They are receiving specialist training on two mine hunter vessels which the UK is handing over.

Nieve McIsaac was airlifted to hospital after the incident in Bridge of Allan and died four days later.

The BBC to pay damages to a former royal nanny and clashes over tax in the race for PM lead the papers.

Joyce Laing, who used art to help rehabilitate some of Scotland's most violent prisoners, has died.

Mackie's at Taypack is to adopt a new brand after buying out its joint venture partner's shares.

The Royal Family are invited to spend time with her at the Aberdeenshire castle every summer.

David Strang calls for an overhaul of addiction services and reform of drugs laws in Scotland.

Jake Wightman could be the "most successful British middle distance runner we ever had", says former Olympic 1500m champion Lord Coe.

The Office of Rail and Road has been assessing safety steps after three men died near Stonehaven.

The World's Strongest Man - and his brother - take on three Commonwealth Games sports: rhythmic gymnastics, diving and cricket.

The writer who worked on the likes of Judge Dredd and Batman dies at the age of 73.

UK Supreme Court judges will consider whether Holyrood can legally hold a second Scottish vote.

It was later found to be a false alarm but it led to a delay of CalMac's Uig-Lochmaddy service.

A Scottish couple set up a water safety programme in South Africa after their daughter drowned.

Sally Champion, who bought the book for £10.99 more than 20 years ago, will donate the money to charity.

Claire Fleming hopes other mothers will not have to make the trips she did across southern Scotland.

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

The 25-year-old recently won BBC Three's Glow Up show with a series of bold and striking designs.

A mural of a breastfeeding mermaid stands tall over a town where once few mums chose to breastfeed.

People in Orkney are escaping the heatwave and enjoying a sunny but bearable summer's day.

Safety experts say the contrast between air and water temperature increases the risk to swimmers.

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

Drug addiction needs care rather than stigmatisation says the head of Scotland's drug deaths taskforce.

Orkney is one of the best places in the UK to spot orcas and Graham Campbell is always ready to capture them on camera.

Passengers hoping to board trains going south of the border from Glasgow have faced huge delays.

Archive footage and recent film highlights the importance of island airports to Hebridean communities.

Residents and holidaymakers in the Shetland town of Lerwick donned rain hats and jackets on the day much of the UK was coping with a heatwave.

Aidan Keena scores as Sligo Rovers take a first-leg Europa Conference League qualifying lead against Motherwell at Fir Park.

Watch as Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson wins her 800m heat, while Jemma Reekie, Ellie Baker and Alexandra Bell also qualify for the semi-final at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon

James Tavernier reportedly agrees a new Rangers contract as Aberdeen and Hibernian are linked with Fleetwood Town's Shayden Morris.

Organisers are aiming to stage the "most sustainable" Commonwealth Games yet, so how are they doing it and what challenges do they face?