A knifeman woke a woman up in the middle of the night ranting about protecting her from a non-existent abuser.

Police trying to trace a driver involved in a crash with a lorry on the A9 north of Luncarty.

Arbroath firm Journeycall, which cut 70 staff in the pandemic, is “fighting back” and recruiting again after several major contract wins.

Police are continuing their search for missing Sarah Buick who was last seen at the top of Ben Nevis on Tuesday morning.

Ian Maxwell wants Steve Clarke to be the Scotland national team manager for a “long time to come”.

Calum Butcher is no favourite of Dundee supporters - but the Dens faithful can thank him for sending latest signing Ryan Sweeney their way.

A drunken farm worker abandoned his car after careering into another vehicle and smashing into a wall.

A pensioner feared her pet pooch "wouldn't make it through the night" after it was mauled in a street attack.

A woman fought off a would-be burglar who tried to smash his way into her home.

Glenalmond College in Perthshire will celebrate the best food and drink the country has to offer when a two-day celebration of Scottish produce is held there later this summer.

Was the alcoholic brother-in-law of World's End killer Angus Sinclair responsible for the Templeton Woods murders in Dundee?

A well known Fife police sergeant is planning to scale new heights in his latest charity fundraiser by attempting to climb Africa's highest mountain.

A singular case of Covid-19 has been confirmed at a Broughty Ferry primary school, with close contacts being asked to self-isolate.

Dundee United are to take on Berwick Rangers, Brechin City and Cowdenbeath in friendlies as Thomas Courts prepares to make his dugout debut.

Nicola Sturgeon used a phone call with Andy Burnham to challenge a "stark contradiction" in his stance over a controversial travel ban between Scotland and Manchester.

It's the essential Wednesday court round-up.

The owner of Crieff Hydro has backed the introduction of vaccine passports to aid the recovery of Scotland's hospitality sector.

A care worker from Fife has been struck off after repeatedly bullying a resident at a home in Kirkcaldy.

Drop-in vaccine clinics in Tayside have been extended to include those aged between 18 and 29.

A Glenrothes head teacher has been named among the winners of a prestigious national award.

The committees for the sixth session of the Scottish Parliament have been formalised  — but just how representative of the country are they?

Schoolchildren in Perth and Kinross will be served frozen meals at lunchtimes from as early as August, it has been confirmed.

A Dundee MSP has branded planned post office closures in the city "a bitter blow".

They say you can't miss what you've never had. Try telling that to Dundee United defender Mark Connolly.

As the age of 50 approaches, most journalists with a permanent job on the BBC's foreign newsdesk would keep plugging away happily. Wait until the pension drops and plan a comfortable retirement.

The opening of a new £275,000 splash zone at Montrose seafront has been met with a lukewarm response after it emerged the paddling pool beside it is to be bulldozed.

Business leaders and government ministers are being brought together to unlock stalled talks to establish ports with special tax status in Scotland.

It's well and truly the season for super sweet strawberries and we have three recipes for you to try out.

A Dundee student is cutting off 12-inches of her hair to donate to the Little Princess Trust - for the second time.

Brian Sulley, the busby-wearing guardsman who appeared in Charles and Diana's wedding day photographs, has died aged 75.