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Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:00:55 GMTFormer Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman dies aged 72
The former SNP politician was a key figure in the Scottish government's response to the Covid pandemic.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:52:50 GMTJeane Freeman: SNP politician who led Covid response
The former SNP politician spent her life in public service and inherited the health brief just before the global pandemic.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:04:11 GMTScotland's papers: Mandelson latest and tourist tax Fringe snub
A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:17:10 GMTYears after coming out as Scotland's only gay footballer, I'm so much happier
The former striker now devotes his time to championing others as a public speaker and activist.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:17:33 GMT'A lot of people felt ownership over my mum - my grief didn't feel my own'
Ashley Storrie's popular BBC sitcom Dinosaur is returning for a second season.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:17:59 GMT'My life was transformed when I got rare sheep disease on holiday'
Caithness famer Sally Crowe was left bedbound for almost two years and struggled with the after-effects of Q fever for more than a decade.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:18:28 GMTThe Scottish rugby player so good a match was named after him
Arthur Smith from Castle Douglas combined his rugby exploits with academic and business success.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:07:09 GMTMust-win for Scots - as alternative doesn't bear thinking about
Tom English previews a must-win match for Scotland, as the alternative does not bear thinking about.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:26:07 GMTGrandparents of Andy Murray die weeks apart
Roy and Shirley Erskine, parents of Judy Murray, and grandparents to tennis stars Andy and Jamie, died in January.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:18:19 GMTMan jailed for trying to rape woman on flight to Edinburgh
Nicola Cristiano repeatedly grabbed the woman by the hand and neck during a late evening flight last year.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:59:17 GMTDog walker's gunshot death initially deemed non-suspicious
A murder trial has been shown graphic photos Brian Low's body at the scene of his death near Aberfeldy.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:37:46 GMTLewis Capaldi joins star cast of Taylor Swift's new video
The video for Opalite was inspired by Norton's chat show, after Swift appeared on the sofa last year.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:08:23 GMTYour pictures of Scotland
A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:09:25 GMTSnoop Dogg, selfies and a clean sweep for GB curlers
Team GB maintain their 100% record in the Winter Olympics mixed doubles with victories over Sweden and South Korea.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:48:26 GMTBlizzards, thaw, then relentless rain. Why is the north east getting such a soaking?
The first 10 days of the year brought heavy snow to the north east of Scotland, and it has barely stopped raining since then.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:00:00 GMTPolitics Show: Starmer drama and trans prisoners
Natalie Higgins, Lynsey Bews and Paris Gourtsoyannis on the week’s political news.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:19:14 GMTOur family put an ice rink in a hotel - it has bred some of the world's finest curlers
Three members of Team Mouat are from Stranraer - home to an ice rink built in a hotel.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:09:58 GMTArtist Andy Goldsworthy on gathering gravestones: This is my best work yet
For years he was overlooked by the art world - now he's been approached to create a piece for a new art prize.
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 06:22:55 GMT'We're in hell': Mum faces two-year wait for answers about her daughter's LA death
Jill Bunyan wants to know what happened to her daughter June, whose dismembered body was found in her flat in California last year.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:18:19 GMTMan jailed for trying to rape woman on flight to Edinburgh
Nicola Cristiano repeatedly grabbed the woman by the hand and neck during a late evening flight last year.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:17:59 GMT'My life was transformed when I got rare sheep disease on holiday'
Caithness famer Sally Crowe was left bedbound for almost two years and struggled with the after-effects of Q fever for more than a decade.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:05:03 GMTAberdeen v Motherwell postponed after heavy rain
Aberdeen's Scottish Cup fifth-round tie with Motherwell on Saturday evening has been postponed after heavy rain in the north-east.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:18:28 GMTThe Scottish rugby player so good a match was named after him
Arthur Smith from Castle Douglas combined his rugby exploits with academic and business success.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:59:17 GMTDog walker's gunshot death initially deemed non-suspicious
A murder trial has been shown graphic photos Brian Low's body at the scene of his death near Aberfeldy.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:07:09 GMTMust-win for Scots - as alternative doesn't bear thinking about
Tom English previews a must-win match for Scotland, as the alternative does not bear thinking about.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:34:50 GMTOxlade-Chamberlain ready for short-term Celtic move
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will have a medical on Saturday before signing with Celtic for the remainder of the season, says manager Martin O'Neill.