A report from Audit Scotland says one in nine hospital beds were occupied by patients who could have been discharged.

Some officers will not be allowed to provide an emergency response when driving police vans until they undergo training.

A yellow weather warning for snow and ice will last until noon on Thursday, covering all areas apart from Shetland.

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

Three U-28A Dracos - used by the US Air Force special operations command - stopped at Scottish -government owned Wick airport before heading north.

The state of the art facility in Galloway will replace one which burned down more than four years ago.

A 45-year-old man stands trial, accused of sexually assaulting a woman on a plane flying from Naples to Scotland.

Detectives are investigating whether the same gang was responsible for the attempted thefts in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Staff at the Vue in the city's St Enoch shopping centre have been in dispute with their employer since early December

One horse rescue charity says it received an "unprecedented" number of calls to help animals.

A new development would add a public hall to the east wing of Dumfries House in Cumnock.

The owners say they are in contact with the police about the "incredibly distressing" incident.

The road was initially shut in both directions outside Kilmarnock but later reopened northbound with a diversion in place for southbound drivers.

Six-year-old Brie McCann, who has a rare condition called Ebstein's anomaly, had the operation at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

UK troops will be in Ukraine if a peace deal is made with Russia.

Changes to employment laws will make it easier for under-16s to work part-time.

BBC Sport takes an amble through Wilfried Nancy's short tenure as Celtic manager.

BBC Weather Watchers have taken pictures of the Wolf supermoon as it lit up skies across Scotland.

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

Caitlyn McDonald has Autism and Auditory Processing Disorder - a condition that affects how the brain interprets sounds.

When Joan Lyon was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2023 she set out to share her experience while she still could.

BBC Scotland political editor Glenn Campbell looks at what lies ahead for Scottish politics this year with the Scottish Parliament election looming in May.

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has unearthed images of Scotland's most famous acting talent in their student days.

A 45-year-old man stands trial, accused of sexually assaulting a woman on a plane flying from Naples to Scotland.

Three U-28A Dracos - used by the US Air Force special operations command - stopped at Scottish -government owned Wick airport before heading north.

A yellow weather warning for snow and ice will last until noon on Thursday, covering all areas apart from Shetland.

The state of the art facility in Galloway will replace one which burned down more than four years ago.

Andrew Ure was reported overdue from a walk on Ben Vane, near Arrochar, the day after his 41st birthday.

After a tumultuous week at Celtic and continued transfer talk at the champions and rivals Rangers, Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts appear well prepared for the second half of the season.

Rangers make offers for midfielder and left-back, while Hearts chase Uganda winger...

After a week of managerial turmoil, we check what's changed tactically in the Premiership.

BBC Scotland takes a look at the challenges facing Neil McCann as the former Rangers assistant takes on the task of trying to preserve Kilmarnock's Premiership status.

Rangers have roared back into a title race under head coach Danny Rohl, with prowess from set-pieces a key factor in their resurgence.