Another candidate, Q Manivannan, did run despite also being in the UK on a student visa and they were elected as an MSP.

It follows the election of Holyrood's first two trans MSPs - Greens Iris Duane and Q Manivannan - earlier this month.

Numerous attempts to address overcrowding have failed to make a long-term impact and the population has reached critical levels.

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

Steve Clarke still hopes to sort out his Scotland future before the World Cup and explains the omission of Hull City's Oli McBurnie from his squad.

The new service between Aberdeen, Orkney and Shetland aims to give more passengers a good night's sleep.

Bear Scotland says emergency gas main repairs had affected progress at the Raigmore Interchange.

Learning assistants in the area are walking out for one day due to a row over how their jobs are graded.

Public health director Jennifer Davies says of the 12,834 under-fives in the area, almost 22% lived in relative poverty.

Clackmannanshire Council said 36 homes were evacuated on Monday in Coalsnaughton.

The SNP leader is to be formally sworn in on Wednesday before he chooses a new cabinet.

As the trial of two teenagers gets under way in Glasgow, a court hears that 18-year-old Cole Turley had earlier pled guilty to murder.

Jay Morrison and Bethany Wilson, both 24, died in the accident in Aberdeenshire in December.

Momodou Bobb, 56, is told he will serve 16 years and eight months in prison before he is eligible to seek parole.

The boy raped the 15-year-old girl in Edinburgh's Joopa Quarry Park when he was 14.

And gossip and speculation about who'll be appointed to cabinet.

Identical twins Lee and Liam Myers both work with the emergency services in the Scottish Borders.

The nation's best property has been crowned by the judges of Scotland's Home of the Year 2026.

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

The incident is one of thousands of attacks on teaching staff each year and many now say violence in the classroom is out of control

Renfrewshire Council last year launched a consultation on renaming Andrew Street, which has about 50 homes.

Jewellery-maker Heidi Hunt works from a studio in the Mull of Galloway, after moving from Merseyside.

Momodou Bobb, 56, is told he will serve 16 years and eight months in prison before he is eligible to seek parole.

Bear Scotland says emergency gas main repairs had affected progress at the Raigmore Interchange.

Sai Shraddha Suresh Viswanathan, who is originally from India, applied to be a candidate for the party in the North East of Scotland for the Holyrood election.

Langlands School in Dumfries has been forced to shut after "extensive damage" due to flooding.

Clackmannanshire Council said 36 homes were evacuated on Monday in Coalsnaughton.

National head coach Steve Clarke says fans spilling on to the pitch to celebrate in domestic games is "a bad look" for Scottish football but praises the Tartan Army for avoiding such scenes.

Steve Clarke still hopes to sort out his Scotland future before the World Cup and explains the omission of Hull City's Oli McBurnie from his squad.

As Ross Stewart receives a Scotland recall while Oli McBurnie, Kieron Bowie and Lennon Miller miss out, Tom English delves into the thinking behind Steve Clarke's World Cup squad.

Ross Stewart and Findlay Curtis are named in Scotland's World Cup squad but there is no place for Lennon Miller.

Scotland head coach Steve Clarke is set to sign a new contract, while Hearts plan a summer move for Falkirk winger Calvin Miller.