Flood alert over threatened rains
Many parts of Scotland are on alert for more flooding as weather forecasters warn of further heavy rain falls.

Fish talks result is 'appalling'
Fisheries Secretary, Richard Lochhead attacks the European Commission after Scottish catch restrictions were extended.

A90 closed after fatal accident
A 45-year-old woman is killed after being hit by a lorry on the A90 between Perth and Dundee, closing the road.

Scots Children in Need tops £1.6m
The annual Children in Need show - which included a dance-off between BBC newsreaders and Britain's Got Talent winners Diversity - raises £20.3m.

Hunt for Scottish sharks officer
Efforts to protect sharks in Scottish waters are to be stepped up with the appointment of a sharks project officer.

New flights route from Inverness
A new charter flight is to connect Inverness with Zurich from 2010 and run for three years.

Cockerels 'not a noise nuisance'
Two cockerels at the centre of a neighbourhood feud are not a "nuisance", a sheriff court hears.

Celebrity chef Oliver gives to charity shop
Chef Jamie Oliver and television presenter Lauren Laverne are among the celebrities who donated items to a new charity shop in Edinburgh.

Talent show discovery Susan Boyle makes Amazon CD history
Susan Boyle's new album becomes the biggest global CD pre-order in the history of online retailer Amazon.

Oil and gas companies 'recover'
The rising oil price is helping the UK's energy industry move towards recovery, a survey in the oil and gas sector says.

Wave energy machine switched on
A major wave energy device off Orkney has been switched on by First Minister Alex Salmond, joining the national grid.

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Levein plays down Scotland link
Craig Levein says talking about the vacant Scotland manager's position would be disrespectful to his club Dundee United.

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Scotland v Australia (Sat)
Scotland look for their first win over the Wallabies since 1982.

Your pictures
A selection of photographs taken across Scotland

Water world
Royal Navy's new nuclear sub arrives on Clyde

Politician of year
Finance Secretary John Swinney wins awards praise

Family affair
Relatives and school pupils help create web game

Drink responsibly
Scotch whisky to have safe drinking warnings on bottle

Silver darlings
A black day for fishing town's herring industry

Man admits hiring police 'hitman'
An Edinburgh businessman admits paying a "hitman" to cripple his cousin by knee-capping him during a family feud.

Glass removed from driver's eye
A driver is treated in hospital to have shards of glass removed from his eye after a gang threw a stone at his bus window.

Rail services hit by heavy rain
Rail services have been badly affected by heavy rain and flooding, especially in southern and central Scotland.

Rangers fan admits police attack
A Rangers fan admits assaulting a police officer during rioting which broke out in Manchester after the 2008 Uefa Cup final.

Scots swine flu deaths reach 40
Deaths linked to swine flu in Scotland rise to 40 after an adult from the Glasgow area died from the strain.

Pet hospital scoops design prize
The small animals hospital in Glasgow picks up the UK's largest architecture award at a ceremony in Edinburgh.

Filling stations in north closed
Two filling stations in the Highlands are closed during a change in operator, but are expected to reopen later.

Bridge repairs 'will not clash'
Repairs to two major road bridges in the Highlands will not happen at the same time, Transport Scotland says

CalMac publishes ferry law advice
Ferry company Caledonian MacBrayne has published the legal advice which compelled it to start Sunday sailings.

Cliff repair work being delayed
Work to repair cliffs above the Local Hero village of Pennan, to prevent a possible landslide, is being delayed.

Police officer fails in legal bid
A Grampian Police chief inspector accused of dangerous driving following a road accident fails in a bid to get the charge dropped.

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Motherwell v Aberdeen
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Motherwell and Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier League.

Megrahi 'should return to prison'
A US senator writes to Prime Minister Gordon Brown calling for the Lockerbie bomber to be returned to prison.

Trainee treated rock death girl
A trainee instructor tells an inquiry how she tried to help treat a teenager fatally injured in a rock pool leap.

£800m data centre seeks approval
Planners recommend approval with conditions for an £800m data centre scheme in the south of Scotland.

'Barbaric' eyeball gouger jailed
A man who pulled out a woman's eyeball and threw it from an eighth-floor balcony is jailed for attempted murder.

Man held after river search alert
A major search operation for a man reported missing in a river is called off after a man came forward to police.

Record price for WWII pilot's VC
A Victoria Cross awarded to a 21-year-old World War II bomber pilot, has sold at auction for a record price of £335,000.

Teacher training to be reviewed
The head of the schools inspectorate will oversee a review of teacher training in Scotland, it is announced.

SNP hold council by-election seat
The SNP hold the Bo'ness and Blackness seat after a by-election caused by the death of Councillor Harry Constable.

Swine flu vaccine for under-fives
Young children are to be targeted in the next phase of the swine flu vaccination programme in Scotland, the BBC learns.

What the Scottish papers say
The stories making the headlines in Scotland's newspapers.