The body of Elisabeth Ross was discovered in a suitcase by a homeless man in a derelict building in Athens on 18 July.

The former first minister also told a podcast she would not visit her estranged husband in prison.

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

Skye Mountain Rescue Team described the period from 07:00 to 20:00 on Friday as "one of the busiest days the team can remember".

St Mirren were many people's favourites for relegation, so how come they have started with two opening wins in the Scottish Premiership?

The team will not take part in air shows in Edinburgh, Eastbourne and Lyme Regis.

The Scottish FA is closing in on the appointment of a new head coach to succeed Steve Clarke.

Cliff Lyons Dobbie, who is a restricted patient, escaped while on leave in Perth City Centre on Friday.

The girl's body was found in Gore Glen Gore Glen Woodland Park at about 12:40 on Thursday.

Services have been stopping for longer at stations to allow passengers to get off and use toilets on platforms.

Jodie Wright said she was proud to be making her Scotland debut at the Northern European Dodgeball Championships in Aberdeen this weekend.

Jason Arday worked at the University of Glasgow from January 2022 to March 2023 before he became Cambridge's youngest black professor.

William Arnold made 52 calls from the phone box part of a project to save phone lines in rural areas.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) was dispatched to Easter Dalmeny Farm at South Queensferry just after 07:30.

Joseph Greer was banned from approaching 54-year-old Samantha Lee when he attacked her in Aberdeen.

A 20-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder in Scotland on Thursday.

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

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

The death of Lisa Ross has attracted significant attention from international media and has horrified the people who lived near where her body was found.

Knox, who was convicted and later acquitted of the murder of a British student, said she does not downplay the seriousness of Meredith Kercher's death.

The garden of 2,400 plants was where King Charles and Queen Camilla emerged from a Tardis at the start of the Glasgow 2026 opening ceremony.

The city has introduced a visitor levy on all accommodation.

The former first minister's attack on the SNP's 2026 election campaign has led to rebukes from ex-colleagues.

Lance Holmquist and his wife Suzanne, a TV producer, are the new owners of historic Carbisdale Castle in Sutherland.

The grant means conservationists can go ahead with mapping surviving areas of woodland that grow high up on mountainsides.

Billy Connolly's Big Wee Exhibition will be at the city's Kelvingrove Art Gallery from next June .

More than 130,000 Scottish students have found out how they did in their exams.

The last day saw Razorlight step in as headliners after James were forced to pull out.

For Kieran Dodds, photographing people with red hair has become something of an obsession over the past decade or more.

The body of Elisabeth Ross was discovered in a suitcase by a homeless man in a derelict building in Athens on 18 July.

Skye Mountain Rescue Team described the period from 07:00 to 20:00 on Friday as "one of the busiest days the team can remember".

Joseph Greer was banned from approaching 54-year-old Samantha Lee when he attacked her in Aberdeen.

Abu Agila Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi has been accused of building the bomb that brought down Pan Am 103 in 1988, killing 270 people.

Cliff Lyons Dobbie, who is a restricted patient, escaped while on leave in Perth City Centre on Friday.

Cameron Norrie bows out in the last 16 of the Canadian Open in Toronto with a straight sets defeat by Arthur Fils.

St Mirren were many people's favourites for relegation, so how come they have started with two opening wins in the Scottish Premiership?

Rangers' pursuit of PSV Eindhoven winger continues as Pat Nevin backs Hibernian boss.

The Scottish FA is closing in on the appointment of a new head coach to succeed Steve Clarke.