A report from Audit Scotland says one in nine hospital beds were occupied by patients who could have been discharged.

Some officers will not be allowed to provide an emergency response when driving police vans until they undergo training.

A yellow weather warning for snow and ice will last until noon on Thursday, covering all areas apart from Shetland.

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

Three U-28A Dracos - used by the US Air Force special operations command - stopped at Scottish -government owned Wick airport before heading north.

The 28-year-old was arrested and charged with a previous ‘disturbance’ that took place in the city’s Reid Square as well as Broughty Ferry Road.

Funds set aside to offset the two-child benefit cap in Scotland will now be redirected to emergency family support.

The incident occurred sometime between 9 pm and 11 pm on Tuesday night, near Cargen Tower in the Garroch Business Park.

On Thursday morning, Scottish Water said that repairs were being arranged following reports of disruption by residents in the G22 Possilpark area.

The spoon-bending showman says that the tiny Lamb Island, located in the Firth of Forth, is “blessed by supernatural powers”.