Much has been made of the talented crop of youngsters coming through at Dundee United right now – and with good reason.

Homes were evacuated in a Perth and Kinross town yesterday, following the discovery of an unexploded bomb in a garden.

Calum Butcher says “unfinished business” brought him back to Dundee United as he expressed his pride at making 100 appearances for the club.

On this day 58 years ago there were 40,000 spectators squeezed inside Dens Park as Bob Shankly’s Dundee booked their place in the European Cup semi-finals.

A Fife MP who previously worked as a police officer dealing with sexual offences has called on men to “step up” in light of concerns raised surrounding the Sarah Everard case.

A new internet safety app has been launched in Perth and Kinross amid growing fears for school children online.

A killer who was caught while on the run from a Perthshire jail has died in prison.

Dundee has the highest number of criminals requiring a social work report in the whole of Scotland, according to new statistics.

A Dundee woman has turned detective in the hope of tracking down the artist who replicated a famous painting on a wall in her house.

A Fife racing circuit boss has said grant cash to support spectator sports through lockdown will protect jobs.

Plans for eight new luxury homes overlooking the Firth of Forth look set to be fiercely fought by locals.

Householders are being urged to report rogue contractors who are blighting beauty spots with illegal flytipping.

Unpaid carers in Angus are being offered much-needed respite care, as part of a new service the charity behind it never thought possible.

Workers have began harvesting the Tay reedbeds for the first time since they were engulfed in a devastating fire last year.

Declan McDaid says he feels back to his best at Dundee after his aborted loan move to Partick Thistle in January.

A pet store has reopened in Perth after being burnt down in a fatal fire 18 months ago.

Police on both sides of the border are investigating a racist message which appears to have been sent from a Fife man’s Instagram account to a high-profile footballer.

Dundee mental health bosses have been urged to look west for inspiration as a 24-hour crisis centre prepares to open in Perth.

Tackling Scotland’s population challenges involves dealing with both modern trends and the weight of history. For many years we were a country that people left through enforced clearances or, latterly, to pursue opportunities elsewhere.

Scotland’s population faces a “demographic time bomb” as birth rates decline and Brexit turns off free movement, Fiona Hyslop says.

"Something in Scotland has changed" in recent weeks and the Scottish Conservatives are now on the path to blocking an SNP majority, according to Ruth Davidson.

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross says there is still work to be done after Brexit – but does not see it as an “electoral issue”.

Tories want to bring in locally set targets to increase the time police officers spend on patrol in an attempt to boost a visible presence on the street.

Micky Mellon is relishing a rare weekend off.

Scotland’s largest national park could charge more for parking and introduce park and ride schemes to cut car use, its deputy convener has said.

Emergency services were called to Milnathort after an unexploded bomb was discovered on a residential street in the village.

A need for physical distancing in secondary schools before but not after the Easter holidays has left anxious teachers bemused, according to their union.

A man has been arrested after a disturbance late on Thursday night which saw a man taken to Ninewells Hospital.

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Everyone aged over 60 in Tayside will be getting their chance to have their Covid-19 vaccination from next week.