Her Majesty will be joined at the Holyrood ceremony by Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay.

Humza Yousaf says "high demand" is to blame for people being unable to access their vaccination status.

Problems with the new Covid app used for the vaccine passport scheme dominate Scotland's front pages.

There has been a huge drop in school exclusions since Maureen McKenna became Glasgow's education chief.

One wind farm company is looking for imaginative ways to repurpose turbines at the end of their lives.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Lanarkshire have stopped all vaccine drop-in clinics.

Aberdeen postpone the trialling of proof of vaccine for entry at Sunday's Scottish Premiership meeting with Celtic.

Jordan Milne stabbed his 59-year-old mother 33 times in the family home in Aberdeen.

Businessman Malcolm Offord will be given a seat in the House of Lords to allow him to take up the UK government role.

Data obtained by the BBC shows for the first time which homes in Scotland took in untested and Covid positive hospital patients.

A family in Aberdeenshire and another in the Scottish Borders take up some climate change challenges.

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard urges stringent penalties to tackle racism after the booing of Glen Kamara in the 1-0 Europa League defeat by Sparta Prague.

BBC News looks at what we know and don't know about the Earth's changing climate.

A project in south-west Scotland is trying to help people "reconnect" with their local peatlands.

A crucial climate change summit is being held in the UK - this is why it's important.

The Scottish government says its targets are some of the toughest in the world - but what progress is being made?

Pledges made at the UN have lifted hopes for the Glasgow summit, but some major questions remain.

A lack of caring staff is stopping people going into, and coming out of, hospital, adding to huge NHS pressure.

Hollywood star Deborah Kerr was often thought of as English but her roots in Scotland are being reclaimed.

The UK and Scottish governments have different plans after failing to agree on a UK-wide blueprint.

Three workers, including a heart-and-lung transplant recipient, reflect on the end of the furlough scheme.

A woman with long Covid who feared she was dying says the treatment has made an "unbelievable" difference to her life.

The antique that sections of the Harry Potter books were written on is now being taken to a restorer.

There have been reports of queues and shortages at many petrol stations, but are things getting back to normal?

One ICU consultant tells BBC Scotland he is treating "very young, usually fit and extremely sick" people.

The BBC maps out where bicycles have been stolen - find out how many of these crimes have happened in your area.

With a rise in bike crime during lockdown, could bike thieves be tracked through their Gumtree data?

Aimee, from Edinburgh, and Katherine, from Skye, are both facing struggles finding somewhere to stay.

One family shows how the wait for social housing has left them crammed into a tiny flat.

Ahead of the release of No Time To Die, Bond actors Daniel Craig and Rami Malek have been speaking to BBC Scotland.

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

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

Charting the first 300 days of Scotland's Covid-19 vaccination programme.

The Scottish government has given more details about how the controversial scheme will operate.

With more than 80% jabbed and half a million already infected, Scotland is heading towards herd immunity, expert says.

Nicola Sturgeon announces a "grace period" before the new certification rules will be enforced.

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

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

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard appeals for a bigger transfer budget as Dundee United search for a new striker.

Britain's Cameron Norrie beats Denis Shapovalov of Canada to reach the semi-finals of the San Diego Open.

Scottish Premiership clubs will meet next week to discuss the introduction of VAR for all top-tier matches and latter rounds of cup competitions.

Tyrrell Hatton has maintained a one-shot lead after making 10 under par at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

Celtic need to "keep persevering" despite Bayer Leverkusen inflicting another chastening loss, says manager Ange Postecoglou.