Nicola Sturgeon says the goal of vaccinating everyone on the priority list by May is a "cautious prediction".

There is a long-running dispute over sovereignty of the uninhabited North Atlantic island.

The timetable for lifting Covid curbs and Celtic's controversial trip to Dubai make the front pages.

Scotland is due to go to the polls in May - although the election is likely to be very different than usual.

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

Police Scotland arrested 21 people and fined a further 326 for breaking Covid laws in the week to 3 January.

Scotland's first minister said coronavirus rules mean only essential travel is allowed.

Paul Duncan was found with weapons in his car and home in Erskine, along with a stock of ammunition.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon thinks Celtic have questions to answer on the grounds for their winter trip to Dubai and says the club's social distancing "should be looked into".

However, the Scottish government says a £375m funding package to help Scottish businesses is not new money.

Scotland's Catholic Bishops say public worship is a human right and contributes to people's spiritual welfare.

The duo - from Linwood and Airdrie - were stopped on the A74(M) in southern Scotland last year.

Scotland is heading into a new coronavirus lockdown - what are the rules in your area?

The Oxford vaccine has now been approved for use - but when will you receive a jag?

A second coronavirus vaccine - from Oxford University/AstraZeneca - has been approved.

How has a new coronavirus variant become the most common form of the virus in parts of England?

The stories of some of the 6,000 people who have lost their lives to coronavirus in Scotland.

The whole of mainland Scotland was moved into the toughest tier of restrictions from 26 December. Is your area one of the exceptions?

From Boxing Day mainland Scotland will be in the country's toughest tier of restrictions for at least three weeks

The five-level system has been in force since 2 November - with a weekly review of how it applies to council areas.

The latest figures show another rise in the numbers of Covid patients in hospital and intensive care.

Covid jabs are beginning in earnest, but 70 years ago mass inoculation was the weapon against another deadly disease.

NHS Lothian staff recorded their experiences working on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic.

Newly-released papers show the government thought the yard's fortunes had declined almost irreparably.

The UK leaves the European single market and customs union an hour before midnight and a new relationship with the EU begins.

Despite a very tough year for Scottish business, much has been positive.

Looking back at the top 20 stories on the BBC Scotland news website in the past year.

Volunteers, scientists and politicians who went above and beyond during the pandemic are recognised by the Queen.

Fishing was one of the sticking points of the UK-EU trade negotiations but now a deal has been done.

This year The Barras, in Glasgow's east end, celebrates its centenary.

The new Covid variant has been a "punch to the stomach", but the vaccination programme offers a way out, says Scotland's first minister.

The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccination programme is being rolled out less than a week after it became the second vaccine approved in the UK.

In 1950 fears over the potential scale of a smallpox outbreak in Glasgow sparked a major response from public health officials.

A farmer's field in Scotland has been transformed into a "pop-up" ice hockey rink.

The British and Irish Lions series with South Africa could be held in the UK and Ireland if Covid-19 prevents fans from travelling.

Who are the players on the fringes of the Scotland squad who could thrust themselves into Steve Clarke’s plans with a good start to 2021?

Tommy Wright is among the candidates being interviewed for the Motherwell job, while Hibernian have had an enquiry for one of their star players.

Lee McGregor says a second postponement of his European bantamweight title fight with Karim Guerfi is frustrating but "just delaying the inevitable".

Scotland need to use their "two years of hell" to re-assess how they can improve after missing out on the European Women's Championship.