to a week.

And advisers say boosters should be offered to some older children due to the risk of Omicron.

Two types of treatment will be available for people at the highest risk after they test positive.

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

BBC Scotland answers your questions about the latest Covid restrictions.

Restrictions have been tightened again due to the rapid rise in cases of the Omicron variant.

Outdoor events including football matches will be limited to 500 people, and indoor to a maximum of 200.

Booster numbers have reached record levels in the fight against the Omicron variant.

Could a runny nose be a sign you have Omicron?

The government says shops should introduce greater physical distancing and encourages bars to bring back table service.

It wasn't until Emma's partner held a knife to her throat that she escaped a violent relationship.

A selection of images on the day with the shortest period of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere.

Kirsty Nelson works with people in poverty and with addictions who are just "scraping by".

The men entered the flat while the occupier was out - even though she is not a Scottish Power customer.

Frishta Matin and her family risked their lives to flee the Taliban for a new start in Lewis.

Conservationists and creel fishers want to stop whales and dolphins getting tangled in fishing gear.

It features Holyrood, the Finnieston Crane, SEC Armadillo, thistles and a Charles Rennie Mackintosh-style rose.

One of the last Scots who was an eyewitness to the horrors of the Holocaust has died at the age of 97.

Avian flu has left a reserve on the Solway Coast dealing with "unprecedented" numbers of dead geese.

The BBC's James Cook finds businesses struggling with supplies, recruitment and rising prices.

Experts are investigating why the birds are dying but they believe it is unlikely to be avian flu.

It wasn't until Emma's partner held a knife to her throat that she escaped a violent relationship.

A seal has been rescued near Ullapool after getting a rope wrapped around its neck.

Scotland is "nowhere near" the peak of the Omicron wave, with cases likely to double or treble in coming days, the national clinical director has said.

Nicola Sturgeon has urged people to stay at home as much as they can as the "tsunami" of Omicron cases starts to hit.

Strictly Come Dancing's Rose Ayling Ellis has helped shine a light on sign language users like Phoebe.

The SPFL are "very hopeful" capacity crowds can return to matches after the three-week cap on attendances over the festive period.

Celtic follow their League Cup triumph with a shock Scottish Premiership slip-up as they are held by Covid-weakened St Mirren in Paisley.

Shaun Maloney said there were "lots of positives" after he gets his managerial career off to a winning start as Hibernian beat Aberdeen to move back into the Scottish Premiership's top six.

Ross County struck a significant blow in the Scottish Premiership relegation fight by beating St Johnstone to move four points clear of the division's bottom side.

Scottish Premiership clubs fail to delay attendances cap as Rangers are linked with goalkeeper.