Homecoming 'has boosted economy'
The Homecoming Scotland celebrations have boosted the economy by at least £19.4m, organisers have said.

Man dies after motorway mistake
A 65-year-old man dies in a collision on the M8 in Glasgow after he drove his car the wrong way down the motorway.

Death crash drunk driver jailed
A speeding drunk driver who caused the death of young mother in car crash in Lanarkshire is jailed for six years.

Child rapist, 56, dies in custody
A prisoner in Dumfries who was jailed for raping a 10-year-old girl in Alloa is confirmed to have died in custody.

Big in Falkirk festival scrapped
Councillors in Falkirk vote to scrap financial support for the Big In Falkirk festival amid concern about the £400,000 costs involved.

Young 'most likely to have STIs'
Young people continue to be by far the most likely to be diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection, a report says.

Seven-year-old girl saves her mother's life by dialling 999
A seven-year-old girl who dialled 999 when her mother had a seizure has been credited with saving her life.

A dog whose train adventures became famous dies aged 13
A dog which made headlines around the world after he lost his owner and caught the right train home has died.

RBS and HBOS received £61bn 'secret' emergency loans
The Bank England reveals it lent RBS and HBOS £61.6bn in emergency funding in October and November 2008.

Iomart achieves 'major milestone'
The internet web hosting firm, Iomart, reports pre-tax profits of more than £0.5m

Lloyds launches record share sale
Lloyds Banking Group launches the UK's biggest rights issue, worth £13.5bn, selling shares at a discounted price of 37p.

Bougherra omitted for Gers clash
Rangers will leave defender Madjid Bougherra out of the Champions League tie against Stuttgart but striker Kris Boyd will start.

MacDonald to make Scotland debut
Debutant Alan MacDonald's inclusion is one of three changes to the Scotland line-up for the final autumn Test against Argentina.

Coal face
Deprivation still high in former mining communities

Building bridges
Charity calls for more help to keep children out of care

Premature babies
New system for updating parents to be tested

Your pictures
A selection of photographs taken across Scotland

Under water
One man tells how flooding cut off his home

City's leisure creches to close
Officials decide to close all remaining Edinburgh Leisure centre creches by March 2010.

Man attacked with broken bottle
Two men who stabbed another man with a bottle in a "brutal assault" in an upmarket Edinburgh suburb are sought by police.

OAP dies after being hit by car
A 77-year-old man dies after succumbing to his injuries sustained when he was knocked down by a Peugeot 206.

Blaze home register not updated
The Rosepark care home inquiry hears that residents who died prior to the fatal fire were still listed as staying there.

Funding moves Ravenscraig forward
A £2m funding package is agreed to progress the second phase of development at the former Ravenscraig steelworks.

Asylum family gets late reprieve
An asylum seeker and her 10-year-old daughter who we due to be deported to Malawi are given a last minute reprieve.

Pc suspended over criminal probe
A police officer has been suspended from duty until the outcome of a criminal investigation.

Bridge work to start in January
Construction work on a new crossing for the A82 in Lochaber is scheduled to begin in January, the Scottish government says.

'Hedge rage' burden on trees team
Possible new rules limiting the height of garden hedges are identified among future burdens on a council forestry team.

New plan for Pennan cliff repairs
A way of carrying out landslip prevention work at Pennan has been devised that will let residents stay in their homes.

Millionth shopper at new complex
More than one million people have visited Aberdeen's new £275m Union Square development since it opened last month.

Milne will not gamble Dons future
Aberdeen chairman Stewart Milne is unwilling to risk the club's future by investing heavily to challenge for domestic honours.

Rain forecast sparks road warning
Police ask drivers to only travel where essential as more heavy rainfall is forecast across southern Scotland.

Addict stole hearing aid in error
A court hears how a drug addict stole a pensioner's purse for money, only to find it contained a hearing aid.

Straw to face MPs over Megrahi
Justice Secretary Jack Straw is to face questions about his role in the run-up to the release of Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi.

Fire accused 'tried to save girl'
A teenager accused of murdering his girlfriend by dousing her in petrol and setting it alight, tells police he tried to rescue her.

D-day for £100m incinerator plan
Controversial plans for a £100m waste plant are due to be decided upon by councillors in Perth.

Murray set for Federer showdown
Murray gets set to take on Federer at the ATP World Tour Finals with both aware a win will give them one foot in the semi-finals.

Rise in Scottish domestic abuse
Police are recording more incidents of domestic abuse as crimes or offences in Scotland, official figures suggest.

Public cash save target 'smashed'
Scotland's public sector has smashed targets to become more efficient, by saving more than £830m last year, ministers say.

Understanding of FOI rights falls
People's understanding of their legal rights under freedom of information has decreased, the latest survey reveals.

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