The violinist, who has been festival director since 2023 says the policy has come at the request of artists and audiences.

Scotland football fans are set for a different experience after travelling to Miami, Florida.

Tests are being carried out to establish if there is an outbreak of squirrelpox in the Borders.

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

Staff at Fernhill School were given the news shortly before a provisional liquidator announced the establishment was to close 24 hours earlier than expected.

Campaigners say improvements to the area trashed by illegal dredging show that marine protection works.

The legendary dance duo's headline slot will include a 30th anniversary performance of Trainspotting soundtrack, Born Slippy.

Lewis Hawkes appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court following alleged anti-Muslim attacks in the city on Friday evening.

The drug, which newspaper reports suggest was cocaine, was found a few weeks ago.

Matthew Burden, 36, died after the incident in high winds in Aberdeenshire in January 2022.

The first minister said increasingly intolerant rhetoric in the Scottish Parliament is linked to division among communities.

The former party chief executive had admitted embezzling more than £400,000 over a 12-year period.

The former first minister is to serve as deputy prime minister in a simulation of a Russian attack on the UK.

And the new campaign to end the party’s ties to UK Labour.

Rab Smith - who died recently - was "virtually unstoppable" in the sport in the late 1970s.

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

When 84-year-old Maggie Dodd discovered that the last remaining bank in Lochgilphead was closing, she began to panic.

Burnmouth on the Orkney island of Hoy has been restored after years of decline.

A full-sized model celebrates Henry Bell's Comet, built more than 200 years ago in Port Glasgow.

Another city. Another ballpark. Another Tartan Army love-in. The warmth towards the Scotland fans during this World Cup burns hotter than the Florida sun.

After a win over Haiti and a narrow defeat by Morocco, BBC Sport Scotland assesses what we have learned from Scotland's World Cup so far.

Some are suggesting Scott McTominay has not had the expected impact for Scotland at the World Cup, but is that fair on the Napoli midfielder?

An estimated 50,000 Scotland fans have visited the city and won new friends in the period surrounding Scotland's two group stage matches.

Fans at home and at the World Cup in the US watched as Scotland lost 1-0 to Morocco.

Scotland and their fans head to Miami for a World Cup date with destiny after making memories in Boston to last a lifetime.

The practice is familiar to anyone from Glasgow, where the Duke of Wellington statue has been wearing a jaunty orange hat since the 1980s.

With Scotland's World Cup games expected to take place in temperatures of around 30C, Steve Clarke and his team will have to battle the conditions as well as Brazil.

The violinist, who has been festival director since 2023 says the policy has come at the request of artists and audiences.

Campaigners say improvements to the area trashed by illegal dredging show that marine protection works.

More than 300 cannabis plants with an estimated street value of £320,000 were discovered.

Tests are being carried out to establish if there is an outbreak of squirrelpox in the Borders.

A man was taken to hospital for treatment following the incident on Saturday evening

A draw or even narrow defeat could mean Scotland qualify for the knockout stage of the World Cup. But how difficult is it to play a game you do not need to win?

Another city. Another ballpark. Another Tartan Army love-in. The warmth towards the Scotland fans during this World Cup burns hotter than the Florida sun.

BBC Scotland examines the impact of Bologna's Lewis Ferguson in the Scotland midfield going into the crunch game with Brazil.

Rangers manager Derek McInnes receives a Scottish FA notice of complaint for calling the decision to award Celtic a late penalty at Motherwell "disgusting" while in charge of Hearts, with the Fir Park club also cited.

Can Scotland take the game to Brazil?