Scotland

Composite image of two men. Steven Lyons has cropped brown hair and is wearing a black jacket with the collar turned up. He is looking off to the left with a serious expression on his face. Ross McGill, who is wearing a tight white t-shirt and a red scarf, roars at a football match with a crowd in the background.

Major Scottish gangland figures released after Dubai arrest

BBC Scotland News understands Steven Lyons, Ross McGill and Steven Larwood are no longer in custody in the UAE.

14 hrs ago

Glasgow & West Scotland

A sailing ship, viewed from head on with mooring lines and dillapidated harbour buildings on the left hand side of the photo

Anger as historic Clyde ship towed out to sea and sunk in Hawaii

Falls of Clyde was scuttled by the authorities in Hawaii despite a campaign to return to its birthplace for restoration.

8 hrs ago

Glasgow & West Scotland

Five police vehicles in a car park in front of some trees

Police attacked in 'appalling' disorder with up to 50 youths

Officers attended a disturbance involving a large group of teenagers in Cowdenbeath on Thursday.

14 hrs ago

Edinburgh, Fife & East

Scotland has 'moral obligation' to support global south - Swinney

The first minister minister made the remarks during a visit to Zambia and Malawi, 20 years on from a historic co-operation agreement.

19 hrs ago

Scotland Politics

Bogus taxi driver sexually assaulted woman

He targeted the woman after parking next to an official taxi rank in Stirling city centre

17 hrs ago

Tayside & Central Scotland

Anger as historic Clyde ship towed out to sea and sunk in Hawaii

Falls of Clyde was scuttled by the authorities in Hawaii despite a campaign to return to its birthplace for restoration.

8 hrs ago

Glasgow & West Scotland

Tim Curry in a scene from the Rocky Horror Picture Show, wearing a black corset and stockings. He is singing in front of a Transylvania banner as other cast members watch

The Glasgow origin of the Rocky Horror Picture Show's corset

Tim Curry has revealed mad scientist Dr Frank N Furter's distinctive costume came from a Glasgow market.

8 hrs ago

Glasgow & West Scotland

Marti Pellow performs onstage during Radio 2 In The Park at Hylands Park in Chelmsford - he is leading forward to the crowd, arms stretched wide behind him, a roar of a smile on his face, wearing a dark red and blue kilt with lightning bolt kilt pin and a leather shirt.

Marti Pellow at 60: 'A real job would kill me'

The Scottish singer is far from ready to put his feet up.

8 hrs ago

Scotland

Police attacked in 'appalling' disorder with up to 50 youths

Officers attended a disturbance involving a large group of teenagers in Cowdenbeath on Thursday.

14 hrs ago

Edinburgh, Fife & East

Three people on the pinnacle of a fin of rock with hills and valleys in the background

Your pictures of Scotland

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

Andrea Bisset, a fresh-faced young woman, wears a denim jacket and has her hair tied back. She smiles at the camera, a large outdoor paved space behind her.

Swearing driving lesson sensation hits the road to acting career

Andrea Bisset shot to fame after appearing in YouTube videos but has now appeared in a major film.

A blurry image that shows two hooded boys and another in black running a long a train platform

Police hunt teen gang over train fire extinguisher attack

British Transport Police (BTP) said the man was assaulted by four boys on a ScotRail service on Sunday.

'If it's Muscat, Celtic will be ready' - Rodgers

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is ready for the challenge Kevin Muscat would bring if the former Australia defender is appointed as the new Rangers boss.

Head and shoulders shot of Ellie Wilson with a river in the background, which is out of focus. She wears a white shirt and an oversized grey blazer. She has long straight black hair.

Calls to suspend GP who 'harassed' woman raped by his son

Rape Crisis Scotland argues Dr Andrew McFarlane has distressed his son's victim and may cause harm to other rape survivors.

Features and analysis

Image of an oil rig in the north sea - yellow stanchions reach down in the water from several platforms, against a blue sky and deeper blue sea

Is the Scottish government softening on oil and gas?

Has John Swinney shifted the Scottish government away from a "presumption against" new oil and gas?

A small fishing boat with a red hull is tied up in a shallow expanse of turquoise water. Land in the background is dotted with white houses.

We can't make calls or stream videos since Storm Amy damaged vital internet link

Broadband, mobile data, and digital phone services all failed on Tiree after a subsea fibre cable was damaged during Storm Amy.

Ian is sitting in front of a green tent. He is holding a cup and is wearing a dark rain coat. He is also wearing sunglasses.

Grandfather relives eight-day 'nightmare' in Highland wilderness

Ian Currie had been attempting to walk from Glenfinnan to Knoydart when he got into difficulty.

Scotcast: Tax rises and tattie troubles?

Will the budget bring bad news?

A man, with long grey hair and a long grey beard, wearing a tweed jacket and purple suit standing in front of a body of water.

A bridge, 130 convictions and a 30-year fight: The tolls that made criminals of islanders

More than 100 people received criminal convictions after refusing to pay tolls on the Skye Bridge.

News from around Scotland

Police attacked in 'appalling' disorder with up to 50 youths

Officers attended a disturbance involving a large group of teenagers in Cowdenbeath on Thursday.

We can't make calls or stream videos since Storm Amy damaged vital internet link

Broadband, mobile data, and digital phone services all failed on Tiree after a subsea fibre cable was damaged during Storm Amy.

Is the Scottish government softening on oil and gas?

Has John Swinney shifted the Scottish government away from a "presumption against" new oil and gas?

Paramedic Kristin Milligan, a woman with dark red hair, wears her dark green paramedic uniform and leans on her Ambulance Service branded car outside the home of one of her patients. She is smiling.

Paramedic home visits cut workloads for busy GPs

A pilot in Dumfries and Galloway has paramedics visiting patients at home to free up doctors in GP surgeries.

A man in his early thirties with thinning black hair. He is wearing a black suit jacket and a white shirt. He is pictured leaving a court building.

Bogus taxi driver sexually assaulted woman

He targeted the woman after parking next to an official taxi rank in Stirling city centre

Sport

'If it's Muscat, Celtic will be ready' - Rodgers

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is ready for the challenge Kevin Muscat would bring if the former Australia defender is appointed as the new Rangers boss.