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Lawyers have asked a federal court in Washington to rule the alleged confession inadmissible before his trial next year.

The Scottish government is seeking a reduction or removal of the 10% tariff, which the whisky industry says costs businesses £4m per week.

Audit Scotland said there was no strategy in place to manage risks from any UK decisions on benefit spending.

The Scottish film star is starring in a new TV drama about the phone-hacking scandal alongside David Tennant.

Steven Lyons, Ross McGill, Stephen Jamieson and Steven Larwood were taken into custody following a co-ordinated operation.

Four appliances were called to the scene in Gardenstown, Aberdeenshire, at about 04:55.

Edinburgh Council said it had now adjusted grass cutting schedules at the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Young hares and grouse chicks were among the wildlife lost to Scotland's worst wildfires.

Mompati Dodo Isaacs attacked Keotshepile Naso Isaacs at their home in North Berwick on New Year's Day last year.

The verdict has been used in criminal trials for hundreds of years but campaigners had called for it to be abolished.

Cailyn Newlands was discharged from a hospital emergency department three times in the fours days before she died.

Graham Wright was last seen in Glasgow last month - police are trying to establish how his remains came to be on the shore of Loch Lomond.

Police deployed riot officers, dog handlers and a helicopter in Auchinleck and Cumnock in November 2023.

Archaeologists say the fortress was owned by ancestors of Scotland's medieval Lord of the Isles.

Highland Council says the Red Hot Highland Fling could no longer be funded or supported.

For the first time, Covid-19 booster jabs will not routinely be offered to healthy under-75s in Scotland.

The Forth Ports' Dry Dock project in Edinburgh will create office and retail space made from repurposed shipping containers.

The government also wants to raise the bar for a guilty verdict as part of wide-ranging justice reforms.

The first minister and US president’s blossoming relationship.

The politicians are at odds on a whole range of issues – but something has fundamentally changed in their relationship.

Scotland's Órla Ní Eadhra says she loved her moment of being part of the show.

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

LA-based showbiz presenter Ross King says he wants to get some Scottish elements into his dance routines.

John Swinney is considering leaving X - but is social media too important to modern politics?

A contract is awarded to build a new replica of Henry Bell's steamship "Comet" that first sailed from Port Glasgow in 1812.

Scottish shipbuilding is enjoying a renaissance, but will the small shipyard at the centre of Scotland's ferries saga be a part of it?

For years Michelle and John Wylie were puzzled about the presence of a mysterious tall man in a blue suit at their wedding.

Edinburgh Council said it had now adjusted grass cutting schedules at the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The operators of Cairngorm Mountain ski resort say the ride would be a summer activity at the site.

Young hares and grouse chicks were among the wildlife lost to Scotland's worst wildfires.

Lawyers have asked a federal court in Washington to rule the alleged confession inadmissible before his trial next year.

The centre closed for three months last year, shortly after reopening following a previous closure.

Jake Wightman makes his return to a global podium with world 1500m silver, ending Great Britain's wait for a medal in Tokyo.

BBC Scotland analyses a whirlwind year for Hibernian and looks at how David Gray's side can progress.

Josh Kerr started the men's 1500m final with ambitions of retaining his title, but hobbled over the line in last place after injuring a calf.

Referees could be replaced by artificial intelligence one day, reckons Livingston manager David Martindale.