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Thousands of supporters are expected to descend on the Merchant City and Trongate areas of the city.

Aberdeen defender Jack MacKenzie was left bloodied after being struck by an object thrown by one of his own fans amid a pitch invasion following his side's Scottish Premiership defeat at Dundee United.

The 16-year-old is expected to appear before Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday following the incident on Portobello beach.

Police say the 51-year-old victim was assaulted near to a park in Ferguslie Park Gardens in Paisley.

Passengers enjoy the 775-mile journey from Aberdeen to Penzance one last time.

James Ewart has sent out many winners from his Langholm yard but is moving into an entirely new field.

The new Garden Futures exhibition at the design museum will explore the role gardens play in our lives.

About 170,000 nurses, midwives, paramedics and other staff will receive the rise which includes an inflation guarantee.

Grandmother Elizabeth Watson, 58, was stabbed at least 40 times by Jonathon Divers in Peterhead.

The theme park operator wants to build a £40m resort with a waterpark, monorail, hotel and restaurants.

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

Ch Supt Pat Campbell was arrested and charged following an incident at a property in Airdrie last month.

The three females were close to starving when they were captured in the Highlands earlier this year

North Ayrshire Council told BBC Scotland News it was uncertain how the container had managed to wind up abroad.

South Ayrshire Council said no pupils in the P3 class or staff were harmed or threatened in the incident.

Organisers said politicians had failed to act after the Supreme Court ruled that women were defined by biology.

Former Raith Rovers and Hibernian defender Shaun Dennis has died aged 55.

Coleen Muirhead enjoyed expensive family holidays as part of her £1.5m fraud in Aberdeen.

The inquiry is launched at Loch Hourn in the west Highlands after fishermen report finding dead marine life.

The inquiry into disgraced Tayside brain surgeon Sam Eljamel was launched last month and has racked up £1.05m in costs so far.

The 32-year-old Doctor Who star has pulled out of the role "due to unforeseen circumstances".

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

The Scottish government has overturned a decision to reject a proposed holiday resort on the shores of Loch Lomond.

The pensioner challenging Scotland’s new abortion law.

People in Scotland have been told to use water supplies sparingly after the driest start to the year since 1964.

A bill to allow terminally-ill adults to end their lives has passed an initial vote at Holyrood.

After more than three decades, the Scottish DJs still believe in the unifying power of music.

The Scottish parliament have voted in favour of the assisted dying bill in its first stage.

The BBC's Glenn Campbell explains as a bill to legalise assisted dying in Scotland passes an initial vote.

Researchers in Edinburgh have developed a shoe that can help people with MS, cerebral palsy or strokes.

Jenny Watt runs a handful of death cafés across Glasgow, encouraging discussion about the topic.

The 16-year-old is expected to appear before Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday following the incident on Portobello beach.

The three females were close to starving when they were captured in the Highlands earlier this year

Aberdeen defender Jack MacKenzie was left bloodied after being struck by an object thrown by one of his own fans amid a pitch invasion following his side's Scottish Premiership defeat at Dundee United.

A major search operation along the Solway Coast involved police, coastguard and mountain rescue teams.

The inquiry into disgraced Tayside brain surgeon Sam Eljamel was launched last month and has racked up £1.05m in costs so far.

Aberdeen defender Jack MacKenzie was left bloodied after being struck by an object thrown by one of his own fans amid a pitch invasion following his side's Scottish Premiership defeat at Dundee United.

Watch as Aberdeen's Jack MacKenzie is hit and bloodied by a seat thrown by his own fans after the defeat against Dundee United.