The Mental Welfare Commission find some improvements at Melville House, but say more needs to be done to protect both patients and staff from aggression.

Scotland's biggest music festival is this year headlined by Richard Ashcroft, Kasabian, Lewis Capaldi and the Scotland men's team.

Documents on the pioneering work of the Crichton Royal Institution in Dumfries are now recognised by Unesco.

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

Police had been advising people to avoid part of the beach after the discovery was made.

Six fire engines and a height vehicle were called to Dalry Road where one person was treated at the scene.

Richard Ordish and Kurtis Young admitted the attack which wrecked a semi-detached property in Edinburgh.

Robertson - who played Stevie O'Hara in the BBC soap - denies eight charges involving four women, including one charge of rape.

The woman entered a sexual relationship with the 18-year-old after he had left school, a fitness to teach panel heard.

Charteris will replace Dorothy Bain KC as lead of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and chief legal adviser to the Scottish government.

The Marinera was seized on 7 January in a US Coastguard and Navy operation in the North Atlantic.

The university has already cut 675 jobs through voluntary redundancies since it announced a large deficit in late 2024.

The woman was fostered as a child by Douglas and Barbara Daniel who were jailed for two-and-a-half years in January for cruelty against children.

Some Tartan Army members faced very long queues to get into Boston Stadium ahead of the country's World Cup opener.

Police are advising people to avoid part of the beach.

The 23-year-old man was arrested in connection with an attack on Bridge Street, Arbroath on Saturday 6 June.

New UK mileage limits and higher excess charges have been paused by the Scottish government while talks with Motability take place.

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

Scene in Braemar, which will go under the hammer next month, last appeared at auction in 1994 when it was sold for £793,500.

Aberdeen-based scientist Sergiy Sylantyev is returning to Ukraine in a scheme putting education at the heart of the war.

Elite racers from 10 different countries test out the brand new facility in Dalbeattie.

The measures will see apps including TikTok and Snapchat banned for UK teens early in 2027.

John Swinney was reportedly targeted by an Israeli firm before the 2026 election.

Callan Elliot is from Annan but plays for the country his family moved to when he was seven.

When Hamish McKenzie took a test in 1947 he did not expected to be still having his brain power measured 80 years later.

For 29cm of moulded plastic, Barbie has had a disproportionately huge impact on culture and design.

The Accounts Commission has warned local authorities that their funding plans are not keeping pace with rising costs.

The fortunes of both high streets will be one of the big topics to be considered by the constituency's new MP, following next week's election.

A volunteer from the Borders says plans to remove their remuneration has hit morale in the service.

Lyndon Dykes has taken a long road to a major finals with Scotland but he's bald, belligerent and up for the battle against Morocco.

Former Scotland players Neil McCann and Willie Miller share their thoughts on how Steve Clarke's side might find success against Morocco.

From stag-do drag to Fenway Park, how did a 1970s disco hit become the soundtrack of the Tartan Army?

Steve Clarke "doing cartwheels" is a sign of the shift among the Scotland squad and staff, writes Amy Canavan in Charlotte.

Scotland's next two group stages matches will be played on Friday night and next Wednesday.

What can Scotland expect from Morocco when the sides meet in a crucial World Cup group game on Friday (23:00 BST)?

BBC Scotland's Scott Mullen is at Fenway Park as the mystical home of the Boston Red Sox is taken over by the Tartan Army.

Ben Gannon-Doak wasn't born when Scotland last played at the men's World Cup. But the 20-year-old was at the heart of their long-awaited return and their first win at the tournament in 36 years as he stole the show against Haiti.

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Craig Ferguson, from Paisley in Renfrewshire, began his 3,000-mile charity walk in Los Angeles in February to raise £1m.

BBC Scotland digs into Scotland's World Cup progression prospects.

Sean McIntosh's design features on the Scotland squad's coach during the football tournament

The Mental Welfare Commission find some improvements at Melville House, but say more needs to be done to protect both patients and staff from aggression.

Inverness Women's Aid has criticised the council for handing over domestic abuse outreach services to an organisation with "no experience" in that field.

Police had been advising people to avoid part of the beach after the discovery was made.

Documents on the pioneering work of the Crichton Royal Institution in Dumfries are now recognised by Unesco.

The university has already cut 675 jobs through voluntary redundancies since it announced a large deficit in late 2024.

Austin MacPhee helped steer Aston Villa to European glory and now is integral to Portugal's hopes of winning the World Cup.

Lyndon Dykes has taken a long road to a major finals with Scotland but he's bald, belligerent and up for the battle against Morocco.

With Derek McInnes reportedly on the verge of a switch from Hearts to Rangers, his former assistant Tony Docherty details why the move would be a 'perfect fit'.

Former Scotland players Neil McCann and Willie Miller share their thoughts on how Steve Clarke's side might find success against Morocco.

Watch the best shots as Britain's Cameron Norrie falls to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the Round of 32 at Queen's.