The first minister has responded to reports of a staff member recording an SNP member they worked for.

The One Kind charity claims it has recorded evidence of reindeer in distress at events in Scotland.

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

Shay O'Dowd won Breakthrough Artist at the Scottish Music Awards - the same prize won by his songwriting heroes.

Crews in 11 fire engines and one height vehicle are working to extinguish the blaze in Coatbridge.

Introducing robots and automation to the food industry involves extra hurdles.

Restoration is underway on the statue which has towered over Glasgow for nearly 200 years.

William Cherry was found on Maxwell Street, near its junction with Main Street, at about 17:50 on Friday, 5 December.

RSPB Scotland has added about 80 acres to its Loch Garten side near Nethy Bridge.

Jordan Gray's body was found in a flat in Shields Court in Motherwell on Monday.

The independent representative has been found to have breached the Scottish Parliament's code of conduct.

The body of Robert Best, 50, was discovered near High Mathernock Farm near Kilmacolm on 11 November.

Wilfried Nancy is the first Old Firm boss to lose his opening four matches - can he recover Celtic's season and survive?

James Leckie, of Musselburgh, attacked the girl shortly after meeting her at the Fly Open Air festival on 16 September 2023.

Why did the people of Whitburn - and nearby Blackburn - choose Nigel Farage's party over others?

Gregor Sharp on his return to writing without the show's co-creator Simon Carlyle.

Several years after it was scrapped, the UK is now set to rejoin the Erasmus scheme in 2027.

The singer says she's "very flattered" after the actor named her as one of his biggest British heroes.

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

Discoveries on the list include a lost medieval village and a hillfort possibly attacked by the Romans.

Learner drivers from as far away as London and south Wales are booking driving tests in the north of Scotland to try to get around the massive backlogs.

The country basked in sun for about 57 days over the last year thanks to sunny spring weather.

James Leckie, of Musselburgh, attacked the girl shortly after meeting her at the Fly Open Air festival on 16 September 2023.

The One Kind charity claims it has recorded evidence of reindeer in distress at events in Scotland.

A council said the site in a tiny south of Scotland hamlet was "not capable of supporting" the proposal.

Police received a report of a man with a possible weapon in Lochee on Tuesday.

Thierry Henry urges Celtic's management and fans to give their new manager Wilfried Nancy more time, saying they must "let him cook" and judge him at the end of the season.

Former Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers reportedly wants current captain Callum McGregor at Al Qadsiah, while the Scottish champions are standing by crisis-hit new boss Wilfried Nancy.

Charlotte Cohen previews the weekend Premiership action with Rory Loy and Moira Gordon.

In a new BBC documentary, Sir Chris Hoy shows how he is using his Olympic mindset to reframe his purpose following a terminal cancer diagnosis.