Ballots will be counted over two days with the final result for 129 seats at Holyrood expected on Saturday.

The wait for votes to be counted as well as a fishing rights protest near Jersey make the front pages.

Scots have cast their votes, but they will not be counted until Friday and Saturday - when will the outcome be known?

The SNP leader was confronted by former deputy leader of Britain First Jayda Fransen outside a polling station.

Keep across results, plus reaction and analysis on TV, online, social media and radio from 06:00 on Friday.

Pandemic rules mean results will come in over two days. Here is a best guess on when you might know yours.

It is the longest period Scotland has seen no Covid deaths following a positive test since September.

The region has an infection rate that is four times the Scotland-wide level, officials warn.

Emergency crews were called to the incident in Murray Place on Thursday evening.

Mark Richards remembers seeing the car drive off as he lay on the road with multiple serious injuries.

The 26-year-old was arrested after a 50-year-old man sustained "life-threatening injuries".

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

Everything you need to know ahead of the Scottish Parliament election result.

The Covid pandemic has changed the character of this Holyrood election, but the constitution is still the main dividing line.

BBC Scotland's James Cook hears from those both for and against another referendum on independence.

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

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

Home working is here to stay for many, but what are the costs to business and to the environment?

Two of the UK's only resident killer whales are spotted in Cornwall for first time, experts say.

The group has been called to the islands 145 times to deal with unexploded ordnance.

A new show looks at the origins of disco culture in the 1960s and how it's developed since.

The broadcaster's HQ in Glasgow is transformed into several studios to cover the Scottish election.

The five leaders of Scotland's larger parties went head-to-head in the final TV debate of the Holyrood election.

Firefighters worked through the night to bring the fire in a derelict building under control.

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

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

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.

Scotland face a fight to qualify for the play-offs after a 9-8 defeat to the Russian Curling Federation at the World Women's Championship.

The Scottish Championship, League 1 and 2 play-off finals are rescheduled to allow fans to attend the matches.

Jack Ross has urged his Hibernian players to make themselves "part of the club's fabric and history" by winning the Scottish Cup again.

The inclusion of eight Scots in the British and Irish Lions squad is "thoroughly deserved", says Glasgow scrum-half Ali Price.