Calls are being made for the defence of the Shetland Isles to be strengthened after increased sightings of Russian trawlers off the coast of Scotland.

Polices and fire crews were called to the scene in Inchinnan in Renfrewshire on Sunday.

A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.

Annual Scottish figures on young people not in education, employment or training are due later - one young woman shares her struggle.

Katy Phenix relocated to Fair Isle from Redcar in North Yorkshire with her partner Josh Moore and their children Teddy, 11, and Hetty, six.

Police are hunting a man believed to have been carrying a weapon, possibly a crossbow, in the Borders town of Eyemouth.

His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS) has published a report on a full inspection

Parents are being warned not to buy children e-bikes or e-scooters this Christmas, as new figures showed police have seized more than 1,000 such vehicles so far this year.

More than 1.6m working-age Scots have no retirement plan, while 52% lack confidence in pension decisions, prompting warnings from Age Scotland.

A four-year convoy plan for one of Scotland’s most notorious roads could cost the local economy £500million, campaigners have warned.