Ministers have warned that it will take years for the health service to get back to normal.

New figures show 2,237 people applied for the force in 2021, down from 5,611 the year before.

Labour's pledge on post-election deals and claims of pressures on public finances make the front pages

It is the first time they have spoken since Nicola Sturgeon outlined her route map to a referendum.

Inspectors found single beds were replaced by bunks at HMP Low Moss, one of Scotland's newest jails.

The US rockers said they have axed the Glasgow Green gig due to illness and medical advice.

Anas Sarwar says there will be no pact between the parties even in the event of a hung parliament.

ScotRail said no trains would run out of Glasgow after the music festival ends on Sunday night.

The Rolls-Royce Ghost donated to Glasgow City Council in 2018 has been sold for £105,000.

Protests in Aberdeen and Inverness are among several across the UK as fuel prices hit record highs.

Scotland's last surviving annual hunt of young gannet on Sula Sgeir was due to take place in August.

NHS Borders says it is "reluctantly" halting routine operations due to the level of admissions.

Police Scotland said the action was "a precaution" after the item was found on Monday evening.

The five-strong crew is airlifted after facing dangerous conditions near the Mull of Kintyre.

Ex-MasterChef Professionals judge Monica Galetti wants to see Scottish seafood on more menus.

Sue Stenton used savings to pay for hip surgery after being told it would take years on the NHS.

Galashiels is the latest Scottish Borders town to stage its traditional summer celebrations.

Thousands of people turn out for the most northerly celebration of its kind in the UK.

Mason McKenzie has been having gruelling treatment since he was diagnosed with leukaemia.

The project in Glasgow also wants to encourage people to re-use rather than throw away old playthings.

A new national database from ArtUK catalogues some of the quirkier statues from around the country.

A weekly update on Covid-19 cases, hospital admissions and deaths in Scotland.

The debate over Scotland's future has been scrambled by factors such as Brexit and the pandemic.

Nicola Sturgeon wants to hold a second referendum next year, so is another vote now inevitable?

Scottish Labour Party leader Anas Sarwar tells the BBC there will be "no deals, no pacts and no coalition with the SNP".

Two children and an adult were in the home at the time of the incident in East Kilbride.

There has been a huge decline in Scotland's wildflower meadows over the past 100 years.

Cowlairs Park had lain derelict for more than 20 years before parents took matters into their own hands.

Scotland's first minister said the question would be the same as in the last referendum in 2014.

Cameron Norrie attempts to be the first British man to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals since 2016 when he plays David Goffin on Tuesday.

Ian Poulter will be allowed to play in this week's Scottish Open after an appeal against his ban is upheld, to the "disappointment" of DP World Tour.

Britain's Eilish McColgan is set to participate in the London Marathon for the first time this year.

Hearts reportedly look set to be priced out of a deal for striker Ellis Simms, with Rangers holding no interest in the Everton forward.

There is "no doubt" that golfers who have joined the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series did so for the money on offer, says Graeme McDowell.