Tens of millions of pounds will be needed to bring the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh up to scratch when it transfers to public ownership next year.

They include overpaid pensions, council tax discounts that should not have been claimed and £1.1m in duplicate payments for goods and services.

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

Law appeared in films alongside both of her daughters, Dame Emma and Sophie, including 1996's Emma.

Police say concerns had been raised for the man early last week and his body was later recovered by rescue teams.

The female, which is fitted with a GPS radio collar, was spotted on the River Spey.

Other vehicles seen include police cars marked with Gotham City and SWAT vehicles, while bus shelters now have timetables for Gotham.

The 2006 world champion is accused of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and a boy in Glasgow and South Lanarkshire.

The state-owned yard on the Clyde will lose 70 of its 283 staff through a voluntary redundancy process as it awaits confirmation of promised new orders.

The number of younger people diagnosed with bowel cancer in Scotland reached a record high in 2024, new figures show.

Glasgow & Clyde Rape Crisis said concerns had been raised about some of the messaging associated with the fundraiser.

The incident started almost five weeks ago has burned across thousands of acres of moorland and forestry.

Most of the cases were in England in recent weeks, linked to eating imported eggs, experts believe.

The exposed mine shaft is four miles away from a former mining village in Clackmannanshire that has seen 97 households evacuated.

What job cuts at the state-owned Ferguson Marine tells us about our ferry problem.

The King was welcomed by a guard of honour provided by the Royal Regiment of Scotland as he arrived at his Aberdeenshire residence.

The days of board members sifting through applicants and picking the best are long gone thanks to football analytics and AI.

Fiona Johnson moved her family to Creetown earlier this year, hoping to start afresh with animals bought from the local area - but "bad luck" intervened.

A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.

A BBC investigation captures people openly dealing and taking drugs, as well as thefts, arrests, and violence.

A film about the great Argentinian author's trip around Scotland in 1971 has premiered in Edinburgh.

Simon Fraser University Pipe Band from Canada took the coveted title following the two-day event at Glasgow Green, in which 211 bands competed.

The five women will try to scale a 25ft wooden pole covered in grease and claim the prize at the top - a ham.

Tens of millions of pounds will be needed to bring the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh up to scratch when it transfers to public ownership next year.

The incident started almost five weeks ago has burned across thousands of acres of moorland and forestry.

Residents were forced to leave more than 500 homes after the potentially dangerous material was discovered in 2023.

Fiona Johnson moved her family to Creetown earlier this year, hoping to start afresh with animals bought from the local area - but "bad luck" intervened.

Officers have arrested a man in connection with the collision on Newlands Road in Grangemouth.

Celtic advance in search of a midfielder and goalkeeper as Dundee aim to secure striker on loan...

Celtic manager Martin O'Neill does not anticipate any new arrivals before Wednesday's Champions League play-off first leg at home to LASK and insists he would be happy for Reo Hatate to stay.

Rangers are to host Celtic at noon on Sunday 13 September in the last of the Premier Sports Cup quarter finals, while there is a Friday night kick-off for Stenhousemuir v Hearts.

The 2006 world champion is accused of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and a boy in Glasgow and South Lanarkshire.