National News
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Murder or medical mix-up? New questions in the case of killer nurse Colin Norris
A BBC podcast reveals a scenario in which the nurse's murders may never have taken place at all.
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Diesel prices exceed £2 a litre at hundreds of forecourts across Scotland
Motoring organisation the RAC says it expects the average UK diesel price to hit a new record high over the weekend.
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Glasgow City Council pauses plan to fire and rehire 23,000 staff
Talks between the council and three unions will resume early next week to try to reach a new deal on pay.
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PM rejects drugs decriminalisation after Swinney backs it
Scotland's first minister had called for the move as part of measures to tackle the drugs deaths crisis, but the prime minister said he did not support it.
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Mum's heartbreak over LA killing and granddaughter's location
June Bunyan's mother says she has been left in legal limbo over her daughter's death and custody of her granddaughter.
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Sandie Peggie's views had 'no bearing' on refusing legal support, union says
The RCN says its decision not to give Sandie Peggie legal advice had nothing to do with her gender critical views.
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Ex-GTA developer's studio faces closure after debut game flopped
Build A Rocket Boy, founded by Leslie Benzies, has gone into administration after its debut game flopped.
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Your pictures of Scotland
A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.
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'More will turn up' - Work by Scottish artists unearthed for homecoming exhibition
Robert Colquhoun and Robert MacBryde were among the most celebrated figures in British art.
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Call for 'transparency' over £68m flood scheme information
The council response to Mike Sutherland over the Dumfries project was deemed "entirely unacceptable".
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Ridiculed MSP says chest infection and lack of sleep led to committee blunder
Collette Stevenson says she has faced "misogynistic bullying" after asking whether government agency Transport Scotland is a charity.
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Celtic and Rangers contest closed doors sanctions
Celtic and Rangers appeal against the Scottish FA decision forcing both clubs to play their next home Scottish Cup ties behind closed doors.
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Emergency heating oil fund extended into winter
The scheme was initially available in Scotland for six months from 1 April.
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No action taken against Iranian man who tried to enter nuclear base
The 34-year-old was arrested in March after trying to access the Faslane base in Argyll and Bute, home to the Royal Navy's nuclear submarine fleet.
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No furlough compensation for Alexander Dennis after conditions not met
The transport secretary said the pledged support depended on the firm securing a minimum number of orders and bus manufacturing jobs in Scotland.
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Man jailed for £370,000 cannabis cultivation
Vo Quang, 43, admitted producing cannabis in Inverurie in Aberdeenshire last year.
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BBC hit comedy Two Doors Down takes to the stage
The stage adaptation of the acclaimed TV comedy sees main cast reunite ahead of a new series.
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Lynx and wolfdog sanctuary plan for former gin distillery
Operators say the plans are appropriate for the countryside setting in southern Scotland.
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Festival 'shines a light' on Scotland's national book town
A range of local, national and international authors head to Wigtown for its annual literary celebration.
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Tributes paid to former Bay City Rollers guitarist Neil Henderson
The musician, who has died aged 73, went on to play with another successful Scottish band, Middle of the Road.
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Glasgow's historic Pollok House transforms for art festival
The Georgian building has been closed to the public since 2023 but has been taken over as part of this year's Sonica festival.
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Scientist: ‘We can stop dementia in a generation’
How new testing and treatments could stop future generations developing dementia.
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Meet Grumpygran1948 - Fortnite's record breaking streamer
Cath Bowie, from Moray, began playing the online shooter in 2017 and now has an audience of around 24,000 followers.
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Corrie Mckeague's mum: 'We did all we could to find him'
Nicola Urquhart speaks to the BBC on the 10th anniversary of her 23-year-old son's disappearance.
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The medieval monk's journey that became a global travel 'essential'
St Cuthbert's Way - from Melrose to Lindisfarne - rubs shoulders with the world's top travel experiences.
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Waste sector crisis could see rubbish piling up on streets, experts warn
There are warnings over a combination of significantly reduced landfill space and a breakdown of Glasgow's main incinerator.
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Sandie Peggie's views had 'no bearing' on refusing legal support, union says
The RCN says its decision not to give Sandie Peggie legal advice had nothing to do with her gender critical views.
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Diesel prices exceed £2 a litre at hundreds of forecourts across Scotland
Motoring organisation the RAC says it expects the average UK diesel price to hit a new record high over the weekend.
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Man jailed for £370,000 cannabis cultivation
Vo Quang, 43, admitted producing cannabis in Inverurie in Aberdeenshire last year.
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Call for 'transparency' over £68m flood scheme information
The council response to Mike Sutherland over the Dumfries project was deemed "entirely unacceptable".
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Pair jailed over £1.5m drugs supply hub in warehouse
Ben Terry, from Dundee, and Mark Davidson, from Mosstodloch, have been jailed for nine years and five months each.
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Edinburgh survive Ulster fightback to start with URC win
Ulster’s thrilling second-half comeback comes up short as Edinburgh left Belfast with a 34-29 win in the opening game of the United Rugby Championship.
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New-look squad, but how will Pocognoli's Scotland line-up?
Former Scotland forwards James McFadden and Pat Nevin try to guess who new head coach Sebastien Pocognoli will pick to start in Slovenia on Saturday.
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Celtic and Rangers contest closed doors sanctions
Celtic and Rangers appeal against the Scottish FA decision forcing both clubs to play their next home Scottish Cup ties behind closed doors.
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From shaky start to statement wins - 100 days of McInnes at Rangers
BBC Scotland charts the first tumultuous 100 days of Derek McInnes' tenure as Rangers manager.

