Under new guidance local areas will have to have a lower number of positive cases before restrictions are eased.

The deputy first minister was facing a vote of no confidence over the government's advice from Alex Salmond's civil case.

Women tell BBC Scotland how scammers used their images on fake accounts advertising sex work websites.

The Brazil Covid variant in Scotland and the Duke of Edinburgh's change of hospital make the Scottish front pages.

Polling expert Prof John Curtice looks at whether the Salmond inquiry has affected attitudes towards the governing party.

Former Liverpool and Scotland forward Ian St John has died at the age of 82.

The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh also wants the government to consider decriminalising drug possession.

New guidelines allow limited indoor visits, but some care homes are sticking to tougher restrictions.

Three Scottish oil workers tested positive while in isolation after flying to Aberdeen from Brazil.

Amy Callaghan spent four months in hospital and had two life-saving surgeries after collapsing last June.

Coastguards say the trio were "very lucky" after getting stranded while walking on the Solway coast.

Anas Sarwar names leadership rival Monica Lennon among those in his "campaign cabinet".

The £275m project is proposed for the site of a poultry farm east of Livingston in West Lothian.

Two central characters in the Scottish independence movement are in a bitter dispute.

The next week could be bloody for the SNP as a Scottish Parliament inquiry concludes.

The post is in the spotlight as the investigation into the mishandling of complaints against Alex Salmond continues.

One year on: The story of the medics who treated Scotland's first confirmed coronavirus patient.

Anas Sarwar takes charge of Scottish Labour just 10 weeks before the next Scottish Parliament election.

The Scots rock band say they are in shock after beating Ghetts to secure their first number one album.

The two-week-old cub is the youngest badger to be cared for by the Scottish SPCA.

We are looking for people from all parts of Scotland to join our voter panel in the run up to May's Holyrood election.

The Glasgow director behind The Last King of Scotland points his lens to Guantanamo Bay in his new film.

Anas Sarwar defeated rival candidate Monica Lennon in the contest to replace Richard Leonard.

Alex Salmond says Nicola Sturgeon should not have to resign if she is found to have broken the code.

The landscape has been recreated to help young people understand how to run a national park.

Stuart Quinn stabbed father-of-one Alan Geddes to death in Aberdeen the day after being freed from prison.

Nicola Sturgeon sets out how lockdown restrictions will ease and the economy begin to reopen in Scotland.

A daily update on the number and location of coronavirus cases in Scotland.

Using World Health Organization measures, it is possible to chart Scotland's progress in tackling Covid-19.

The Scottish and UK governments have published their timetables for easing of lockdown restrictions.

Details on how Scotland will emerge from lockdown have been announced - here's how the rules are expected to relax.

Deaths among the oldest age group are falling, but is this "hard evidence" the vaccine is working?

Find out what percentage of adults have been given a jab and how many have been vaccinated in your area.

Businesses say they need definitive dates and details of what will be allowed to reopen and when.

As the Covid death toll continues to rise, we share tributes to some of those who have lost their lives to the virus.

BBC Scotland has rounded up what we know so far about how the return to the classroom will be rolled out.

As the new managed quarantine regime starts, we have the answers to some of our readers' questions.

Gamers in Glasgow tell BBC Scotland how their hobby has helped them cope during the pandemic.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says it is the "right time" to bid to host the 2030 World Cup and the plan is backed by football associations across the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

Britain's Andy Murray earns his first tour-level win since August with a gutsy fightback against Dutch wildcard Robin Haase in Rotterdam.

Fulham midfielder Kevin McDonald says he has chronic kidney disease and is due to have a transplant next month.

The Scottish FA is awaiting "a final decision from ministers" over lifting the suspension of lower league and women's football.

Scotland head coach is tipped for the Celtic job as football chiefs are left frustrated by government snub over restart.