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Lawyer: Tommy Sheridan to be gagged

Tommy Sheridan's lawyer has accused prison authorities of trying to gag him on his release from jail.Read

Pair hurt in paragliding accident

Two paragliders were injured when they collided in mid-air.Read

Sheridan to be gagged, lawyer says

Tommy Sheridan's lawyer has accused prison authorities of trying to gag him on his release from jail.Read

Firefighters tackle scrapyard blaze

Firefighters tackled a blaze involving about 150 scrapped cars at a salvage yard.Read

Buying homes 'cheaper than renting'

Buying a home in Scotland is cheaper than renting, according to a new study.Read

Teaching union selects new leader

Scotland's largest teaching union has selected a new general secretary.Read

Housing budget set for 41% cut

Scotland's housing budget for next year will be cut by more than 40%, Scottish Labour has claimed.Read

£24,000 fine for Legionnaires' case

A health board has been fined £24,000 after an "entirely avoidable" chain of events resulted in a hospital patient being diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease, the Crown Office has said.Read

Frew accused breaks down in dock

A teenager has broken down in court as he said he had no memory of stabbing schoolmate Jack Frew to death.Read

Judges bid to speed up hacking case

The High Court has expressed concern over how long it is taking the case of computer hacker Gary McKinnon to come back to court.Read

Cyclists in cancer charity ride

Cyclists are aiming to raise up to £100,000 for a cancer charity as part of a three-day challenge to travel from Edinburgh to Dublin.Read

Clinic 'can boost IVF success rate'

A Scottish fertility clinic has introduced an egg screening test which it says can double the chance of IVF success for older women.Read

'Sustainable' joint campus opens

A new Scottish joint university and college campus will be one of the most "modern, environmentally friendly and sustainable" in the UK.Read

Two hurt in police car accident

A marked police car involved in a collision which left two people injured was stationary when it was hit by a lorry, police said.Read

Gun murder conviction appeal fails

A man who was jailed for life for the murder of a businessman over a drug debt has failed for the second time in a bid to have his conviction overturned.Read

Scots 'devo-max' option highlighted

A campaign to push for a third option in the independence debate, giving Scotland maximum devolved powers within the United Kingdom, will be launched next week.Read

Teenager 'had no memory of attack'

A teenager accused of murdering a school friend in woodland has said he has no memory of carrying out the attack.Read

Olympic security test at Hampden

Security for the Olympics will be tested at a Scottish football match this weekend.Read

Contamination found at nuclear site

Traces of radioactive contamination have been found on the shoes of workers demolishing a former nuclear power station.Read

Judges try to speed up hacking case

The High Court has expressed concern over the length of time it is taking the long-running case of computer hacker Gary McKinnon to come back to court.Read