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SUNDAY 11 JANUARY

More remains found in undergrowth

Further human remains have been found by police in Edinburgh investigating the discovery at New Year of a head in a bag.

Talks planned over Forth crossing

Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy has invited the Scottish Government and the UK Treasury for talks to discuss how the new Forth crossing will be funded.

Scots top car number plates list

People who pay to have personalised number plates on their cars are most likely to live in Scotland, a survey has found.

SATURDAY 10 JANUARY

Searches as head find woman named

The woman whose remains were found in a shopping bag in Edinburgh has been identified by police as 44-year-old Heather Stacey from Edinburgh.

Hundreds support assault teacher

About 200 people have joined a rally in Dundee in support of a teacher who was found guilty of assaulting two pupils.

Police chief gets speeding fine

The head of Tayside police has apologised after being caught speeding on a hazardous stretch of the A9 last September.

FRIDAY 9 JANUARY

Searches as head find woman named

The woman whose remains were found in a shopping bag in Edinburgh has been identified by police as 44-year-old Heather Stacey from Edinburgh.

Life term for hit-and-run killer

A woman who killed a mother-of-three in Renfrewshire by knocking her down and repeatedly driving over her body has been jailed for life.

Boxing boss on murder bid charge

Boxing promoter Barry Hughes has appeared in court charged with attempted murder at a Glasgow nightclub last month.

THURSDAY 8 JANUARY

'Honey bunny' murderer gets life

A killer who stamped on and strangled his girlfriend in Edinburgh because she called him "honey bunny" has been jailed for at least 17 years.

Fears blast hotel could collapse

Firefighters searching the debris of an Aberdeenshire hotel devastated by an explosion have been forced to pull out amid fears the building could collapse.

Christmas card's miracle delivery

A Christmas card has had a miracle delivery to a remote Scottish island despite bearing the wrong name and a non-existent address in England.

WEDNESDAY 7 JANUARY

Explosion at hotel injures three

Three people have been injured in an explosion at the Drumtochty Arms hotel in Auchenblae, Aberdeenshire, police said.

Family's new plea over lost son

The father of missing islander Simon MacMillan believes someone has a "gem" of information that could solve the mystery of his son's disappearance.

Parents warned over school fraud

A council which boasts some of the best state education in Scotland is threatening to prosecute parents who fraudulently try to enrol their children in its schools.

TUESDAY 6 JANUARY

Scots housing market 'best in UK'

The fall in property prices in Scotland has been less dramatic than in the UK as a whole, according to the latest figures from the Nationwide.

Arrest over teacher's home attack

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested and reported to the children's panel in connection with an attack on the home of a suspended Dundee teacher.

Youth locked up for stab killing

A teenager, who was born in prison, has been sentenced to 11-and-a-half years in detention for stabbing another teenager to death.

MONDAY 5 JANUARY

Death vessel firm fined £500,000

A Norwegian firm has been fined 5m kroner - almost £500,000 - after one of its vessels capsized off the coast of Scotland, with the loss of eight lives.

City sword killer jailed for life

A man who murdered father-of-one Morgan Proctor with a sword after a row at a party in a Glasgow flat has been jailed for life.

Bridge cash row set to continue

Scottish ministers will continue to pursue the Treasury for a cash advance to pay for the new Forth road bridge, despite the request being rejected.