Andy Burnham has been urged to “stick to the spirit of Labour’s manifesto commitment” and refuse consent for the controversial Jackdaw and Rosebank oil and gas fields.

Former Monaco manager Sebastian Pocognoli has been appointed new Scotland head coach.

Rangers will meet Celtic in the Premier Sports Cup quarter-finals.

Derek McInnes got off the mark at last at Rangers with a thumping 5-1 Premier Sports Cup last-16 win over St Mirren at Ibrox.

Displaced Coalsnaughton residents who have been living in temporary student accommodation in Stirling should have a longer-term housing offer by the end of the month.

Scotland’s Culture Secretary has opened this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival – hailing it as an event with “curiosity and open-mindedness at its heart”.

A crowd made up of hundreds of Bonnie Tyler’s friends and fans burst into a rendition of Total Eclipse Of The Heart as her coffin was driven home.

A man who went missing in Rome while on holiday with his fiancée has been found.

A man was treated at the scene after being pushed off his bike in Glasgow.

Manager Martin O’Neill is encouraged by Celtic’s goalscoring form ahead of two of the biggest games of their season.

Hundreds of homes in the Highlands have been left without power after a fault on the main network.

The Scottish Conservatives have said the overcrowded Scottish prison system is an SNP problem “entirely of their own making” as multiple parties continue to criticise the provision.

Enquiries are ongoing into the death of a man who was found injured on a street in Edinburgh.

A man has been charged after residents were forced to evacuate their properties due to a disturbance in Aberdeen.

A Scottish charity has opened its first paediatric operating theatres in the Palestinian territory of the West Bank.

A tetraplegic veteran is taking on a 79-mile journey in his off-road wheelchair to prove that life goes on and can still be “extraordinary”.

A pipe band from Canada is the first from outside the UK since 2010 to win the World Pipe Band Championships.

People living around an Angus loch say the site has become a dumping ground for inconsiderate campers.

Scotland's overcrowded prison system is facing a deepening crisis, but a different approach to custody for women is showing early signs of cutting reoffending.

Ukraine has launched hundreds of drones across Russia on Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv’s largest aerial attacks of the war.

A fundraiser for the family of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday has topped £40,000.

Camilo Duran netted his first Celtic goal as Martin O’Neill’s side swept to a 4-0 victory over Dundee United in the Premier Sports Cup.

Stephen Flynn has revealed he quit as Westminster leader weeks before the Holyrood election.

Derek McInnes believes frustrated fans need “something to get behind” as he strives for his first win as Rangers manager.

The death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday is a “deeply concerning and sad case” John Swinney has said – with Scotland’s First Minister adding that those who had made “hard comments” after a plagiarism row must “consider the impact of their words”.

Rangers have signed left-back James Penrice from AEK Athens on a season long-loan.

A man was arrested, and residents were forced to evacuate their properties due to a disturbance in Aberdeen.

Stephen Flynn has said he thinks Nicola Sturgeon “made a mistake” publishing comments on the SNP in the foreword of her book.

Former Monaco manager Sebastian Pocognoli is set to be appointed new Scotland head coach.

A man has died after he was found injured on a street in Edinburgh.

Update - Kofi Nyamekye has been traced and the public have been thanked for their help.

Glasgow University has said it is "deeply shocked and saddened" by the death of its former professor Jason Arday.

A warning has been issued about the dangers of diving into harbours after a 14-year-old boy was injured at a harbour in East Lothian.

Ryan Carr insists St Mirren are geared up to protect their status as Premier Sports Cup holders as they prepare for the last-16 tie against Rangers at Ibrox on Sunday.

The owner of a dog who died from a brain haemorrhage after being "violently" shaken by her partner has said she is "utterly devastated".

Six people have been charged in connection with the "targeted" abduction of a man in Edinburgh.

A Midlothian Mum says her autistic daughter's transport to school has been withdrawn because her parents don't live together.

"We are two or three Snapchat messages away from a fatality.

The grouse shooting season began in the Angus Glens this week, with estates highlighting millions of pounds of economic activity while critics question the environmental cost of the sport.

At least 20 people have died after a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early on Saturday, collapsing buildings and homes.