The Scottish Ambulance Service confirms logistical staff will also be made available to help ease pressure on its crews.

Lillian Briggs, 86, had to wait eight hours for an ambulance after falling and breaking her hip.

Ahead of Saturday's marches, a senior police officer says it is time to tackle the root causes of sectarianism.

Scotland's front pages are dominated by Nicola Sturgeon calling in the military to relieve pressure on paramedics.

The 36-year-old struck out after claiming her husband did not stick up for her in a row with a stranger.

One in 40 people has some long-lasting symptoms, Office for National Statistics data suggests.

Emergency services are at the scene of the crash in Beauly, where one person was treated by paramedics.

The winning images from this year's Shipwrecked Mariners' Society photography competition.

John McGregor, 44, died in hospital two days after he was shot in the Milton area of the city last month.

Prof Jason Leitch says the festival's mitigations had "gone smoothly" and he had not seen evidence of infection spread from the event.

Former athletics coach Eric Simpson, 73, targeted teenage girls in Fife between 1981 and 1999.

It comes after "serious and significant concerns" were raised about services at the Lockerbie site.

The SPFL's Neil Doncaster fears that not enough security staff will be in place in time for the scheme's introduction.

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

More details have been revealed about Scotland's scheme - but some questions have still to be answered.

A woman who got one jab in England and one in Scotland says her vaccine certificate only confirms a single dose.

How to weigh the pros and cons of a vaccine for a disease that is rarely serious in young people.

Scotland is launching a QR code system in line with similar "passports" rolled out across Europe.

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

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?

Resistance is building from different sectors to proposals for vaccine certification to be shown in selected settings.

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

Holyrood is to become a "protected site" under national security rules - but will this stop protests?

BBC Scotland's Lisa Summers goes on the road with paramedics as some patients wait hours for help.

Josie Neill from Dumfries has been described as one of Scotland's "most neglected" writers.

Ten years ago the Christie Report set out a blueprint for Scottish public service reform. Why has it not happened?

Nicola Sturgeon says "democracy must prevail" - but critics suggest the independence issue is stuck in "Groundhog Day".

Science editor David Shukman on three jobs in growing green industries, and what it's like to do them

The BBC visits one of Doors Open Day's most unusual attractions - a waste treatment plant near Edinburgh.

Large numbers of officers from Police Scotland and other UK forces will be deployed to Glasgow for COP26.

A new animation shows how the power of the glaciers 20,000 years ago transformed the Tayside landscape.

If Scot Andrew Cullen hadn't hit the down button instead of heading back up the tower, he would have been killed seconds later.

Scotland's thriving space sector is trying to have a reduced impact on the planet.

Ten years ago the Christie Report set out a blueprint for Scottish public service reform. Why has it not happened?

Community doctors say demand is so high they cannot see a complete return to business as usual.

The row over plans for a new oil field at Cambo has placed Shetland in the heart of the debate over energy production.

A backlog due to the pandemic means learner drivers like Katie McKerral face long waits to sit their test.

An SNP-Green deal has cleared the way for the creation of the first new national park in nearly 20 years.

Eleanor Moffat has spent more than 20 years organising charity events after her sister was diagnosed with cancer.

The son of an elderly woman who had to lie on the floor waiting for an ambulance says he wants answers.

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford says the government needs a winter plan for working families.

BBC Scotland goes on the road with paramedics as some patients wait hours for help.

Pipe Major Scott Methven held one of the most prestigious jobs in the piping world, a role which dates back to Queen Victoria’s reign.

The head of Scotland's professional football league says spot-checking fans ahead of games is the only viable option.

Manager Steven Gerrard says Rangers are yet to hit top form this season after Lyon inflicted a 2-0 Europa League defeat on his side.

Despite scoring three goals in Spain, Celtic slip to another defeat as their struggles on the road continue.

Ryan Kent suffers a hamstring injury in Rangers' European loss, former Celtic manager considers legal action after being denied access to Ibrox to work as pundit.

BBC Scotland pundit and former Scotland international Leanne Crichton previews the nation's Women's World Cup qualifying opener.

Rangers suffer defeat in their opening Europa League group game after being clinically dispatched by Lyon.