Healthcare Improvement Scotland says failures to learn from mistakes have caused repeated and avoidable harm to patients.

L/Cpl Nicholas Horne, serving in the Highlanders, was arrested and charged in October.

Former clients of McClure Solicitors have paid thousands of pounds in fresh legal fees after the firm went bust.

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

Any driver granted a new licence or renewal from 1 February 2027 will need to carry a card reader.

Long driving test waits are leaving learners facing rising costs, delayed independence and months of uncertainty as they wait to get behind the wheel.

Research suggests a bronze leg found near Hawick belonged to a sculpture of Antoninus Pius on horseback.

There is a growing expectation among senior Labour figures that drilling in the oil field will be given the green light.

The arrangement with site owners often means residents have no say on contracts, tariffs or billing arrangements.

James Paita stabbed 40-year-old Sandie Butler, from Perthshire, in the chest during the attack in Glasgow's Townhead area.

The man, who is understood to be James Thomas Campbell from Prestwick, died when a lone gunman opened fire in central Krakow on Saturday.

Stephen Simpson is told to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work for the fraud at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

The car, which was driven by a 29-year-old man, hit a bus stop and scaffolding on Hyndland Road, Glasgow, before coming to a halt.

Police Scotland said at least 1,000 schools received the email but the warnings were immediately assessed as hoaxes.

Wreaths were laid at war memorials across the country, including at the Scott Monument in Edinburgh and Glasgow Central Station.

Gary Gallacher was also using his mobile phone moments before he struck James Craig in Hamilton in October 2024.

Homelessness has hit record levels and the cost of renting or buying property has continued to rise.

The recent rape convictions against police officers and the battle for public trust.

The festival brought some big names to Dumfries but a new "winter extravaganza" is taking its place.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Thousands of messages seen by BBC show how a Chinese official sought details of sensitive political matters.

L/Cpl Nicholas Horne, serving in the Highlanders, was arrested and charged in October.

Healthcare Improvement Scotland says failures to learn from mistakes have caused repeated and avoidable harm to patients.

Research suggests a bronze leg found near Hawick belonged to a sculpture of Antoninus Pius on horseback.

Long driving test waits are leaving learners facing rising costs, delayed independence and months of uncertainty as they wait to get behind the wheel.

Ties bind Scotland captain Andy Robertson and the man whose caps record he's about to equal, Kenny Dalglish, in more ways than one, writes Tom English.

Aberdeen speak to managerial candidates and in-form Rangers forward attracts attention from English Championship.

Having lost his first two home matches, Scotland head coach Sebastien Pocognoli needs to deliver a convincing win against North Macedonia, writes Tom English.

Katherine Fraser leads the way with bat and ball as Scotland open their Women's Emerging Nations Trophy campaign with a comfortable seven-wicket win over Papua New Guinea.

Scotland will be without Caroline Weir for the World Cup play-off final with Sweden following a setback in the influential midfielder's recovery from a muscle injury.