Jenny Gilruth, who has also been named as finance secretary, says she "makes no apology" for the country's welfare system.

Two walkers on the long distance route fell severely ill after drinking from a burn despite using filters.

Seven of its nine members were already there but everyone except the first minister has a new job.

Almost 1,000 people have signed a petition against the two-way lane on Greenock's West Blackhall Street.

A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.

A section of the busy motorway have been shut by the collision

A travel company that operates celebrity-guided holiday tours has fallen into administration.

The man followed the animal after it ran down a steep incline

The dispersal zone has been operating for two months

GCU principal Professor Mairi Watson says Scottish universities play vital roles globally and locally, and the funding model needs to recognise this.