First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made the announcement as cases continued to increase in Glasgow.

The former Scottish first minister and SNP leader gambled on a breakaway new party and lost. Is this the end?

The decision to keep Glasgow and Moray in level 3 of Covid restrictions features on most of Scotland's front pages.

NHS Grampian said a small number of patients at the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital have been affected.

Dillin Armstrong was convicted of attempted murder after a gang attack in East Lothian.

Lakhvir Singh was one of two men released from an immigration van in Glasgow which had been surrounded by protesters.

Supporters will not be able to attend the Scottish Cup final between St Johnstone and Hibernian at Hampden Park due to a spike in Covid-19 cases in Glasgow.

The Scottish Conservatives claim the 2021 exam system is "the first scandal of this new parliament."

The delayed project to deal with radioactive contamination at Dalgety Bay in Fife is expected to begin on 17 May.

Alex Salmond said his party had established itself despite failing to secure any seats at Holyrood

The deal will cover roles including nurses, paramedics, domestic staff and porters.

Kevin Guthrie is sentenced to three years for the assault on a woman in a flat in Glasgow.

The SNP's Annabelle Ewing and Liberal Democrat Liam McArthur will share the position at Holyrood.

A 35-year-old man has appeared in court after Nicola Kirk died following an incident in Dumfries.

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

Millions of people will be able to hug loved ones again from Monday. But can you minimise the risk?

The next phase of lockdown easing will see people meeting up indoors. So what new freedoms are coming and when?

From 17 May, people going to countries on the approved "green list" will not need to quarantine on their return.

Every adult who tested positive for the virus will be asked to tell researchers how it affected their life.

Most Scottish councils will move from level three to level two where outdoor socialising can move inside.

More Covid restrictions are due to be eased in Scotland, but has the decline in cases been slowing?

A small number of cases in Grantown-on-Spey involve a variant which is not one of the main strains in the UK.

Vicky Haylott says not enough was done to ensure blind people could properly access the voting process.

Double tragedy hit Graeme Carling when Covid took his mother Margaret, then his father Graeme the same night.

Katy Malone is involved in work to protect Great Britain's last populations of the rare great yellow.

Six voters share their thoughts on the result of the Scottish parliamentary election.

A total of 1,300 oysters have been suspended in the water as part of a restoration project.

One of the few clues to the soldier's identity is a scrap of paper with the name Keller Len Scott written on it.

Pupils and parents say the system designed to replace formal exams is causing worse stress and anxiety than usual.

People who had surrounded an immigration van holding two men cheered when they were released by police.

The SNP holds one of its Westminster seats in a by-election after seeing off a challenge from Labour.

Holyrood MSPs have been sworn in for the sixth session of the Scottish Parliament.

An SNP committee chair tells a Conservative MP his personal attacks are “absolutely pathetic”.

Giraffes return to Edinburgh Zoo for the first time in 15 years.

The new Holyrood class of 2021 has been chosen and some have been reflecting on their next steps.

What are the facts and figures which tell the story of the Scottish Parliament election results?

The picture across Scotland as the SNP win a fourth consecutive victory in the Scottish Parliament.

After two days of counting here are some of the key outcomes of the Holyrood 2021 vote.

Rangers head into the final game of their Scottish Premiership title-winning season with more records and targets in their sights.

Aberdeen in talks about return to Pittodrie for defender, Celtic seek clarity on striker's Olympic involvement...

Scotland are allocated 2,600 tickets for the Euro 2020 Group D match with England at Wembley.

Former team-mate Mikael Lustig and one-time manager and adversary Craig Levein on departing Celtic captain Scott Brown.