Public Health Scotland said a number of outbreaks caused by Omicron were linked to Christmas parties.

Local authorities will be allowed to increase council tax by as much as they want next year.

The prospect of higher council tax bills and a plea to cancel Christmas parties make Scotland's front pages.

Exploring the case for and against buying land for the purpose of offsetting carbon emissions.

A 3km protection zone has been imposed around the source of the outbreak near Annan.

The curator of the site in south west Scotland says the destruction caused is "heart-breaking".

Calls for government action as the average annual charge for purpose-built accommodation rises to £6,853.

Becky Tyler, who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy, uses eye-tracking technology to create digital art.

Dundee is to be the location for a £60m arena which is expected to create opportunities for games enthusiasts.

Income tax rates in Scotland are not set to change. But that is not the full story for tax payers north of the border.

Several profoundly deaf children were diagnosed too late for vital implant surgery, a report finds.

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

Swabs from PCR tests can help identify omicron, but genetic analysis is needed to confirm it.

The measure has recently come back into effect in England despite concerns over enforcing the rule.

The scheme, which applies to nightclubs and large events, came into effect in October.

Ministers say they are aiming to offer all eligible over-18s a booster by the end of that month.

All children aged 12 to 15 are being offered two doses of Covid vaccine.

Vaccine passports, boosters and lateral flow tests - your questions answered on the first minister's Covid update.

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes has detailed her tax and spending proposals for the year ahead.

A selection of images of Tuesday's stormy weather.

X-rays have revealed the heavily corroded weapon found in Orkney was highly decorated.

A survivor of 1988's Armenian earthquake recalls how a visit to Scotland helped her recovery.

Amputee Neil Russell is planning to embark on a challenge to cycle around Scotland on his hand bike.

Dundee is to be the location for a £60m arena which is expected to create opportunities for games enthusiasts.

The 600ft chimney at the former Longannet power station has been demolished in an explosion.

Michael Yellowlees and his Alaskan husky Luna spent nine months travelling coast-to-coast on foot.

Former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman says the time is right to make assisted dying legal.

A former British army Afghan interpreter is given a new home by a woman who was moved by his story.

Celtic "don't have the squad yet" to cope with the "ridiculous" schedule says manager Ange Postecoglou after Kyogo Furuhashi and Albian Ajeti limped off against Real Betis.

Celtic arrange a medical and agree a fee for midfielder Yosuke Ideguchi as Scotland assistant John Carver is linked with the Hibernian head coach job.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst is satisfied with how his "brave" Rangers side are picking up his style of play after earning a creditable Europa League draw away to Ligue 1 side Lyon.

A much-changed and youthful side ended Celtic's Europa League group campaign on a high with a dramatic home win against Real Betis.