An investigation has been launched after a car was torched during the early hours outside a home in Renfrewshire.

Andy Burnham has again told Scotland’s First Minister that a second vote on Scottish independence is “off limits” – despite claims from John Swinney that there had been a “big shift” in stance from the Prime Minister.

A suspect has been charged in connection with an alleged disturbance at a bus station in Galashiels.

Neil McCann has urged Kilmarnock to show unity as they bid to secure a trip to Hampden.

Wouter Vrancken has warned 'excuses are for losers' ahead of Hearts' Premier Sports Cup clash with Stenhousemuir.

The CEO of Ryanair has disputed a passenger's claim that he was partly sucked out of a broken window during a flight.

John Swinney has apologised to two women who suffered from miscarriages following failures in NHS care.

Those involved in the tragic attacks remember the day that changed their lives, sharing their stories in this report produced by ITV News' Washington Producer Joshua Brooks It’s been 25 years since the attacks on September 11, 2001.

A road in Aberdeenshire has been closed following a two-vehicle crash.

Mika Baur believes he got on the scoresheet for Celtic at just the right time ahead of this weekend's Old Firm derby.

Protesters demanding a Glasgow homeless charity’s night shelter be kept open staged a demonstration inside council offices on Thursday.

A Fife mum whose former partner was caught with more than 200 child abuse images has shared her relief after a review was announced into parental access rights for convicted sex offenders.

Edinburgh City Council has approved plans for a £1.7bn tram extension to the Royal Infirmary.

IndyRef2 doesn’t feel any closer today than it did what the Prime Minister said it was “off limits”.

Scott Brown believes football fans who wear balaclavas to games should be barred for life.

Graeme Souness has warned Rangers' players must deal with the heat ahead of Sunday's Old Firm derby.

Plans to "enhance" Glasgow's SEC campus, which would include a new floating platform on the Clyde, have been unveiled.

Derek McInnes has urged Rangers fans to 'have their backs, not be on their backs' against Celtic at Ibrox.

An employment tribunal for staff who worked for Rockstar Games, the studio behind Grand Theft Auto, has begun its final hearing on Thursday.

A manhunt has been launched after a woman was raped whilst walking her dog in South Lanarkshire.

The boss of supermarket chain Iceland has said he is “very proud to back British interests” as he announced the opening of a store in the Falkland Islands.

John Swinney will face MSPs in the chamber at First Minister's Questions, amid pressure on Andy Burnham to help launch an agreed legal mechanism for a second independence referendum.

A Glasgow man, who was falsely labelled an "invader" on social media by Tommy Robinson, has met his fundraising target to take legal action against the far-right activist.

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.