Scotland

Person standing in front of shelves stocked with food and household products, holding a large mock receipt displaying the text “SNP” and “Total Price: Capped.” Rows of canned goods, sauces, packaged foods, and bottled water are visible in the background.

Business groups urge Swinney to scrap 'ineffective' food price cap plan

More than 20 organisations have written a joint letter to John Swinney urging him to scrap his plan for a legal cap on some food and drink prices.

3 hrs ago

Scotland Politics

A woman with tied-back blonde hair with sunglasses on her head hugs a young girl, who is wearing a blue t shirt and white shorts. The woman is wearing a cream cardigan and light shorts. They are framed by cliffs and the North Sea behind them

Minnie Merriman: Mum thanks public for 'incredible' support

The nine-year-old died earlier this month after being found seriously injured in Arbroath.

2 hrs ago

Scottish Labour leadership contenders back North Sea drilling approval

Joe Fagan and Michael Marra were asked their views on the eve of voting on the contest to replace Anas Sarwar.

18 hrs ago

Scotland

I was told I was unworthy to be a mother, then they stole my baby

Marion McMillan was one of about 250,000 women who were forced to have their babies adopted between 1949 and 1976.

1 day ago

Emergency services at the scene of a chemical incident in Glasgow. Firemen carrying bags are seen walking away from the scene, while two fire engines are parked near blocks of flats. Police vans and officers wearing high-vis vests can also be seen.

Community payback order for woman who created chlorine gas in her home

Connie Stevenson, 27, mixed bottles of household substances at a property on Lenzie Terrace in Springburn on 31 May.

57 mins ago

Glasgow & West Scotland

Image showing a bloodied Lenny Murdoch amidst a dramatic fire scene suggest the show's arch-villain is at the centre of the final episode

Hints of fiery finale for last ever episode of River City

The Scottish soap opera, based in the fictional Glasgow district of Shieldinch, is coming to an end after 24 years.

6 hrs ago

Glasgow & West Scotland

A library image on Main Street in Linlithgow on a sunny day with houses on either side and bunting draping between the street lights

Man, 27, arrested over hit-and-run death in Linlithgow

Police had been trying to trace the occupants of a grey Renault Clio that left the scene of the incident.

5 hrs ago

Edinburgh, Fife & East

Derek McInnes, in a dark blue jumper, raises both arms in celebration

Is 'bitty' Pittodrie win turning point for McInnes and Rangers?

Until Sunday's trip north to Aberdeen, Derek McInnes had not really enjoyed watching his Rangers team. That changed after an unconvincing win at Pittodrie.

A close up of an orange lobster caught by Iain Matheson off Skye. There is a blue glove beside to give a scale of its size.

Could Skye be a hotspot for rare fiery orange lobsters?

Fisherman Iain Matheson has caught seven different ones within a square mile of each other.

A blurred image of a running otter running along the pavement

No happy ending after otter captured in Aberdeenshire town

The mammal captured with the help of police on the streets of Inverurie but was was euthanised after being judged too unwell to recover.

A woman in a black cardigan and spotted shirt, another woman with a colourful yellow top and glasses, and another woman with a blue, stripy shirt, stand in front of a hat collection.

How fashion returned to Scotland's former national costume museum

The striking outfits are on display at Shambellie House - which closed as a costume museum in 2013.

A bus travels down the reopened Princes St on Saturday morning

Relief as Edinburgh's Princes Street reopens seven weeks after fire

A large section of the street has been closed through festival season after a devastating fire.

Features and analysis

First Minister John Swinney during a visit to officially open the new GP walk-in service at Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital in Leven, Fife - A person in a suit and tie stands beside an NHS Fife information board promoting a GP walk-in service for urgent, non-life-threatening health problems. The poster explains who can use the service and outlines suitable and unsuitable conditions for treatment.

Swinney's 100-day push gives way to bigger battles ahead

The first minister has been ticking off the pledges from his first 100 days in government but on Tuesday he will unveil the bigger picture.

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'A huge vanity project' - when Sputnik crash-landed in Scotland

Ten years after Sputnik News opened in Edinburgh, why did Scotland become a front in the global disinformation war?

Your pictures of Scotland

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

Richard Gadd has short, dark hair and a short beard and is wearing a white suit jacket, white shirt and black bow tie. He is standing in front of a pink background

Gadd's debt to Edinburgh: 'You arrive with an idea and leave with a career'

The Baby Reindeer star says the festivals are essential for new talent, and that he owes his success to the Fringe.

Scotcast: Val McDermid and Jo Sharp on the untold story of their new novel

Val McDermid and Jo Sharp have co-authored 'This Door of the Seas'.

News from around Scotland

Man, 27, arrested over hit-and-run death in Linlithgow

Police had been trying to trace the occupants of a grey Renault Clio that left the scene of the incident.

The picture shows Fort William's Viewforth public toilet block. It has white walls and bright red supports by the entrance. A church building is visible in the backgrounds.

Fort William's vandalised toilets could reopen soon

Local MP Angus MacDonald says it is "appalling" it has taken so long to repair the public loos.

Two men in business suits stand side by side smiling. Marra, on the left, is taller with thinning grey hair. Fagan, on the right, has short dark hair.