Organisers say footage of the most recent year festivities reached a global audience of four billion viewers.

There are delays of up to half an hour on the M8 between Paisley and Glasgow due to a crash involving a bus

A prominent Russian politician has tied hypersonic missile strikes on Ukraine to the seizure of an oil tanker north of Scotland

A car was torched in Livingston on New Year's Eve, leaving residents 'shaken'

Many schools will remain closed for a fifth day on Friday as the country remains gripped by ongoing wintry weather

Police have restricted access to an Inverness road - with multiple emergency services vehicles at the scene.

Up to a foot of extra snow could be dumped on parts of the Highlands this weekend, the Met Office has warned after issuing yet another yellow warning.

More than 100 schools across the Highlands will remain closed or open later today, as a Met Office yellow warning will be in place until noon.

It will be another day of disruption to travel in parts of the Highlands as a yellow warning for snow and ice will be in place until noon today.

Security concerns have meant public libraries in the Highlands have had no wi-fi since October 1, but hope to resume it in “a matter of weeks”.