A computing teacher has admitted kissing and cuddling a 16-year-old schoolgirl with whom he struck up a developing friendship, because he was "lonely".

A fire has destroyed the roof of a block of flats in Edinburgh, with a baby among five people rescued from a home.

The long-running Scottish cultural magazine The Skinny is to close after 20 years.

A judge has asked lawyers to decide what evidence they can agree ahead of the trial of comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli who is accused of rape and other sex offences.

Martin O’Neill discovered that Celtic are a less threatening team without their “main man” Camilo Duran after they maintained their perfect William Hill Premiership start with a narrow 1-0 win at St Johnstone.

David Martindale cannot understand concerns from Livingston fans over his dugout return.

The owner of Primark has announced plans to launch home delivery in Great Britain in a bid to bolster the retailer’s online offering.

The Scottish Government has agreed to review rules governing parental access for convicted sex offenders following pressure from survivors and campaigners.

British Transport Police officers were surrounded and assaulted by a "large group" of football fans at a train station in Stirling.

A care worker has been struck off after he sexually assaulted a junior colleague at work.

Police have launched an investigation after a woman was raped in South Lanarkshire.

The famous “revenge dress” worn by the late Diana, Princess of Wales, is expected to sell for up to £220,000 when it goes under the hammer later this year.

Two Scottish company directors have been disqualified after importing more than 350,000 vapes disguised as medical equipment.

John Swinney has written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham in an effort to launch the “agreed legal mechanism” for holding a Scottish independence referendum.

Homeless Project Scotland says it is "deeply disappointed" after Glasgow City Council recommended that the organisation's night shelter be refused permission to remain open.

A man is due to appear in court after allegedly exposing himself at a library in Glasgow.

The Prince of Wales is today launching a new initiative in a bid to “harness the power of sport to prevent suicide”.

Texan rancher Rena Schroeder has voted Republican her entire life but Donald Trump's policies have driven her to conversion, as US correspondent Dan Rivers reports Additional reporting by Jonathan Wald, US News Editor Politically, Texas is a Republican fortress.

The BBC has dropped RuPaul’s Drag Race UK due to “significant financial pressures”.

Cash from the Scottish Government will help ensure that energy workers in the north-east are “at the forefront of the transition to clean energy”, John Swinney has said.

The families of children who received just a tenth of the morphine they should have been given after cardiac surgery at Scotland's largest children's hospital are taking legal action against NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Financial pressures on Scotland’s colleges are “increasing”, a watchdog has warned, with the further education sector reporting a deficit for the third year in a row.

It's an assessment which tens of thousands of children in Scotland are looking to access, one which has waits of up to six and a half years.

Three people have been taken to hospital after a four-vehicle crash during rush hour in Aberdeenshire.

Police have charged a male youth in connection with alleged bomb threats to a secondary school in South Lanarkshire.

A woman has been taken to hospital after an alleged dog attack in Aberdeen.

Trains have been cancelled after a lorry struck the level crossing barriers near Helensburgh.

A man has appeared in court following an alleged fatal hit-and-run near Edinburgh Airport.

Uganda has pulled it’s participation from Prince Harry’s Invictus Games - so is this week’s public letter from Buckingham Palace about Harry’s status to blame? The question has come about following a tweet from the chief of Uganda’s defence forces.

MPs have launched an inquiry into party political funding following fraud within the SNP.

Susan Aitken has said that Glasgow is a "safe city" and is in a better place than it was before she became leader.

Patients of disgraced brain surgeon Sam Eljamel say they are "furious" and accused NHS Tayside of failing in its duties.

One of Scotland’s newest ferries leaked flammable gas during a crossing while carrying more than 80 passengers last year.

An experienced farmer who died after being struck by a cow in Stonehaven "could have waited for assistance".

Three children, who were abducted in Inverness, have returned to Scotland after a global child abduction case spanning ten countries ended in Malta.

New Scotland boss Sébastien Pocognoli has revealed his backroom team.

A rapist who attacked a sleeping woman is facing a lengthy jail-term.

A woman who died in an alleged hit-and-run near Edinburgh Airport has been named, as three suspects have been charged in connection with the fatal crash.

The Metropolitan Police have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that Reform UK broke the law in relation to foreign funding.

A Glasgow woman, who was convicted of horrific historical abuse towards six foster children at a “house of horrors”, has been released from prison after a successful appeal.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ruled out a second independence referendum in Scotland - unless the majority of Scots support the vote.

Trains have been cancelled in the Highlands as engineers race to fix a fault with the tracks.

Police are treating the death of a woman found at a property in Edinburgh as "unexplained".

A man endangered the life of his own mother by breaking into her home and setting it alight, a court has heard.

The Prince of Wales will represent his father at the funeral of King Harald V of Norway on Wednesday.

The Prime Minister is set to face MPs in the House of Commons for PMQs on Wednesday, after it was announced sanctions will be placed on illegal West Bank settlements.

A former dog trainer convicted of raping and assaulting women over a period of 35 years has had his sentencing delayed again while a fresh risk assessment is carried out.

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled following an air traffic control issue, with tens of thousands of passengers facing disruption.

A Royal Air Force plane declared a mid-air emergency above Scotland on Wednesday morning after a bird strike.

A biology teacher has been struck off after threatening to send intimate images to others of an ex-pupil with whom he was in a two-year sexual relationship.

Tributes have been paid to a man who died after three cyclists were struck by a car while on a training ride in Inverclyde.

Seven people have been taken to hospital following a multi-vehicle crash in Aberdeenshire.

Scottish travellers are facing another day of disruption due to an air traffic control issue.

Police have carried out searches after 'bomb threats' were made towards a secondary school in South Lanarkshire.

The A96 has been closed in both directions following a three-vehicle crash north of Huntly.

The Celebrity Traitors and Clarkson’s Farm scooped the top prizes at the National Television Awards.

The children’s commissioner has called on Police Scotland to stop the use of Tasers on children in custody amid missing data in an investigation into the use of force on children and young people.

In Aberdeen in 1909, the legendary escapologist Harry Houdini was in town.

A former pupil who was told to leave school after being labelled a "bad kid" is now helping young people make positive choices through a sports programme designed to steer them away from crime and anti-social behaviour.

More than half of people who have had money stolen through fraud in the past two years feel the experience has negatively affected their mental health, according to Which?.

The prime minister today defended the government's announcement of trading sanctions on illegal West Bank settlements, as ITV News Political Correspondent Romilly Weeks reports The foreign secretary has rejected the suggestion that he has put British Jews at risk by announcing sanctions on illegal West Bank settlements.