The force said there were "outbreaks of racist and sectarian singing" by some attending the procession.

Some of Scotland's front pages focus on the pandemic's impact on the national health service.

How Tottenham Hotspur were beaten in Inverness and the forgotten legacy of their Scottish manager.

The green and amber lists will merge but the Scottish government will not drop testing requirements.

Rising wholesale gas prices means some companies are unable to supply energy customers have paid for.

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident in Inverkeithing on Friday afternoon.

The Camanachd Cup heads to Wester Ross for the first time in its 125-year history as Kinlochshiel defeated Lovat 3-1 in Oban.

Surgeons had to remove Jack Mason's appendix, small bowel and 30cm of his large bowel after he swallowed tiny magnets.

For the second week in a row Scotland was at the highest level of Covid cases since estimates began a year ago.

The military is being brought in to help ease the pressure on paramedics - but is Covid the sole cause?

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

Connor McMath sentenced to a minimum of 15 years for fatally stabbing Sean Ford in the neck in Wishaw.

The Fife institution beats Oxford and Cambridge to the top of the The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide.

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.

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

Artists look for ways to remember and to share our collective grief from Covid.

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 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.

Dundee United welcome Dundee on Sunday in the first Scottish Premiership meeting of the sides in more than five years.

After starting his managerial career in hugely impressive fashion, David Martindale is battling to lift Livingston off the foot of the Scottish Premiership.

Ryan Christie insists money was not a factor in his decision to leave Celtic, Livingston boss says any move to ban artificial pitches from the top flight would be "elitist".

Aberdeen manager Stephen Glass maintains his side will "get to where we want to be" in the Scottish Premiership despite Stevie May's late goal for St Johnstone consigning them to a seventh game without a win.

Hibernian blow the chance of going clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership as St Mirren staged a dramatic comeback to draw at Easter Road.