Mountain railway to get more cash
Bosses from Highlands and Islands Enterprise are to give evidence to MSPs reviewing spending on the Cairngorms' funicular railway.

Seagull feeders could be banned
A council considers the introduction of a by-law banning seagull feeding in a bid to reduce urban bird numbers.

Council plans £30m spending cuts
Glasgow City Council, Scotland's largest local authority, is considering cuts of about £30m next year.

Crucial EU fish talks break down
The Scottish fishing fleet could face problems after crucial talks between the EU and Norway over fishing rights broke down.

Holyrood Lockerbie inquiry closed
The Scottish Parliament inquiry by the justice committee into the release of the Lockerbie bomber is to be closed.

Murder trial hears of text terror
The husband of a woman whose dismembered body was found in Glasgow recalls receiving a text claiming she had been kidnapped.

Insights from eyesight - moles and human disorders
Findings about the eyesight of moles could give new insight about human disorders, Aberdeen researchers claim.

Scientists unveil the "world's first" bionic fingers
Experts unveil what they claim are the world's first bionic fingers, which they hope will transform people with missing digits lives.

Slimming company advert banned
A company, operating out of West Lothian, has been banned from using an advert which promised weight loss.

Darling to unveil bank bonus tax
Alistair Darling will unveil a 50% tax on bank bonuses above about £20,000 in the pre-Budget report, the BBC understands.

Whisky exports show 'resilience'
The amount of whisky exported in the first nine months of the year is up but the value of those sales is down by 3.5%.

Grade says ITV victim in STV row
ITV boss Michael Grade tells MPs that his company is the "victim" in the ongoing £30m dispute with STV.

Petrescu to discuss Scotland job
Unirea Urziceni head coach Dan Petrescu is to hold talks on the vacant Scotland manager's job this week.

Wednesday's Scottish gossip
Rangers boss Walter Smith reveals plan to sack him ...

Cutting back
Learning lessons from homes of the future on how Scotland could cut energy use

Digital divide
Jamie McIvor on the troubles facing STV and ITV

Life on Mars
Could a Scots quarry hold clues to the red planet?

Paying tribute
Ceremony remembers victims of lifeboat tragedy

Your Pictures
Snapshots from where you live in Scotland

Holidaymaker admits raping girl
A teenage holidaymaker admits subjecting a stranger to a rape ordeal in North Berwick, East Lothian.

Tattoo grandstand plans unveiled
Plans for a new £16m replacement grandstand for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo are unveiled.

Tram lines put cyclists off track
Cyclists are to be given classes on how to navigate Edinburgh's roads since tram tracks were unveiled in the city centre.

Third race case loss for council
A man wins a racial discrimination case for the third time after an eight-year legal battle with Glasgow City Council.

Men jailed for X Factor pub brawl
Two men are jailed for their part in a pub brawl in Lanarkshire sparked by arguments over TV talent show, The X Factor.

Babysitter admits abusing sisters
A man admits abusing a young girl and her sister while he he was babysitting for their parents at a house in Lanarkshire.

Drink-drive warning to soldiers
Soldiers who recently returned to Scotland after seeing action in Afghanistan are being given advice against drink-driving.

Man 'astonished' by cash he stole
A clerk was "astonished" when told by police he had embezzled a total of £47,108 from his employer, a court has heard.

Decision on airport park deferred
Highland councillors are to visit the proposed site for a new airport business park before making a decision on it.

Town set for X Factor winner show
Peterhead prepares for a special concert from X Factor winner Alexandra Burke after the town won a national contest.

Driver, 70, dies after accident
Police appeal for witnesses after a 70-year-old woman died from her injuries following a road accident in Aberdeenshire.

Councillors back incinerator bid
Buchan councillors come out in support of plans for a controversial £50m waste-to-energy plant in Peterhead.

Beer celebrates Dark Sky honour
A new beer is launched celebrating the announcement of the UK's first official Dark Sky Park.

Teacher's final actions recalled
An inquiry is told of a head teacher's last actions before she was found dead in a stream in the Scottish Borders.

Three-pupil school future studied
Parents seek a review of the future of a three-pupil school where closure was blocked by the Scottish government.

Ex guilty of potato peeler attack
A woman ended up with a potato peeler embedded in her hand after an attack by her ex-boyfriend, a court hears.

Thieves steal tonne of dog food
More than a tonne of dog food, some flea spray and a wire dog cage is taken from a pet store in Dundee.

Care home to shut in three months
Elderly residents at a Stirlingshire care home are told the centre will close in three months.

Parents 'must help cut truancy'
Parents are reminded of their duties in getting children to school as figures show thousands are playing truant every day.

Sick child 'abandoned by state'
Orkney Islands Council is criticised for stopping payments to the foster parents of a seriously ill six-year-old boy.

Rise in complaints against police
Complaints against Scotland's eight police forces rose by 13% in the year 2008/09, official figures show.

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