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The bodies of Paul Lafferty and Gary Beaton were found in a flat in Patrick's Chancellor Street on Sunday.

Matthew Edgerton targeted his victim over the course of two years at a number of addresses in Tayside.

Social media posts described hearing "a very loud bang/explosion" near the city centre, followed by huge plumes of smoke being visible.

Tens of millions of pounds will be needed to bring the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh up to scratch when it transfers to public ownership next year.

Scott Howarth, 35, formerly of Kirkcaldy, also assaulted a third woman.

The auction in Lairg usually has a large contingent of sheep farmers from England.

They include overpaid pensions, council tax discounts that should not have been claimed and £1.1m in duplicate payments for goods and services.

BBC ALBA and BBC Sport are to provide a package of 38 live matches from Italy's Serie A this season, starting with Atalanta v Sassuolo on Sunday.

Police say concerns had been raised for the man early last week and his body was recovered by rescue teams.

The incident happened at about 08:50 on the town's Crieff Road.

Law appeared in films alongside both of her daughters, Dame Emma and Sophie, including 1996's Emma.

Other vehicles seen include police cars marked with Gotham City and SWAT vehicles, while bus shelters now have timetables for Gotham.

The 2006 world champion is accused of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and a boy in Glasgow and South Lanarkshire.

The female, which is fitted with a GPS radio collar, was spotted on the River Spey.

A 2.9% rise in inflation had been widely expected by economists, with Chancellor John Healey saying the Iran war “continues to impact prices here at home”.

The state-owned yard on the Clyde will lose 70 of its 283 staff through a voluntary redundancy process as it awaits confirmation of promised new orders.

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

The number of younger people diagnosed with bowel cancer in Scotland reached a record high in 2024, new figures show.

What job cuts at the state-owned Ferguson Marine tells us about our ferry problem.

The King was welcomed by a guard of honour provided by the Royal Regiment of Scotland as he arrived at his Aberdeenshire residence.

The days of board members sifting through applicants and picking the best are long gone thanks to football analytics and AI.

Fiona Johnson moved her family to Creetown earlier this year, hoping to start afresh with animals bought from the local area - but "bad luck" intervened.

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

A BBC investigation captures people openly dealing and taking drugs, as well as thefts, arrests, and violence.

A film about the great Argentinian author's trip around Scotland in 1971 has premiered in Edinburgh.

Simon Fraser University Pipe Band from Canada took the coveted title following the two-day event at Glasgow Green, in which 211 bands competed.

The five women will try to scale a 25ft wooden pole covered in grease and claim the prize at the top - a ham.

Scott Howarth, 35, formerly of Kirkcaldy, also assaulted a third woman.

The auction in Lairg usually has a large contingent of sheep farmers from England.

Residents were forced to leave more than 500 homes after the potentially dangerous material was discovered in 2023.

Fiona Johnson moved her family to Creetown earlier this year, hoping to start afresh with animals bought from the local area - but "bad luck" intervened.

Matthew Edgerton targeted his victim over the course of two years at a number of addresses in Tayside.

Kosta Nedeljkovic joins Rangers on a season-long loan from Aston Villa, with the Ibrox club holding a "conditional obligation" to buy the 20-year-old Serbia defender.

BBC ALBA and BBC Sport are to provide a package of 38 live matches from Italy's Serie A this season, starting with Atalanta v Sassuolo on Sunday.

Celtic advance in search of a midfielder and goalkeeper as Dundee aim to secure striker on loan...

Celtic manager Martin O'Neill does not anticipate any new arrivals before Wednesday's Champions League play-off first leg at home to LASK and insists he would be happy for Reo Hatate to stay.