Members of the largest trade union in the NHS have voted to accept a 5.5% pay deal on offer from the Scottish government.

A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.

I moved from the East Coast of the US to Scotland a few years ago. There have been a few surprising differences in my social ...

The First Minister spoke after meeting key figures from the energy sector at UK Government level, including GB Energy chair ...

Petroineos said the closure of Grangemouth was due to it being unable to compete with more modern foreign sites.

Public responses show almost-equal split between bill backers and opponents citing concerns about sanctity of life ...

BUFFER zones around abortion services will come into force next week and anyone breaching them could face fines of thousands ...

A talented teenage weightlifter is aiming to represent Scotland on the world stage. Ciara Docherty, 15, took up weightlifting ...

SCOTLAND will be spared from thunderstorms as a weather map revealed parts of the UK will be battered by heavy rain.

More than 20,000 people had their say on the plans, with 10,120 strongly opposed to the legislation, while 10,380 fully ...

Police in Scotland investigated a claim alleging Mohamed Al Fayed carried out at a sex attack at his Highland Estate, LBC can ...

The paper found more than 500 non-jury trials did not need to be fixed in the pilot courts over the 19-month period.