Glasgow airport plans expansion
Glasgow airport announces a £25m expansion plan to improve facilities for passengers and traffic access to the site.

Victim of 'street fight' murdered
A murder inquiry is launched after a 23-year-old man was killed during a "large street fight" in the east end of Glasgow.

SNP to hold talks over TV debates
The SNP are to hold talks with the BBC in a bid to agree a way in which the party can take part in a leaders debate on TV.

Man dies and five hurt in crash
One man has died and five other people were taken to hospital after a two-car crash in the Borders.

A9 open again after snow closure
The main route north, the A9, reopens northbound after it was closed for nine hours by snow and jack-knifed lorries.

Games consultant costs revealed
Commonwealth Games organisers have spent more than £1.2m on consultants in two years, figures show.

An MSP calls for a Hollywood-style walk of fame in Scotland
Scotland should mark its cultural successes with a Hollywood style walk of fame, an SNP MSP has claimed.

Hibernian 1-4 Rangers
Kenny Miller's double helps SPL leaders Rangers to a comfortable victory over Hibernian at Easter Road.

Glasgow 25-12 Edinburgh
Dan Parks kicks 20 points as Glasgow prove too strong for Edinburgh and move top of the Magners League.

Your Pictures
A selection of photos taken across Scotland

Most read 50 - 41
A look back at what you have been reading this year

Lost property
Dead octopus among bizarre items left on trains

True grit
The BBC's Huw Williams on board a gritter truck

Canyons of horror
Ex-BBC journalist Bob Wylie on Romania's sad past

Mystery mail
A Christmas card is delivered to 'Mr Bill and Mrs Evelyn'

Snow gives Scots white Christmas
Flakes of snow fall on Glasgow on Christmas morning, giving the city its first white Christmas since 2004.

Woman charged after man's death
A 20-year-old woman is arrested and charged following the death of a 62-year-old man in Edinburgh.

Airgun attack leaves cats wounded
Police confirm that two young cats are injured in a "disgusting" airgun attack carried out on a residential street in Fife.

Four injured after street attack
Three men and a woman are injured in a disturbance in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, on Boxing Day.

Two men arrested over ref death
Two men are arrested over the death of a man who was found at his home in East Kilbride earlier in the month.

Police plea over failed abduction
Police issue an e-fit of a man they want to trace in connection with an attempted abduction in Glasgow.

Rescuers spend Christmas in bothy
Members of RAF Leuchars' mountain rescue team are to spend Christmas and New Year on stand-by in a mountain bothy.

Illicit still put back into use
A former illicit still has been put back into use by a whisky distiller based on Lewis in the Western Isles.

Patience plea over roads clearing
A senior councillor urges patience from the public when it comes to clearing roads and pavements of snow and ice.

Centre of creativity takes shape
A £12m "centre of excellence for international creativity" has begun to take shape on the Lerwick waterfront on Shetland.

Bird facing 'local extinctions'
One of the UK's rarest birds the capercaillie is facing a "local extinction" in Aberdeenshire, according to the RSPB.

Man found dead near car named
A man whose body was found close to a car which was abandoned is named as 44-year-old Neil Jones from Aberdeen.

Farm worker found dead in field
A police investigation is under way after a farm worker is found dead in a field in southern Scotland.

Gritter accident man in hospital
A man is taken to hospital in the Borders after his car was in collision with a gritter in early morning snows.

Holiday hut plan appeal dismissed
A planning appeal over a bid to build new holiday huts on the site of a long-running rental row is dismissed.

Minister backs 'brain' games role
Education Secretary Michael Russell says computer games can play a key role in encouraging children's learning.

Elderly man dies after road crash
An elderly man died and a woman was seriously injured in a road accident in Angus on Christmas Day.

Man dies after rail station fall
A police investigation is launched into the death of a 47-year-old Dundee man who collapsed at Edinburgh's Waverley Station.

Health chiefs in booze price plea
All 17 of Scotland's public health chiefs sign a letter calling on politicians to back a minimum price for alcohol.

Call for boiler scrappage scheme
The Scottish government comes under pressure to commit funds to upgrading old central heating boilers.

Labour MSP quits frontbench post
Scottish Labour's Cathy Jamieson is to quit the party's Holyrood front bench after deciding to stand for a Westminster seat.

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