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Douglas Daniel already had 26 convictions when he and his wife Barbara began looking after children in 1986.

Rents in Scotland are showing sharp increases as experts warn young people will be hit the hardest.

David Toshack told an employment tribunal he was sacked by GeoAmey for refusing to call male-born trans woman inmates 'she' or 'her'.

Geography student Ethan Brown should have been awarded a 2:1 degree but was wrongly told he could not graduate.

Lorna Slater has spoken of travelling to Canada to be with her father as he ended his life.

The captain of the Marinera, accused of carrying oil for Venezuela, Russia and Iran, will be prosecuted in a US court.

The two-decade dispute lasted so long that both original parties and five witnesses had died.

Children at ex-prime minister Tony Blair's former school, Fettes College in Edinburgh, were abused by both teachers and other pupils over decades.

Stranraer miss out on a major pay day against Rangers after being expelled from the Scottish Cup for fielding an ineligible player in last week's victory over Queen's Park.

Three men died when the train derailed in Aberdeenshire following heavy rain in 2020.

Ross Davidson, known as Ross Wild on stage, was known for singing with the 80s band Spandau Ballet.

Lamer Street has been closed since Friday as council workers try to fix the sinkhole.

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay says his party would cut the "bloated" welfare bill.

Three-month old Olly-James Sievewright from Sandhaven had ingested ecstasy when he died in December 2019.

Malcolm Offord's political tangle over the meaning of Dignity.

Sam Heughan will wave goodbye to Jamie Fraser this year, 30 years after getting his acting start in Edinburgh.

With no progress in peace talks and Russia continuing to bomb Ukraine, refugees in Scotland look to the future.

After waiting for 18 years, a man from Shetland becomes a Viking chief that leads the famous Up Helly Aa festival.

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

The twin reactors of Hinkley Point C in Somerset will form the first nuclear power plant built in the UK for 30 years.

Planned developments at Hunterston and Ardersier could create hundreds of jobs but their future is far from certain.

Rents in Scotland are showing sharp increases as experts warn young people will be hit the hardest.

The plans - near Fort Augustus - would also see a café and 40 motorhome pitches put in place.

The captain of the Marinera, accused of carrying oil for Venezuela, Russia and Iran, will be prosecuted in a US court.

The £2.3m facility in Dumfries cannot open until an operational agreement is reached to run it.

Linda McDonald was attacked by convicted murderer Robbie McIntosh in Dundee while he was on home leave in 2017.

Stranraer miss out on a major pay day against Rangers after being expelled from the Scottish Cup for fielding an ineligible player in last week's victory over Queen's Park.

Rangers head coach Danny Rohl expects "the next three, four days to be a little crazy" as they try to assemble the best possible squad for the title run-in.

Interim manager Martin O'Neill is "disappointed" the Scottish FA fast-track panel rejected Celtic's appeal against Auston Trusty's red card on Sunday.

Hellas Verona are keen on Kieron Bowie - so will the Hibernian striker be the next Scot to shine in Serie A?

Manager David Martindale says Livingston have written to the SFA over an alleged racial comment made to Jeremy Bokila against Aberdeen.