Cost and confusion are the two main reasons people are not changing to greener options, the BBC finds.

KPMG analysis suggests Scottish GDP could be boosted by a successful vaccine rollout and "consumer bounce".

The Scottish SPCA received more than 136,000 calls about unwanted animals in the past year.

Alex Salmond's suggestion that protests may be needed to secure a referendum makes the front pages.

Craig Melville, 16, was a passenger in a car which hit a wall on a Highlands road on Saturday night.

Areas around the Spey, Forth and Tay have been identified as most at risk from late Sunday to Tuesday.

Neale Hanvey, who holds the Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath seat, follows Kenny MacAskill in joining Alex Salmond's new party.

The family of a woman found dead in Crete in 2009 said the development is potentially "groundbreaking"

The Scottish Lib Dem leader's comments come as the SNP pledges to provide all schoolchildren with a laptop or tablet.

A study suggests 62% of residents are protected by a single dose of the vaccines used in the UK.

Latest Scottish government figures reveal the new cases amounted to 2.6% of those tested on Saturday.

The attack happened in a wooded area behind Dykebar Hospital last Saturday night.

RMT union members are to hold strike days every Sunday until 2 May, in an overtime payments dispute.

Nicola Sturgeon's comments come after Alex Salmond confirmed he would stand for a new pro-independence party.

The return of Alex Salmond to the political fray will send a shockwave through the Holyrood campaign.

Everything you need to know ahead of the Scottish Parliament election on 6 May.

Compare where the parties stand on key issues - from Covid-19 and the NHS to education and the environment.

Polling expert Professor John Curtice looks at the issues that will decide the Scottish Parliament election on 6 May.

We are looking for people from all parts of Scotland to join our voter panel in the run up to May's Holyrood election.

Elections to the Scottish and Welsh parliaments will be held on 6 May.

Women who have relocated in the past year tell how difficult it has been to adapt to a new country in a pandemic.

The police said he took his own life after a row with his fiancée - but his family say questions still remain about how he died.

Liam Gallagher, The Courteeners and The Chemical Brothers will headline the event at Glasgow Green.

Now everyone is presumed to be a donor unless they opt out of the organ donation register.

Paul McKeigue shared information with a man who hinted he was a Russian agent, to discredit an NGO.

BBC Scotland's Iain MacInnes looks at Covid's impact on the isles of Skye, Barra and Tiree.

Paul Henderson spent 30 days in ICU and was put in an induced coma when he caught Covid a year ago.

The names Roman, Billie and Maeve are becoming increasingly popular in Scotland, but Isla and Jack top the chart.

The first minister's position is stronger than it has been for weeks - but her government has not escaped criticism.

The bitter dispute between two central characters in the Scottish independence movement is nearing its climax.

The leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats says the arguments over Scottish independence and Brexit have been "exhausting".

Her comments came after Mr Salmond revealed he would be among the new Alba Party's regional list candidates.

Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond says his new party wants to build "a supermajority for independence".

Paul Henderson was among the first of a sudden wave of coronavirus patients that filled Scotland's hospitals a year ago.

Four young Scots share the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on their lives over the past year.

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

Two separate studies suggest women under 50 have worse long-term outcomes after being in hospital with Covid.

More details of how Scotland will emerge from lockdown have been announced - here's how the rules are expected to relax.

In the year since the first Covid lockdown, what have been the key moments in Scotland's pandemic?

The Scottish and UK governments have published their timetables for easing of lockdown restrictions.

With the countdown to lockdown easing under way we have the answers to some of our readers' questions.

From 26 April, it is expected all parts of Scotland currently in level 4 will move down to a "modified" level 3.

Scotland are already "up against it" in their bid to qualify for the 2022 World Cup after their 1-1 draw with Israel, believes Billy Dodds.

Britain's Cameron Norrie loses to Taylor Fritz in the Miami Open third round as top seed Daniil Medvedev overcomes leg cramps to advance.

Hearts are comfortably heading for promotion but after a Scottish Cup exit to Brora Rangers and a loss to Queen of the South, should fans be worried about the future?

Dragons fail in their bid for a possible Heineken Champions Cup place despite beating Edinburgh 24-17 in their final Pro14 game.

Scotland goal hero says World Cup qualification hopes are not over but they should have won in Israel.