Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak took part in a hustings in Perth to pitch for the votes of Scottish Tory members.

The singer, 41, starred on 2002 talent show Pop Idol before having a string of hits and stage roles.

Victims of the contaminated blood scandal to get compensation payments but some families will lose out.

Campaigners want all primary school children to be offered a free school meal as soon as possible.

Paintings by Dumfries artist Chris Fergusson were discovered in her grandson's home after he died.

The death of Pop Idol Darius Campbell Danesh at the age of 41 dominates Scotland's front pages.

The vaccination of Scotland's at-risk groups is expected to continue into December.

Craig McCulloch is an actor who is performing at Edinburgh's very first deaf festival.

Rangers' hopes of ending their 12-year absence from the Champions League group stage are in the balance after an enthralling draw with PSV Eindhoven.

Simon Midgley and his partner Richard Dyson were killed in the 2017 fire at Cameron House Hotel.

Sami Ula Jabbar was driving at about 80mph in a 30mph zone when he struck 16-year-old Harley Smith.

The 60-year-old man is pronounced dead on his way to hospital after the accident in the Borders.

The appointment has sparked a heated debate, with critics saying the job should have gone to a woman.

Scotland's final Nations League game away to Ukraine on 27 September will be played in Krakow, Poland.

Theravada Buddhist monks oversee huge restoration of their temple in a house in Edinburgh.

Niamh Wilkie says she was helped out of a "horrible situation" by emergency accommodation service Nightstop.

Fifteen Scots with learning disabilities and autism have been living in hospitals for 20 years.

Edinburgh festival performers take to camper vans and tents to escape high accommodation costs.

The corner of Tuscany where they have been honouring their culinary links to Scotland for decades.

Tartan-clad crowds lined the streets of Edinburgh to welcome King George IV in August 1822.

The agricultural show season is in full flow across Scotland with events around the country.

Nick Gardner climbed Scotland's Munros after his wife developed Alzheimer's and went into care.

What are the big issues likely to be for Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak at the Tory hustings in Perth?

The first minister's future is again the subject of speculation, despite her plans for a referendum.

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

An 82-year-old has completed his Munro bagging challenge on Scotland's hills.

Crews have been battling a wildfire in West Lothian which has been burning for days.

Singing superstar Lulu has backed Glasgow to be the perfect place to host Eurovision 2023.

An estimated 13 tonnes of food came from a cruise ship forced to remain in Orkney due to bad weather.

The estate in Wishaw is due to be demolished, but final resident Nick Wisniewski is determined to stay.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst is confident his Rangers side can finish the job against PSV Eindhoven to reach the Champions League groups - but warned their set-piece defending must improve.

Celtic and Giorgos Giakoumakis reportedly rebuff Premier League approaches as Rangers are urged to sign a goalkeeper and Leon Balogun.

Britain's Laura Muir begins the defence of her European 1500m title as she breezes into Friday's final on a sweltering morning in Munich.

Andy Murray sets up a meeting with fellow Briton Cameron Norrie with a gutsy win over fellow veteran Stan Wawrinka in the Cincinnati Open.

Glasgow City are inspired by their "really strong history" in the Women's Champions League as they bid to shock debutants Roma in the first qualifying round, says head coach Eileen Gleeson.