A total of 6,835 new cases were reported on Friday - more than 1,800 above the previous highest figure.

Husband and wife Neil and Lora Fachie both win Paralympic gold for Britain on the last day of track cycling events in Tokyo.

The possible introduction of Covid certification and vaccines for younger pupils feature on Scotland's front pages.

The party's co-leaders are urging members to put them into ministerial roles within the Scottish government.

The current head of the school on Fair Isle, which has just three pupils, is stepping down after 35 years.

Police said the men, aged 26 and 30, are due to appear before Hamilton Sheriff Court at a later date.

The monarch will join leaders including Pope Francis and US President Joe Biden at the UN event in November.

A woman who delivered her stillborn baby in a room next to expectant mothers helps make sure others do not have to.

A spike in cases has highlighted the need for "continuing caution and effective mitigations" in schools, unions say.

Police say the 44-year-old received life-threatening injuries in a targeted attack in the Milton area of Glasgow.

Police believe two-year-old Gracie-May boarded a plane at Glasgow Airport with her parents.

Celtic are drawn with Bayer Leverkusen while Rangers will take on Lyon in the Europa League group stage.

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

Covid cases are rising sharply in young adults despite all over 16s being eligible for vaccination.

The Scottish government hopes to have offered everyone in the age group a first dose by late September.

Some high risk patients had few or no infection-fighting antibodies in their blood, a vaccine study found.

Scotland's levels system of restrictions have come to an end - but what does that mean people can do?

A digital "passport" has been rolled out across the EU - so why does Scotland use a paper system?

Readers have been sending in their questions about what the ending of more Covid rules means for them.

Concerns have been raised about vaccine uptake among younger adults, but are they less likely to want a jab? Here, we examine the statistics.

Key maps and charts explaining how the virus has spread around the world.

He is raising money for charities that helped his late brother when he was in a coma for 14 years.

The comedians visit the Western Isles for the new series of Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing.

Jamie, Scott, Linda and Gary McCowan tell BBC Scotland about their Paralympic hopes, lockdown competitions, and Roy Keane mentality.

John McAleese was the Scots soldier watched by millions on live television in the Iranian Embassy raid.

A repopulation project successfully relocates eight more chicks to the area from the Highlands.

BBC Sport profiles the 33 Scots in Paralympics GB as the Tokyo 2020 event gets under way.

Members of Carnethy Hill Running Club reached the summits of all 282 mountains in a single day.

The SNP and Scottish Greens have agreed a power-sharing arrangement, but with "distinct positions" on the A96's future.

The 78-year-old has retired from live performances and says that making TV programmes is getting more challenging.

An early morning blaze caused fire, smoke and water damage to a cafe made famous by Harry Potter author JK Rowling.

Watch Aileen McGlynn and pilot Helen Scott win silver for ParalympicsGB in the women's B 1000m time trial at the Izu Velodrome on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

The 78-year old has retired from live performances and says that making TV programmes is getting more difficult.

The SNP and the Scottish Greens set out their power-sharing deal for Holyrood.

A video shop owner travelled from Liverpool to Dundee to pick up the massive haul from a collector.

Celtic close to completing deal for striker as Hibs approach for defender is turned down.

Former Liverpool and England team-mate Jamie Carragher talks to BBC Scotland about Steven Gerrard as a player and manager.

Neil Fachie, Jenny Holl and Mickey Yule are the latest Scots to win medals for Paralympics GB at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Celtic and Dundee are in talks over a potential loan move for forgotten Parkhead striker Leigh Griffiths.

Former champion Andy Murray faces Greek world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round of the US Open.