Shooting accused appears in court

news.bbc.co.uk - A man appears in court in connection with an alleged shooting and stabbing at a pub in Edinburgh. More... (Scotland)

Tram project 'could be delayed'

news.bbc.co.uk - Edinburgh's new tram line may not be operational until January 2014 - almost 2 years later than expected. More... (Scotland)

Getting clean

news.bbc.co.uk - Recovering drug addicts share their experiences More... (Scotland)

Body found in missing mother hunt

news.bbc.co.uk - Police searching for a Dundee mother who went missing two weeks ago say they have found a body. More... (Scotland)

Man charged over money laundering

news.bbc.co.uk - A 42-year-old man is arrested and charged following a crackdown on money laundering and fraud in Edinburgh and East Lothian. More... (Scotland)

Hotel chain starts Christmas ads

news.bbc.co.uk - Radio listeners in central Scotland can expect to hear the first Christmas adverts of the year in the next few days. More... (Scotland)

Hurt marines saddle up for rehab

news.bbc.co.uk - An Aberdeenshire charity which uses horse riding to rehabilitate injured soldiers welcomes its largest group of commandoes. More... (Scotland)

Mother 'stood by' murder accused

news.bbc.co.uk - A woman tells a court how she "stood by" her former partner after he was charged with murdering their daughter. More... (Scotland)

Pair admit digger joyride rampage

news.bbc.co.uk - Two men admit stealing diggers from a building site and causing damage as they raced them through Glasgow. More... (Scotland)

Gangland murder hunt van appeal

news.bbc.co.uk - Police investigating a gangland murder in Glasgow want to trace the driver of a van seen near the burned out getaway car. More... (Scotland)

Victim 'murdered over prostitute'

news.bbc.co.uk - A murder accused admitted stabbing a man because he did not want his girlfriend working as a prostitute, a trial has heard. More... (Scotland)

Driver jailed over A9 death crash

news.bbc.co.uk - A man who admitted causing the death of another motorist by dangerous driving is jailed for three years. More... (Scotland)

'Moment of madness' led to crash

news.bbc.co.uk - A man who admitted causing the death of another motorist by dangerous driving is jailed for three years. More... (Scotland)

FM backs public sector pay freeze

news.bbc.co.uk - The Scottish government will adopt the same approach as the UK government by instigating a pay freeze for top-earning public sector workers. More... (Scotland)

BBC criticised by SNP and Plaid Cymru

news.bbc.co.uk - Plaid Cymru and the SNP say planned televised debate plans breach the BBC's duty of impartiality. More... (Scotland)

Under-age petrol sale brings fine

news.bbc.co.uk - An Edinburgh petrol station is fined after admitting to selling petrol to a customer under the age of 16. More... (Scotland)

Hawick pound - Town banking on its own currency to help traders

news.bbc.co.uk - Hawick is to launch its own currency in an attempt encourage people to spend locally and give traders a boost. More... (Scotland)

Trumpet fails to sell at auction

news.bbc.co.uk - A trumpet which was played at dances at Balmoral Castle in the 1940s and 1950s fails to sell at auction. More... (Scotland)

Dundee Utd seek Ibrox atonement

news.bbc.co.uk - Dundee United are desperate to make amends for their 7-1 thrashing by Rangers when the sides meet in Sunday's Scottish Cup tie. More... (Scotland)

Bluetooth warning for revellers

news.bbc.co.uk - Police in central Scotland are to use wireless technology to warn pub-goers and clubbers that thieves are in the area. More... (Scotland)

Wider-faced men 'not as trustworthy' as thinner-faced

news.bbc.co.uk - Wider-faced men such as TV mogul Simon Cowell are less trustworthy than thinner-faced men, a new study suggests. More... (Scotland)

Coke machine ordeal rescue leaves mother fizzing

news.bbc.co.uk - A mother tells of her daughter's ordeal after her arm got trapped in a vending machine and had to be rescued. More... (Scotland)

Driver, 89, injured in road crash

news.bbc.co.uk - An 89-year-old man is seriously injured in a two car crash on the A815 at Lock Eck in Argyll and Bute. More... (Scotland)

Alarms not working in fatal fire

news.bbc.co.uk - Smoke alarms were not working in an Aberdeen flat where an elderly woman died following a fire, it is revealed. More... (Scotland)

Square go

news.bbc.co.uk - MP attacks Lewis chessmen poster's Norway claim More... (Scotland)

Robinson demands Scotland deliver

news.bbc.co.uk - Head coach Andy Robinson insists inside knowledge alone will not be enough for Scotland to beat his native England. More... (Scotland)

Evacuation after tower block fire

news.bbc.co.uk - Several flats are evacuated after a fire at a 12-storey tower block in Blairdardie the west end of Glasgow. More... (Scotland)

Pension deficit at cashmere firm Dawson International

news.bbc.co.uk - Kinross-based textile company Dawson International says its pension liabilities have more than doubled to £19.3m. More... (Scotland)

Baltacha qualifies for California

news.bbc.co.uk - British number one Elena Baltacha defeats Russia's Ekaterina Bychkova to qualify for the main draw of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. More... (Scotland)

Balmoral trumpet set for auction

news.bbc.co.uk - A trumpet which was played at dances at Balmoral Castle in the 1940s and 1950s is set to be auctioned. More... (Scotland)

Standard Life enjoys profit boost

news.bbc.co.uk - Insurance firm Standard Life reports better-than-expected profits and unveils plans for a further cost-cutting. More... (Scotland)

Elderly woman dies in flat fire

news.bbc.co.uk - An elderly woman is rescued from a flat fire in Aberdeen but dies later in hospital, Grampian Police confirm. More... (Scotland)

Farmed salmon exports 'increased'

news.bbc.co.uk - A salmon producers organisation is reporting that last year saw a 24% rise in exports of farmed fish from Scotland. More... (Scotland)

Growing pains

news.bbc.co.uk - Child behaviour linked to adult suffering More... (Scotland)

Children with behavioural problems 'more likely' to suffer adult pain

news.bbc.co.uk - Children with behavioural problems at school are more than twice as likely to suffer chronic pain in adulthood, research suggests. More... (Scotland)

Pain 'linked to child behaviour'

news.bbc.co.uk - Children with behavioural problems at school are more than twice as likely to suffer chronic pain in adulthood, research suggests. More... (Scotland)

Drink price plan 'will cost jobs'

news.bbc.co.uk - One of the world's leading Scotch whisky suppliers warns hundreds of Scottish jobs could be lost under plans for minimum drink pricing. More... (Scotland)

Anger at school bus death report

news.bbc.co.uk - The mother of a teenager killed by a car after getting off a school bus says she is "angry and upset" at the outcome of an FAI. More... (Scotland)

Lost their bite

news.bbc.co.uk - Poor diet leaves many Scots toothless More... (Scotland)

More than a quarter of Scots over 55 have lost all their teeth

news.bbc.co.uk - More than a third of Scottish women and a quarter of men aged over 55 have lost all of their teeth, government figures reveal. More... (Scotland)

Poor diet leaving Scots toothless

news.bbc.co.uk - More than a third of Scottish women and a quarter of men aged over 55 have lost all of their teeth, government figures reveal. More... (Scotland)

Crisis talks over trams project

news.bbc.co.uk - Talks are to be held over Edinburgh's tram project in a bid to end a stalemate which has halted work on the route. More... (Scotland)

Medical records lost after error

news.bbc.co.uk - A woman whose medical records disappeared from her GP surgery has sparked questions over the security of patient record transfers. More... (Scotland)

Kilmarnock 0-2 Rangers

news.bbc.co.uk - Second-half goals by Steven Whittaker and Kenny Miller help Rangers move 13 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League with victory over Kilmarnock. More... (Scotland)

Firefighters tackle serious blaze

news.bbc.co.uk - More than 25 firefighters are sent to tackle a "severe" fire in the top floor of a tenement block in Glasgow. More... (Scotland)

Vigil held for tower block deaths

news.bbc.co.uk - A vigil has been held in honour of a father, mother and son who died after falling from a Glasgow tower block. More... (Scotland)

Live - Tuesday's Scottish Football

news.bbc.co.uk - Kilmarnock host Rangers and St Mirren face Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League, while it's a busy night in the Scottish Football League. More... (Scotland)

Suicide family relatives sought

news.bbc.co.uk - Police attempt to contact relatives of three people thought to have jumped to their deaths from a Glasgow tower block. More... (Scotland)

Father denies murdering baby girl

news.bbc.co.uk - A man goes on trial charged with murdering his five-month-old daughter by hitting her on the head and body. More... (Scotland)

Plea over critically injured man

news.bbc.co.uk - Police appeal for information after a 28-year-old man is found with serious head injuries in Oban. More... (Scotland)

Doorman blinded by stiletto heel

news.bbc.co.uk - A woman admits blinding a doorman by stamping her heel through his eyeball after she was asked to leave a nightclub. More... (Scotland)

Suicide family 'were from Russia'

news.bbc.co.uk - Three people who apparently jumped to their deaths from a Glasgow tower block were from Russia, police confirm. More... (Scotland)

Knife crime jail terms rise 21%

news.bbc.co.uk - The length of jail terms for those caught handling an offensive weapon risen by a fifth in a year, figures show. More... (Scotland)

T in the Park

news.bbc.co.uk - Madness and Prodigy added to festival line-up More... (Scotland)

Woman admits businessman killing

news.bbc.co.uk - A woman admits killing a businessman on his way home from a work night out in Aberdeen. More... (Scotland)

Police to retrace mother's steps

news.bbc.co.uk - Officers will reconstruct the last known movements of a mother who has been missing for more than two weeks. More... (Scotland)

Funding boost for Scottish golf

news.bbc.co.uk - Scottish golfing prospects are to benefit from a £1m funding package to help them make the transition from amateur to professional. More... (Scotland)

Da Vinci accused 'loveable rogue'

news.bbc.co.uk - An undercover policeman describes his contacts with the men accused of trying to extort £4.25m for a painting's return. More... (Scotland)

Store targeted twice in two days

news.bbc.co.uk - A female shop assistant at a newsagents in Glasgow is threatened at knife point twice in two raids on the store in two days. More... (Scotland)

Madness to play at T in the Park

news.bbc.co.uk - T in the Park festival adds Jamie T to its line-up and confirms The Prodigy and Black Eyed Peas will headline the Radio 1/NME stage. More... (Scotland)

Project to help teenage mothers

news.bbc.co.uk - A project helping teenage mothers through pregnancy and the first two years of their baby's life is being tried in the Lothians. More... (Scotland)

Sickness bug disrupts operations

news.bbc.co.uk - A small number of procedures at Raigmore Hospital are postponed as staff try to control an outbreak of winter vomiting bug. More... (Scotland)

The new face of Marischal College

news.bbc.co.uk - Aberdeen's historic Marischal College, the city council's new headquarters, is transformed through restoration work. More... (Scotland)

Lifeline ferry fares set to rise

news.bbc.co.uk - Fares on some ferry services are to go up, while cost-cutting plans on other sailings are outlined by ministers. More... (Scotland)

Wind farm extension plan approved

news.bbc.co.uk - Councillors approve an extension to a Stirlingshire wind farm despite the recommendation of planning experts to scrap the project. More... (Scotland)

Holocaust heroine honoured by PM

news.bbc.co.uk - The family of a Church of Scotland missionary who died in a Nazi gas chamber receives a posthumous award in her honour. More... (Scotland)

Life of Vikings seen through soil

news.bbc.co.uk - A scientist and a composer are working together to explore a thousand years of human history through soil samples. More... (Scotland)

Speaking out

news.bbc.co.uk - 'I was being bullied by an entire secondary school' More... (Scotland)

Fresh bid for university status

news.bbc.co.uk - The prospective University of the Highlands and Islands is preparing a new application for full university status. More... (Scotland)

Warning over cuts to construction

news.bbc.co.uk - Less funding for affordable house-building in the Highlands will lead to job loses, a building industry body is warning. More... (Scotland)

Drop in Old Firm related violence

news.bbc.co.uk - Incidents of domestic abuse on Old Firm match days have fallen by almost a quarter, after a targeted crackdown by Strathclyde Police. More... (Scotland)

Soldiers in Afghanistan mission

news.bbc.co.uk - Dozens of soldiers from The Royal Regiment of Scotland are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan. More... (Scotland)

Police officer cleared of rapes

news.bbc.co.uk - A serving Strathclyde Police officer is cleared of the repeated rape and attempted murder of a woman in Lanarkshire. More... (Scotland)

De Luca wins Scots starting place

news.bbc.co.uk - Scotland make one change for the Six Nations visit of England, with Nick De Luca coming in for Simon Danielli. More... (Scotland)

Sale of Sovereign Oil secures 400 jobs

news.bbc.co.uk - The fabrication division of Sovereign Oilfield Group is sold securing hundreds of jobs in Aberdeen and Dunfermline. More... (Scotland)

Profits rise by 6% at Weir Group

news.bbc.co.uk - The engineering firm Weir Group unveils annual pre-tax profits of £187m. More... (Scotland)

Jobs 'at risk' at Peterhead firm

news.bbc.co.uk - Up to 50 jobs could be under threat at a Peterhead engineering firm, it has been announced. More... (Scotland)

Borderers add to Afghan presence

news.bbc.co.uk - Another 130 soldiers from the Royal Scots Borderers leave for Afghanistan to mentor the local police and army. More... (Scotland)

Inquiry set over fishermen deaths

news.bbc.co.uk - A fatal accident inquiry into a fire which killed three crewmen on a fishing boat in Fraserburgh is to be held in July. More... (Scotland)

Limbs-in-loch killer loses appeal

news.bbc.co.uk - The man convicted of killing an Ayrshire teenager and dismembering his body loses his appeal to clear his name. More... (Scotland)

Probe call over 'triple suicide'

news.bbc.co.uk - Calls are made for a public inquiry after a family of Russian asylum seekers in Glasgow apparently committed suicide. More... (Scotland)

Avalanche railway line reopened

news.bbc.co.uk - Avalanche debris that shut the West Highland Line has been cleared and the track reopened for services, Network Rail says. More... (Scotland)

Holocaust heroine

news.bbc.co.uk - Church missionary to receive a posthumous award More... (Scotland)

Man arrested over pub shooting

news.bbc.co.uk - A 27-year-old man is arrested and charged in connection with an alleged stabbing and shooting at an Edinburgh pub. More... (Scotland)

Man arrested in jewellery theft

news.bbc.co.uk - A 32-year-old man is arrested in Stirling in connection with an alleged theft from a jewellers in Inverness. More... (Scotland)

Baltacha progresses in California

news.bbc.co.uk - British number one Elena Baltacha beats American Julia Boserup in the qualifying opening round of the BNP Paribas Open. More... (Scotland)

Skeptics tank

news.bbc.co.uk - Group gathers to popularise science and scepticism More... (Scotland)

Pub skeptics

news.bbc.co.uk - Group gathers to popularise science and scepticism More... (Scotland)

Police vehicle plunges into canal

news.bbc.co.uk - Two police officers escape with minor injuries after their car leaves the road and ends up in a canal responding to a call out. More... (Scotland)

Record deerstalker race entries

news.bbc.co.uk - A fancy-dress race for tweed-clad runners attracts a record number of participants to the Scottish Borders. More... (Scotland)