The payment comes ahead of a planned major overhaul of Scotland's NHS which could see the number of health boards cut dramatically.

The Genesis fishing boat struck rocks off the west coast of the island of Hoy on 1 October.

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

The tiny one-flowered wintergreens were rescued from an area of eroded coastline at Culbin Sands.

A council decision to demolish Motherwell Concert Hall is the latest in a long line of culture and leisure closures in the town.

Councillors agreed that the school could open next summer on condition that the Scottish government agreed to fund it.

Jeri Cormack is tasked with maintaining three historic lighthouses in Caithness on the edge of the British mainland.

Avril Jones, 66, and her partner Edward Cairney murdered the vulnerable teenager around the turn of the century.

Three vehicles, two quad bikes and a cattle trailer are taken from properties in the Lockerbie area.

Stephen Robinson's tenure as head coach panned out as many Aberdeen fans feared it would, writes BBC Scotland's Liam McLeod.

Three police officers were injured and two men arrested after the large disturbance broke out following the Ovo Hydro show.

Charlie Hutchison and Ciaran McMenemy, from Aberdeen, managed to take shelter during a mass shooting in the Polish city at the weekend.

A new Scottish government hybrid-working policy is being enforced.

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

A Ukrainian woman who fled to Scotland is told she and her partner could face a £9,000 property tax charge because she still owns a flat in Kyiv.

Steven Beattie left Scotland's most violent prison 20 years ago vowing to turn his life around.

The Glasgow-based designers behind Timorous Beasties have been telling stories in their subversive designs for decades.

A 28-year-old man was driving the car when it crashed near Bathgate in West Lothian.

The woman says she was flown to the Fayed family's Balnagown estate, where she was repeatedly assaulted.

The Genesis fishing boat struck rocks off the west coast of the island of Hoy on 1 October.

Councillors agreed that the school could open next summer on condition that the Scottish government agreed to fund it.

She said behind the scenes issues had left insufficient time to deliver the Dundee event to the 'standard you all know'.

Stephen Robinson's tenure as head coach panned out as many Aberdeen fans feared it would, writes BBC Scotland's Liam McLeod.

Early names in the frame for Aberdeen job as Celtic midfielder withdraws from international duty.

The Open Championship will return to Carnoustie in 2029, for the first time in 11 years.

Aberdeen sack head coach Stephen Robinson after dropping to second bottom of the Scottish Premiership.

Three police officers were injured and two men arrested after the large disturbance broke out following the Ovo Hydro show.