Floods declared a major incident
Emergency services are responding to serious flooding affecting many parts of the Highlands.

Minister confirms asylum reform
Two new specialist asylum teams are to be set up in Scotland to deal with cases north of the border.

Schoolboy Kriss stabbed 13 times
A pathologist tells the High Court stabbing was the primary cause of teenager Kriss Donald's death.

Britons face 18-month trial wait
Two Scots arrested in Greece are expected to be bailed but will have to stay in the country until trial.

£1.8m confiscated from criminals
Cash seized from criminals over the past six months has reached £1.8m, the Lord Advocate Eilish Angiolini says.

Young people 'top of the agenda'
The Scottish Executive and Green MSPs clash over government policy on young people.

Election battle a family affair
An MSP is facing an election challenge for an Edinburgh seat from a family member, it emerges.

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Leishman stands down as Pars boss
Jim Leishman resigns as manager of Dunfermline Athletic, with Craig Levein being a main target.

Embezzling manager escapes jail
A former building society manager who embezzled £37,000 receives 300 hours' community service.

Hit-and-run death teen in court
A 19-year-old man is to appear in court charged in connection with the murder of a an Edinburgh boy.

Driver and biker die in crashes
A pensioner and a biker die following separate accidents on Scotland's roads, police confirm.

Knifeman held in state hospital
A man who attacked six people in Renfrewshire is detained in the State Hospital at Carstairs.

Abuse court secures convictions
More than eight out of 10 cases heard by a domestic abuse court result in a conviction, figures show.

Homes transfer move 'in tatters'
An independent report finds second stage housing transfer will cost half-a-billion pounds, it is claimed.

Plan agreed for all-Gaelic school
Highland Council agrees to an all-Gaelic school with an English unit, despite opposition.

Drivers vote to strike over pay
Drivers with a bus company serving the Highlands and Northern Isles vote to strike over a pay dispute.

Wind turbine tower lost overboard
Sections for a wind energy scheme in the Western Isles are lost from a ship during stormy weather.

Cleared murder accused on stand
A man cleared of murdering Aberdeenshire man Dean Jamieson starts to give evidence in court.

'No X-ray' boy has pellet removed
An Aberdeenshire schoolboy left with an airgun pellet in his neck recovers after it is taken out.

Helicopters face stricter checks
An incident where a helicopter pilot was forced to abort take-off leads to stricter inspections.

Funds plan hope for mining museum
A new museums funding scheme could help keep the Scottish Lead Mining Museum at Wanlockhead open.

Man with Down's syndrome robbed
Police investigate after a 20-year-old man is robbed outside a supermarket in Dumfries.

Hoax call levels hit record low
The number of hoax calls to fire and rescue services in Dumfries and Galloway is at a record low level.

Royal Marine's body arrives in UK
The body of a Royal Marine killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan last week is flown home.

Kart arena gets the green light
Councillors approve a new indoor karting arena for Alloa under a year-long trial.

Kirk discrimination row settled
A settlement is reached in the case of a former Kirk minister who fought a nine-year sex discrimination battle.

Row over nuclear waste disposal
A war of words erupts after Jack McConnell says Scotland's nuclear waste could be dumped in England.

Paedophobic society warning
Young people are being demonised by anti-social behaviour laws and need support, the Greens say.

What the Scottish papers say
The stories making the headlines in Scotland's daily newspapers.