Hibernian scored a late penalty as they fought back from two goals down to claim a point against Dundee United with the help of VAR.

Steven Pressley fully expected the Dundee fans to boo at half-time in their 1-1 draw against Motherwell.

Russell Martin will not resign despite Ibrox turning toxic towards him in the 2-0 defeat by Hearts which left Rangers without a win in their first five William Hill Premiership fixtures.

Aberdeen finally picked up their first William Hill Premiership point of the season but the pressure on manager Jimmy Thelin mounted after a tepid display in a 0-0 draw at home to Livingston.

Dame Esther Rantzen has said she wishes her family could travel with her to Dignitas to “see that I have a good death” as she confirmed she is “making arrangements” to go by herself.

Furious Rangers fans again turned on Russell Martin after a 2-0 defeat to Hearts at Ibrox left the ramshackle Light Blues still looking for their first William Hill Premiership win after five games.

Dundee and Motherwell are both searching for their first William Hill Premiership win of the season after battling to a 1-1 draw at Dens Park.

Three Catholic nuns who ran away from their retirement home in Austria to squat in their former convent say they have not committed a crime.

Declan John and Mikael Mandron helped St Mirren record their first William Hill Premiership win of the season at Falkirk.

A 34-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl in Kirkcaldy.

A man has been found dead in a residential property in Edinburgh.

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne warned the landscape in his industry is “brutal right now,” as he was announced as the new president of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB).

Firefighters are tackling a blaze in a disused building in Kirkcaldy.

Celine Dion was never due to “attend, perform, or present” at this year’s Eurovision Song Content, a representative for the singer has said.

 A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with county lines drugs offences following a police raid in Moray.

Police officers have been assaulted as they faced “significant aggression” from protesters at a “freedom of speech festival” led by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, Scotland Yard said.

The body of a man has been found at Calderglen Country Park.

Anti-immigration demonstrators and counter-protesters have tried to drown each other out as the two sides rallied outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Falkirk.

Fire crews are tackling a blaze at a building in Glasgow's east end.

Sainsbury’s has recalled two varieties of its own-brand houmous because of fears they may contain E.

Police are appealing for information following a break-in and the theft of a car from Auchterarder.

A 45-year-old man has been convicted of serious sexual and violent offences against women.

Police have launched a fresh appeal to trace a missing Strathaven busker five weeks on from his disappearance.

A barrage of air strikes has killed at least 32 people across Gaza City as Israel ramps up its offensive there and urges Palestinians to evacuate, medical staff reported.

A 28-year-old man has admitted to arson after a major fire at an MP’s constituency office.

Businesses in North Berwick warn a plan for parking charges are the "nail in the coffin" for the town's high street.

Charlie Kirk's widow spoke publicly for the first time Friday, pledging to carry on his work and legacy.

A Glasgow student has spoken of the "terrifying" night she was spiked while on holiday with friends in Greece.

Primary pupils in Dundee are taking the lead in shaping a fairer future for Scotland's classrooms.

by Robert Peston This is the story of what the Prime Minister knew about the ruinous emails sent by Peter Mandelson to the convicted billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and when.

British actor Henry Cavill has sustained an injury while training for the new Highlander film and delayed its production.

Firefighters are battling a blaze affecting a farm building in Aberdeenshire.

Speed limits will be cut to 20mph on more than 1,000 streets in Inverclyde in an attempt to improve road safety and “save lives” in the local authority.

Police are hunting a man who fled on a bike after a 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in a woodland in Fife.

A paramedic has been taken to hospital after two separate crashes involving an ambulance and a police car in Edinburgh's city centre.

A charity in Falkirk has vowed to continue helping asylum seekers at the Cladhan Hotel despite unrest and an increasingly hostile atmosphere.

An appeal has been made for quicker progress on the new Craignure ferry terminal – and for a second linkspan to be added to the proposal.

An MP has slammed a "hugely damaging" event set to be held by controversial adult star Bonnie Blue aimed at Scottish university students.

The Scottish Government has been urged to do more to tackle Islamophobia following a "wave of attacks".

The leader of Fife Council is facing a no-confidence vote after a former Labour councillor who groomed and sexually assaulted a teenager was jailed.

Brendan Rodgers has hit out at the "cowardly actions" of a club insider who told the media that he was engineering a move away from Parkhead.

The leader of a self-styled “African tribe” living in woods says he is “not afraid” of a court order declaring his encampment should be removed.

A landlord who allowed a tenant to sleep in a cupboard under the stairs has lost his bid to continue renting to multiple people amid claims he had shown a "disregard" for planners.

A man told a murder trial that he came across the “carnage” of a van “buried” into a bus.

The City of Edinburgh Council has said that a mobile phone ban in schools across the Capital will improve the overall "well-being" of pupils.

Two people have been taken to hospital after falling ill on a Glasgow street.

Stephen Robinson will consider his 400th game as a manager a compliment when St Mirren travel to Falkirk in the William Hill Premiership on Saturday.

Thelo Aasgaard hopes to tap into the “monster mentality” of Norway team-mate Erling Haaland to help make a success of his Rangers career.

Jimmy Thelin is pleased with Aberdeen’s business in the transfer window and believes the addition of striker Kevin Nisbet has added some much-needed experience.

An investigation has been launched after knives were stolen from a school in Aberdeenshire.

Motherwell’s Apostolos Stamatelopoulos knows has to get on the goal trail if he is to go with Australia to next summer’s World Cup.

A driver is fighting for her life in hospital after a crash involving three cars in Aberdeen.

The "heartbroken" mum of a teenager who drowned in the River Kelvin in Glasgow is calling for more safety measures.

Dundee United’s Will Ferry gets goosebumps when he thinks of any abuse he may receive from the home fans at Easter Road on Saturday.

Nearly 100 tree saplings planted in a Glasgow park have died after residents used the space for a dog run.

The suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination has been captured, President Donald Trump said in an announcement that appeared to represent a significant breakthrough in the investigation.

A high-risk child abuser and rapist who targeted a girl for abuse from the age of five has been jailed for ten years.

Brendan Rodgers says he is "not here to tell supporters how to feel" amid planned protests against the board this weekend.

A sheriff has issued a warrant for the removal of a self-styled “African tribe” from privately-owned land in the Scottish Borders.

Celtic captain Callum McGregor says the team will be aiming to get the fans back onside and make them "proud" of the club again amid levels of discontent that is "unprecedented in recent times".

A Police Scotland employee who intimately touched a colleague and made sexual comments to others claimed it was just "banter".

Rangers have revealed that the club is facing another potential disciplinary charge over fans using pyrotechnics, days after UEFA handed down a punishment over fireworks at a Champions League qualifier.

A cat named George has been reunited with its owners after being missing for nine years, thanks to its registered microchip.

A resident of a hotel housing asylum seekers is to face trial, accused of flashing, making obscene gestures and performing sex acts out of a window.

Rangers head coach Russell Martin doesn't believe the transfer fee paid for new signing Youssef Chermiti will affect expectations around the striker within the club.

A teenager has been charged with a number of deliberate fires which took hold at a quarry in Moray.

A Perth wind turbine's blades have broken off and smashed near a public path on the edge of the city due to an "engineering fault".

A 12-year-old boy has been seriously injured after being hit by a car in Arbroath.

A mountain rescue team suffered 'deja vu' after being called to rescue two separate groups of walkers who became stranded on the same Munro within hours of each other.

Lewis Capaldi has received a one-of-a-kind "Made in Scotland from Girders" guitar pick ahead of his two sold-out Glasgow arena gigs.

A woman has been charged after a man was allegedly stabbed at a property in Glasgow.

Craig Halkett is determined to maintain his unlikely return to prominence at Hearts after overcoming the physical and mental toll of three injury-ravaged seasons.

A council has urged residents in Paisley to remove flags that are being flown from lampposts throughout the town.

Seven men guilty of the execution of a father on his doorstep have been jailed for a total of 147 years.

Leon McCann is intent on proving he belongs in the Premiership after going through the hard yards in the lower leagues to earn his crack at the big time with Falkirk.

A Scottish castle in North Ayrshire with links to Robert the Bruce has hit the market for over £1m.

Two men who launched a life-threatening car attack at a motorway bridge on a victim who sustained a traumatic brain injury have been jailed.

A child has been taken to the hospital after being hit by a van in Wishaw.

Jim Goodwin will look to tweak rather than make wholesale changes to his Dundee United squad next summer.

A man from Gourock has made history by becoming the first person to complete the 96-mile West Highland Way walk 100 times.

Rangers head coach Russell Martin says Nicholas Raskin needs to earn the trust of his fellow players before he can return to the team, after confirming the Belgian will not be in the squad to face Hearts.

A section of woodland in Fife has been cordoned off by police following a sexual assault.

We've been experiencing some traditional Scottish weather recently - changeable and unsettled.

A motorcyclist has died following a crash involving a camper van near a beauty spot in the Highlands.

Concerns are growing for a missing schoolgirl three days after her disappearance from Inverness.

A trade deal on Scotch whisky is “very high” up the list of agreements the UK Government is seeking to negotiate with the US, the Scottish Secretary has said.

The person who assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk and then vanished off a roof and into the woods remained at large more than 24 hours later on Thursday as federal investigators appealed for the public’s help by releasing photos of the person they believe is responsible.

Retailers in Scotland saw a sales boost in August after an “underwhelming” three months, a trade body has said.

Country star Garth Brooks is to play his first UK show in almost 30 years after he was announced as the first headliner for British Summer Time (BST) 2026.

Communities are being invited to discuss the potential return of beavers to the Loch Ness area.

Organised gangs are fuelling a surge in rural crime in the North East as livestock and equipment thefts soar, farmers warn.

Firefighters are continuing to battle a blaze at Lossiemouth quarry after a spate of deliberate fires in recent weeks.

Scotland's first meteorite in over a century is lying in the Scottish Highlands, and scientists need hillwalkers and munro baggers to help track it down.