The Scottish Conservatives leader says Facebook, Twitter and Instagram need to tackle online abuse.

Offensive slogans were painted on the baby memorial and other graves in Dunfermline cemetery.

SNP claims to put Scotland's recovery first and Boris Johnson's plans to keep the UK together make the front pages.

Police confirm that a 54-year-old man who was seriously injured in the crash on Thursday, has died.

All but one Scottish council area - Moray - now have fewer than 50 Covid cases per 100,000.

It is understood the fire broke out in an outbuilding near Arinagour then spread to a house and grassland.

The famous cake was battered and deep fried by a Lanarkshire chip shop owner as a trade-up to the traditional Mars bar.

No-one was injured in the fire that broke out on a bus outside a Tesco store in Dunfermline.

An Aberdeen-based dive systems specialist has set up a new operations facility at the Burntisland site.

A major survey of HMS Unicorn is under way in Dundee as part of a major preservation project.

Scottish League 1 club Dumbarton are taken over by Birmingham-based private equity investment firm Cognitive Capital Ltd.

Compare where the parties stand on key issues - from Covid-19 and the NHS to education and the environment.

Political correspondent Rajdeep Sandhu answers some of the big questions about the election.

Find out who is standing in your area in the Scottish Parliament election on 6 May.

Almost half of Scots don't cast a ballot in Holyrood elections - who are they, and why don't they vote?

BBC Scotland's political editor has the answers to the key questions voters have been asking.

How could turnout, the pandemic, smaller parties and key constituency races affect the Holyrood result?

A guide to the 20 smaller parties who are standing in the Scottish Parliament election on 6 May.

Voters under 30 have shared their views on what matters to them when casting their votes.

Scottish nationalists are hopeful of a fresh push for independence after the 6 May poll.

Prof Sir John Curtice looks at where the parties stand in polling ahead of the Scottish Parliament election.

What messages are Scotland's parties pushing in their digital ad campaigns for the Holyrood election?

We take a look at one of the big issues of this election – and one of the biggest facing the world.

In the second of two Scottish election pieces, we look at the parties opposing another vote on independence.

The Scottish Labour Party's election manifesto has been launched. What are its most eye-catching promises?

How well are schools bouncing back from Covid and how are pupils catching up with lost education?

In the first of two Scottish election pieces we explore the differences in the pro-independence movement. 

We speak to five voters who have yet to make up their minds in the Scottish election.

The party has launched its election manifesto. What are its most eye-catching promises?

Everything you need to know ahead of the Scottish Parliament election on 6 May.

A rundown of the party's main policies ahead of next month's Scottish Parliament elections.

Everything you need to know about the Scottish Conservatives ahead of the Holyrood election.

Where are the constituencies that could tell us the story of the 2021 Scottish Parliament election?

The BBC’s Connor Gillies talks through how your vote counts in the Holyrood election on 6 May.

The Scottish Lib Dems' election manifesto has been launched. What are its most eye-catching promises?

A rundown of the party's main policies ahead of next month's Scottish Parliament elections.

Everything you need to know about the Scottish Liberal Democrats ahead of their election manifesto launch.

BBC Scotland correspondents analyse the pledges in the election manifesto of the SNP.

A rundown of the party's main policies ahead of next month's Scottish Parliament elections.

BBC Scotland correspondents analyse the pledges in the election manifesto of the Scottish Green Party.

Prof Sir John Curtice looks at what the polls tell us about the Holyrood election race so far.

A rundown of the party's main policies ahead of next month's Scottish Parliament elections.

Holyrood election campaigning is to resume but will the suspension have any impact on the election?

A new crop of MSPs will be elected on 6 May - but how well will they reflect the population voting for them?

The museum reopens with a major exhibition celebrating club culture across the world.

Scottish Crystal Palace midfielder Leigh Nicol is subjected to online abuse every day.

Jane Midgley tells the BBC her life has been destroyed by her son's death in a hotel fire in 2017.

As the deal becomes legal on 1 May, the food sector says the agreement has brought "no gain and a world of pain".

An 84-year-old widower expected to receive medication after he felt isolated during the pandemic.

The mother of a man who died in a hotel fire says a fatal accident inquiry could help save lives.

A mother tells of her struggle through lockdown to feed and clothe her daughter while trying not to lose their home.

Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson grills the party leaders ahead of the election.

As lockdown restrictions began to ease, a conservationist from NI moved to a remote UK island.

It's one week to go until the Scottish Parliament election - here's what you need to know.

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

Some vulnerable groups have a lower figure for vaccine take-up than older age groups.

As further lockdown restrictions are set to be relaxed in Scotland, what rules are changing and when?

With the country opening up a little more on Friday, here are five things about the state of the pandemic.

In the year since the first Covid lockdown, what have been the key moments in Scotland's pandemic?

The lifting of more restrictions depends on continued progress in tackling the outbreak.

Two separate studies suggest women under 50 have worse long-term outcomes after being in hospital with Covid.

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

With the countdown to lockdown easing under way we have the answers to some of our readers' questions.

From 26 April, it is expected all parts of Scotland currently in level 4 will move down to a "modified" level 3.

Kilmarnock fall into the relegation play-off place and are just two points off the bottom of the Premiership table after losing at Motherwell.

BBC Scotland takes a look at how Rangers have turned the Old Firm derby tide against Celtic.

BBC Scotland pundit and former Scotland forward James McFadden dissects what crumbs of comfort remain for Celtic this season.

Dundee United striker Lawrence Shankland is linked with Russian club Orenburg as Olivier Ntcham is given hope of a Celtic return.

Bottom side Hamilton Academical claim a huge three points in their fight for Scottish Premiership survival as they hold on to beat St Mirren.