Child, 3, drowned in garden pond
07/30/2010
09:01 AM
A toddler drowned after falling into a garden pond during a visit to a house in Edinburgh, it has emerged.
Ash cloud cost firm £45,000 a day
07/30/2010
06:43 PM
The grounding of flights because of volcanic ash cost an airports operator £45,000 each day air services were disrupted.
Man arrested over gangland murder
07/30/2010
11:28 AM
A 28-year-old man is arrested in connection with the murder of Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll in a supermarket car park in January.
Men escape with five-figure sum
07/30/2010
02:13 PM
Three men wearing ski masks have stolen more than £10,000 from a man in the Carntyne area of Glasgow, police say.
Man in court over T in Park rape
07/30/2010
09:40 AM
A 28-year-old man appears in court in connection with an alleged abduction and rape at the T in the Park music festival.
Drink theft clue in murder probe
07/30/2010
05:13 AM
Police say a man who was murdered in Glasgow had been attacked by several people who tried to steal his alcohol.
Swinney slams 'mismanagement'
07/30/2010
04:36 AM
The Scottish finance secretary blames the "mismanagement" of Westminster for the "acute financial challenge" facing Scotland.
N-Dubz drummer denies sex claims
07/30/2010
09:33 AM
The drummer of award-winning band N-Dubz denies sexually assaulting two women in Glasgow.
Feed firm fined over severed arm
07/30/2010
09:49 AM
A Borders agricultural feed company is fined after a worker had part of his arm sliced off in a cleaning machine.
Talent show acts perform in city
07/30/2010
07:33 PM
The Glasgow Show returns to Glasgow Green this weekend with a line-up of performers and activities.
Scapa Flow war salvage success remembered
07/29/2010
05:32 PM
A ceremony takes place in Orkney to commemorate a remarkable feat of WWI German fleet marine salvage.
Fruit machines installed on Portobello beach
07/30/2010
10:37 AM
An art installation of fruit machines are installed on Portobello Beach as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
Man sentenced for four-hour seige
07/30/2010
05:59 AM
A man who sparked a four-hour siege in Edinburgh after stabbing himself with a knife is put on probation.
Tattoo to mark 60th anniversary
07/30/2010
04:53 AM
The Edinburgh Military Tattoo is to celebrate its 60th anniversary with a programme of music, song and dance.
Moses in city jazz festival debut
07/30/2010
10:20 AM
MTV presenter and jazz chanteuse China Moses is to make her first appearance at the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues festival.
Second youth on murder bid charge
07/30/2010
11:00 AM
A second teenager appears in court after a couple were attacked when they confronted housebreakers at their home.
Tesco store for Glasgow Airport
07/30/2010
05:25 AM
Retail giant Tesco chooses Glasgow as the location for its first ever airport store.
In pictures: The Briggait re-born
07/23/2010
03:36 AM
View the gallery of the building's redevelopment.
Swine flu and snow hit airports
07/30/2010
07:35 AM
Recession, illness and a bad winter are flagged up as factors behind a difficult year for an airports operator.
Home expo schedule 'was hampered'
07/30/2010
06:39 AM
The credit crunch and hard winter are blamed for delaying the schedule of Scotland's Housing Expo.
Court win opera singer to perform
07/30/2010
12:36 AM
A young singer whose family went to court to get her support offered to gifted children is to perform at a classical concert.
Charges after 'naked roof fall'
07/30/2010
10:18 AM
Two people are charged with breach of the peace after a naked woman fell through the roof of a building in Aberdeen.
Call for NHS accommodation probe
07/30/2010
02:11 AM
An MSP calls for an investigation by NHS Grampian into senior managers staying in hospital staff accommodation.
RAF Tornados 'could be grounded'
07/30/2010
07:29 AM
The MoD is considering grounding Tornado GR4s, many based in Moray, according to leaked documents.
Fine for brain-damaged man's fall
07/29/2010
12:31 PM
Two brothers are fined £13,000 after their employee suffered a crushed skull when he fell through a roof in Cumbria.
Man guilty of taxi drugs offence
07/30/2010
08:05 AM
A man caught in a taxi with drugs with a street value of up to £38,000 is warned he faces a prison term.
Concrete plant proposals dropped
07/30/2010
03:12 AM
Campaigners welcome a company's decision to drop its plans for a concrete plant in a Scottish Borders village.
Son stabbed 'best pal' to death
07/30/2010
08:25 AM
A man stabbed his mother to death just days before claiming she had been his "greatest pal", a court is told.
Stirling youth festival kicks off
07/30/2010
07:06 AM
Stirling's mFest youth arts festival gets underway with more than more than eighty acts and screenings from all over the world.
Doctor's fears over man's release
07/29/2010
09:02 AM
A court hears a psychiatrist did not want to release a man from hospital three days before he stabbed his mother to death.
Expenses four in appeals defeat
07/30/2010
04:12 AM
Three ex-Labour MPs and an ex-Tory peer lose appeals over a ruling that they are not protected by parliamentary privilege from prosecution over expenses fraud allegations.
Ministers ordered to release data
07/29/2010
05:16 PM
The Scottish government is told to release more details on the staging of meetings of its Council of Economic Advisers.
Lockerbie inquiry 'may visit UK'
07/29/2010
06:04 PM
The US senator who will chair a congressional inquiry into the Lockerbie bomber release says he may send investigators to the UK.
Dana announces Egyptian oil find
07/30/2010
04:57 AM
Aberdeen-based Dana Petroleum announces the discovery of a new oil field, onshore in the Gulf of Suez in Egypt.
Defence giant returns to profits
07/29/2010
03:51 AM
Defence contractor BAE reports a profit of £618m but warns of 'challenging trading' in the face of spending cuts.
Irn Bru maker to increase sales
07/29/2010
05:00 AM
The company which makes Irn Bru, AG Barr, predicts that sales will rise 13% to £118m in the first half of this year.
Lennon confirms bid for McGeady
07/30/2010
11:00 AM
Celtic manager Neil Lennon confirms the club have received "a big offer" for midfielder Aiden McGeady.
St Johnstone borrow striker Haber
07/30/2010
11:12 AM
St Johnstone take striker Marcus Haber on a season-long loan from West Bromwich Albion.
McCourt aims to emulate McGeady
07/30/2010
10:58 AM
Celtic winger Paddy McCourt says he can fill the void left by Aiden McGeady should his team-mate leave in the summer.
UK plan for Lockerbie committee
07/30/2010
03:24 AM
The US senator who is to chair a rescheduled congressional inquiry into the Lockerbie bomber release says he may send investigators to Britain.
A crowd pleaser, 100 years on
07/30/2010
10:23 AM
One hundred years after his death during a performance in Edinburgh - the Great Lafayette is still drawing a crowd.
WWI salvage efforts remembered
07/30/2010
03:34 AM
A ceremony is to take place in Orkney to commemorate what is regarded as one of the most remarkable feats of marine salvage ever achieved. Ernest Cox masterminded the recovery of 34 ships of the German fleet sunk by their crews in the waters of Scapa Flow.
Public services face cuts
07/29/2010
06:31 AM
Chairman of the Independent Budget Review, Crawford Beveridge, speaks to BBC Scotland's Business Editor Douglas Fraser about his report.
Boy rescued from sea by RNLI
07/29/2010
10:33 AM
A boy has been rescued from the water after his dinghy was blown out to sea off the coast of Leven in Fife.
A lesson in mountain safety
07/29/2010
08:20 AM
A lack of first aid skills is leading to unnecessary deaths and thousands of injuries, on Scotland's mountains according to one charity.
Your pictures
07/30/2010
04:31 AM
Photographs from around Scotland sent in by readers
'Big bad wolves'
07/30/2010
07:12 PM
The challenges facing Scotland's Housing Expo
Who you gonna call?
07/30/2010
07:51 AM
Campaigners driving horse and cart through public cuts
At-a-glance
07/29/2010
05:30 AM
Review's proposals to cut public spending in Scotland
Newspaper round-up
07/30/2010
12:46 AM
The stories making the headlines in Scotland's newspapers.
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