Industrial action across a further 13 local authorities has been launched despite a fresh pay deal.

The annual figures show the country's public finances continued to be hit by the pandemic last year.

The gold medallist could not revive Rab Wardell after he suffered a cardiac arrest in bed beside her.

The annual constitutional battle over the official economic statistics is set to resume.

The murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel and industrial action by council staff make Scotland's front pages.

The Scot Baby Box Appeal has been collecting aid for Ukrainians since the Russian invasion began.

Health and safety inspectors raised concerns about issues affecting staff and patients.

Christopher O'Malley put a bag of ash in a cupboard hours before the fatal fire at Cameron House.

Scottish Power has proposed a plan to offset soaring energy bills ahead of a crisis summit.

UK intelligence agencies are accused of tipping off Indian authorities before Jagtar Singh Johal's detention.

Six boys needed hospital treatment after the vehicle struck the group in the city's east end.

Union members in nine Scottish council areas will hold strikes on 6, 7 and 8 September.

Bathers were told to avoid two Tayside beaches after a broken pipe caused a sewage leak.

Garry Tierney crashed head-on into 86-year-old Matthew Donnell's car, killing him and injuring his wife.

The comedian's pun beat nine other one-liners to be voted the winner at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Kate Stott will travel from Aberdeen to Germany to get experimental treatment for blood microclots.

In her latest BBC Sport column, Commonwealth Games 10,000m champion Eilish McColgan discusses the need to stop being embarrassed to talk about periods in sport.

Fringe street performers are picking litter as rubbish piles up in Edinburgh during strike action.

Comics who have found viral fame talk about making the leap into real-life performance at Edinburgh.

A former pupil of Edinburgh Academy also describes the private school as "hell on earth".

An exhibition in Kyiv features Adam Ennis, who is fighting Russia with the international legion.

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

The brother of Jagtar Singh Johal, a Brit allegedly tortured in India, asks the UK to bring him home.

A team at the University of Edinburgh have been salvaging e-waste’s precious metals for art.

Nicola Sturgeon has said renationalising energy companies should be "on the table" to tackle the crisis caused by rising power costs.

Emergency crews have tackled a major blaze at a derelict hotel in Fife.

Zoe and Ben Sullivan explain how they have been cutting costs as the family’s energy and fuel bills double.

A year on from dumping Rangers out of the Champions League, can Antonio Colak fire his new club to the group stage in the absence of Alfredo Morelos?

Che Adams is linked with Everton as a replacement for Anthony Gordon as Alfredo Morelos heads to the gym after being dropped by Rangers.

Out-of-favour Celtic centre-half Christopher Jullien joins Montpellier on a season-long loan.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst says nothing would make him "prouder" as Rangers manager than sealing a Champions League group stage place.

New mother Emma Mitchell being part of Scotland's squad for next month's matches is an important "first step", says coach Pedro Martinez Losa.