You have been reading...

Catch up on the most popular stories on the BBC Scotland news website.

SUNDAY 7 SEPTEMBER

Poles first in Euro dance contest
Poland claimed first place in the Eurovision Dance Contest, which was held in Glasgow's SECC on Saturday night.

Footage shows boy hit by bus
Police have released CCTV footage of a 14-year-old boy being struck by a bus outside a school in southern Scotland.

Music tastes link to personality
Musical tastes and personality type are closely related, according to a study of more than 36,000 people from around the world.

SATURDAY 6 SEPTEMBER

Scots fans turned away from game
Hundreds of football fans have been refused entry to the stadium for Scotland's World Cup qualifier against Macedonia.

Balls found inside 'rattling' dog
A dog had to have 13 golf balls - each weighing 45 grams - removed from its stomach after eating them on walks around a Fife course.

Footage shows boy hit by bus
Police have released CCTV footage of a 14-year-old boy being struck by a bus outside a school in southern Scotland.

FRIDAY 5 SEPTEMBER

Music tastes link to personality
Musical tastes and personality type are closely related, according to a study of more than 36,000 people from around the world.

Balls found inside 'rattling' dog
A dog had to have 13 golf balls - each weighing 45 grams - removed from its stomach after eating them on walks around a Fife course.

Footage shows boy hit by bus
Police have released CCTV footage of a 14-year-old boy being struck by a bus outside a school in southern Scotland.

THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER

MSPs vote against Alexander ban
Former Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander will not be banned from the Scottish Parliament for breaking Holyrood rules.

New clues to mystery sea monster
Fresh clues have been found to help a geneticist, Dr Yvonne Simpson, in her efforts to identify a mystery creature found on Orkney.

Footage shows boy hit by bus
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary have released CCTV footage of a 14-year-old boy being struck by a bus outside a school in southern Scotland.

WEDNESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER

Salmond confirms council tax plan
The Scottish Government has set out its plans for the next year, including scrapping the council tax in favour of a local income tax of 3p in the pound.

Footballer on 120mph speed charge
Aberdeen footballer Lee Miller has appeared at Stonehaven Sheriff Court charged with driving dangerously at speeds of up to 120mph.

'Real' Bond novels fetch £31,200
A collection of James Bond memorabilia owned by the man thought to be the inspiration for the fictional spy has fetched more than £31,000 in Edinburgh.

TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER

NHS car parking charges abolished
Car parking charges are to be abolished at NHS hospitals across Scotland from the end of the year, the health secretary has announced.

Harrison jailed for eight months
Former world boxing champion Scott Harrison has been jailed for a total of eight months for drinking and driving and assaulting his girlfriend.

Pair get life for hammer murder
A man and woman who murdered a mentally ill man in a hammer attack have each been jailed for at least 18 years at the High Court in Glasgow.

MONDAY 1 SEPTEMBER

Lennon knocked out during attack
Celtic football club coach Neil Lennon was knocked unconscious while being assaulted in Glasgow on Sunday, the club has said.

Schools start cancer vaccinations
Scottish schoolgirls aged between 12 and 17 are to become the first in the UK to be vaccinated against cervical cancer.

Tobin in court over Vicky murder
A man has appeared in court accused of murdering missing schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton and cutting her body in two.