Anas Sarwar's replacement will be named later and has big challenges set out already.

A 29-year-old and 44-year-old man are due to appear at Livingston Sheriff Court on Monday.

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

Kathleen Bonthron and Shirley Hedtke were age 10 and 11 when their friendship began to blossom in letters sent between Scotland and the US.

Archaos, the Arches and the Tunnel all feature in the Lost Nightclubs walking tour.

Alexander Brennan, 54, denies murdering Brodie MacGregor, 23, in her flat in Glasgow's Springburn on 26 August 2024.

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

The woman was a passenger in a Honda CR-V which collided with a Volkswagen Golf near Thankerton on Thursday.

The Sikh activist from Dumbarton was arrested in 2017 in India in connection with alleged terror offences.

Administrators say about £489,000 was owed for staff wages and holiday pay and £2.4m was owed to HMRC for unpaid VAT.

Cara McKee MSP is preparing to return to Holyrood next week after undergoing brain surgery for trigeminal neuralgia.

The number of people charged after trouble involving anti-immigration and anti-racism campaigners on 25 July is now 30.

A £10m savings plan - which could see more than 100 jobs lost - was agreed earlier this year.

Police officer Campbell Petrie was eventually convicted of sex offences against two women at the High Court in Glasgow.

The last of three roads policing bases in the Borders - in Duns - closed at the end of August.

Councillors have approved plans which would mean if a venue closes it is not likely to be replaced.

Scottish Greens Cara McKee on life after trigeminal neuralgia.

The sight of masked young men on electric bikes or motorcycles is becoming increasingly familiar - what can be done about it?

Private student halls are springing up in Scotland's cities in ever increasing numbers yet rents continue to soar.

Competitors from 34 different nations are at Huntington Farm near Lauder for the Sheepdog World Trial.

Teenage brothers Olly and Seb Fisher are closing in on their dream of international recognition - but it won't come from their homeland of Scotland.

The gWest course in Perth and Kinross was completed in 2009 but never officially opened to the public - very few people are thought to have played it.

Scientists searched for the inclusion of the Gaelic and Scots words for oyster or oysters in place-names around Scotland's coast.

Billy Watson was pronounced dead after police were called to a property in the West Lothian town on Saturday morning.

Six male members of Highland licensing committee had voted to take no action on licences held in David Brown's name.

Administrators say about £489,000 was owed for staff wages and holiday pay and £2.4m was owed to HMRC for unpaid VAT.

The last of three roads policing bases in the Borders - in Duns - closed at the end of August.

A public inquiry was told the General Medical Council did not realise its error for eight years

Early season momentum has shifted dramatically going into the first Old Firm league derby of the season on Sunday at Celtic Park.

Former Scotland scrum-half Mike Blair reveals his excitement after teaming up with Dave Rennie as New Zealand attack coach and the prospect of facing up against his home country.

Former Ivory Coast head coach Emerse Fae is reportedly interested in the Hibernian job as speculation abounds over Martin O'Neill's future with Celtic.

What are the key questions on Saturday in the final Scottish Premiership games before the international break?

Cameron Norrie will miss Great Britain's Davis Cup tie with Ecuador this weekend, with qualification for November's eight-team finals on the line.