The first minister is expected to give new advice on how many other people or households you should meet in a day.

Based on past vaccination efforts offering and delivering boosts to all adults by the end of December will be challenging.

The first minister says curbs are needed to slow the spread of the Omicron variant but school closures are not on the agenda.

The news that Scotland faces "sweeping curbs" on household mixing dominates the front pages.

BBC Scotland's Angie Brown takes a seat on an Edinburgh bench where people are urged to chat to tackle loneliness.

The estimated rate for the latest quarter was 74.6%, according to the Office for National Statistics.

One person is dead and one missing after a Danish ship collides with a UK vessel in the Baltic Sea.

A case review criticises social work services after two adults are convicted of child neglect.

Roddy McAllister died following a road crash near Tarbert in Argyll on Saturday.

Only one of Scotland's 85 designated bathing waters received a "poor" quality rating this summer.

A vote on Moray Council's administration was tied so a pack of playing cards was used to settle the matter.

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

The restrictions are being reviewed on a daily basis due to the rapid rise in cases of the Omicron variant.

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

Everyone over the age of 18 in England can get a booster from Monday.

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

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.

The young female has already been recorded off Denmark, the Netherlands and Northumberland.

The pantomime at the Kings in Edinburgh has an added poignancy in tribute to performer Andy Gray.

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

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.

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

The first minister said Omicron is likely to replace Delta as the dominant form of Covid within days.

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.

Aberdeen plan to limit the capacity of their new stadium to between 16,000-17,000 fans, with chairman Dave Cormack claiming it could save the club £16m.

Former Rangers chairman Dave King wants back on the club's board as Oostende track Hibernian centre-half Ryan Porteous.

Rangers will face Borussia Dortmund in the new Europa League knockout round play-off as Celtic, Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur learn their Conference League fate.

New advice to Scottish football clubs over Covid-19 rules affecting team buses is withdrawn days after it caused a weekend of confusion.

Glasgow Warriors have asked fans of Exeter Chiefs not to wear Native American-style headdresses at their Champions Cup match at Scotstoun.