The comments have been described as "disgusting and dangerous" by the Scottish Conservatives.

Jamie Laycock says schools must help youngsters understand both the opportunities and dangers of AI.

Drivers have been warned over queues stretching nine miles following the crash near the Hermiston Gait turnoff.

The Unite union said workers had faced the threat of fire and rehire notices and of having their pay cut.

Sci-fi horror comedy, Behind, features scenes filmed in Port Glasgow's Clune Park shortly before it was demolished.

The city's space boom raises questions about the role of the state in backing important industries.

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

Police were called to reports of a disturbance in Royal Exchange Square at about 03:05 on Sunday.

British Transport Police said the alleged sexual assault happened at about 20:30 on Thursday.

The incident happened on the A92 near Luthrie at about 01:00.

The local authority says this means it will not consider dismissing and rehiring its staff.

The federal prosecution of a Libyan man over the deadliest terrorist attack in UK history will get under way on 19 January.

Robert MacIntyre may have played his final event of the season because of ongoing uncertainty over the situation in the Middle East.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says Scotland is on course to miss legally-binding poverty targets "by a wide margin".

Police said a 38-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in the early morning incident.

Major shareholder Dermot Desmond was target of tennis ball protest.

At least 23 huge data centres are planned in Scotland, causing significant concern for campaigners.

The watercolour on the back of a map gives a rare snapshot of the Dryburgh suspension bridge shortly after it opened.

Dutch champion Gina Saarberg took the coveted Golden Spurtle, while Australian champion maestro Rob Reid won the Speciality Porridge category at the finals in the Scottish Highlands.

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

Tristan Campbell has been working for two years on his dream to reopen the cinema in Dumfries.

A quarter of all marriages in Scotland involve couples who don't live here but see it as the ultimate wedding destination.

Drivers have been warned over queues stretching nine miles following the crash near the Hermiston Gait turnoff.

NHS Western Isles and the islands' local authority have asked people to follow government guidance.

The Unite union said workers had faced the threat of fire and rehire notices and of having their pay cut.

The federal prosecution of a Libyan man over the deadliest terrorist attack in UK history will get under way on 19 January.

Police said a 38-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in the early morning incident.

It takes talent, resilience and good fortune in finding managers who believe in you, but dreams can come true. Stephen Welsh is living proof of it, writes Tom English.

Aston Villa remain keen on Rangers midfielder, Celtic set for tactical switch and Hearts teens to challenge for first-team places.

Can Scotland build on victory in Skopje and beat Slovenia at Hampden?

Billy Gilmour is excited by the prospect of earning a 50th Scotland cap after a key role in Sebastien Pocognoli's first win as national head coach.