Douglas Daniel was allowed to look after young people in the 1980s and 90s, along with his wife Barbara, despite his lengthy criminal record.

The decades-long forced assimilation of Scottish Gypsy Travellers is highlighted in a new report

Lee Hulse 32, fell through the floor of a crane cab after a section of grating was removed.

About 800 AI industry jobs will be created with a further 2,600 roles in the construction sector.

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

Rents in Scotland are showing sharp increases as experts warn young people will be hit the hardest.

Geography student Ethan Brown should have been awarded a 2:1 degree but was wrongly told he could not graduate.

David Toshack told an employment tribunal he was sacked by GeoAmey for refusing to call male-born trans woman inmates 'she' or 'her'.

Lorna Slater has spoken of travelling to Canada to be with her father as he ended his life.

The captain of the Marinera, accused of carrying oil for Venezuela, Russia and Iran, will be prosecuted in a US court.

The two-decade dispute lasted so long that both original parties and five witnesses had died.

Children at ex-prime minister Tony Blair's former school, Fettes College in Edinburgh, were abused by both teachers and other pupils over decades.

Malcolm Offord's political tangle over the meaning of Dignity.

Sam Heughan will wave goodbye to Jamie Fraser this year, 30 years after getting his acting start in Edinburgh.

With no progress in peace talks and Russia continuing to bomb Ukraine, refugees in Scotland look to the future.

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

After waiting for 18 years, a man from Shetland becomes a Viking chief that leads the famous Up Helly Aa festival.

The twin reactors of Hinkley Point C in Somerset will form the first nuclear power plant built in the UK for 30 years.

Planned developments at Hunterston and Ardersier could create hundreds of jobs but their future is far from certain.

Rents in Scotland are showing sharp increases as experts warn young people will be hit the hardest.

The plans - near Fort Augustus - would also see a café and 40 motorhome pitches put in place.

Lee Hulse 32, fell through the floor of a crane cab after a section of grating was removed.

The £2.3m facility in Dumfries cannot open until an operational agreement is reached to run it.

The decades-long forced assimilation of Scottish Gypsy Travellers is highlighted in a new report

Stranraer miss out on a major pay day against Rangers after being expelled from the Scottish Cup for fielding an ineligible player in last week's victory over Queen's Park.

Hibernian's Kieron Bowie could be heading to Hellas Verona after an increased offer and Celtic reject an offer for Paulo Bernardo, plus more.

Rangers head coach Danny Rohl expects "the next three, four days to be a little crazy" as they try to assemble the best possible squad for the title run-in.

Interim manager Martin O'Neill is "disappointed" the Scottish FA fast-track panel rejected Celtic's appeal against Auston Trusty's red card on Sunday.

Hellas Verona are keen on Kieron Bowie - so will the Hibernian striker be the next Scot to shine in Serie A?