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

Researchers believe they have found possible evidence that polar bears lived in Scotland during the last ice age. Scientists ...

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay raises the cases of Claire Inglis who was tortured and murdered by her boyfriend, and ...

In Galway, the Bulls have been boosted by the return of Springboks stars like Willie le Roux, Canan Moodie, Ruan Vermaak and ...

Acting Energy Secretary Gillian Martin said hydrogen is one of Scotland’s ‘greatest industrial opportunities since oil and ...

Among the winners named, The Cross Keys in the village of Ettrickbridge in the Scottish Borders was named champion in the ...

Scotland manager Pedro Martinez-Losa has been speaking to the media before Friday's Euro 2025 play-off first leg against Finland. Martinez-Losa says it's "impossible not to dream" of qualifying for ...

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville announced the news in a statement to the Scottish parliament on Thursday.

A “luminous” memoir on the art of the Dutch Golden Age has been named book of the year at Scotland’s National Book Awards.

Coal mining in Scotland has a long history. It kept homes warm, industry running and provided work for thousands of people ...

MP predicts party will become third largest at Holyrood after 2026 election and put Labour into power at expense of SNP ...

The letter expressed the Scottish Government’s “shock and alarm” at the decision to apply the Barnett formula to future ...