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'Sustainable' joint campus opens

A new Scottish joint university and college campus will be one of the most "modern, environmentally friendly and sustainable" in the UK.Read

Gun murder conviction appeal fails

A man who was jailed for life for the murder of a businessman over a drug debt has failed for the second time in a bid to have his conviction overturned.Read

Scots 'devo-max' option highlighted

A campaign to push for a third option in the independence debate, giving Scotland maximum devolved powers within the United Kingdom, will be launched next week.Read

Teenager 'had no memory of attack'

A teenager accused of murdering a school friend in woodland has said he has no memory of carrying out the attack.Read

Olympic security test at Hampden

Security for the Olympics will be tested at a Scottish football match this weekend.Read

Contamination found at nuclear site

Traces of radioactive contamination have been found on the shoes of workers demolishing a former nuclear power station.Read

Judges try to speed up hacking case

The High Court has expressed concern over the length of time it is taking the long-running case of computer hacker Gary McKinnon to come back to court.Read

Trump wants windfarm public inquiry

US business tycoon Donald Trump has called for the Scottish Government to hold a public inquiry into the application for an offshore windfarm near the site of his £750 million luxury golf course.Read

House move costs up 69% over decade

The cost of moving house in Scotland has risen faster than house prices over the past decade, according to new research.Read

Pair hunted after armed bank raid

Police are hunting two men after a bank was robbed at gunpoint on Thursday morning.Read

Former Labour MP Eadie dies aged 91

Former Labour MP for Midlothian Alex Eadie has died aged 91, the party has announced.Read

Second man charged over car death

A second man has appeared in court charged with the culpable homicide of a pedestrian who was hit by a car on Saturday.Read

'Scots should decide on referendum'

The people of Scotland should be allowed to decide whether the independence referendum has multiple questions or is opened up to 16-year-olds, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.Read

Murder accused in blackmail claim

A teenage boy who was stabbed to death in woodland near his school "blackmailed" the friend accused of killing him, a court has been told.Read

Nursing student cut 'sensible'

Reducing the number of student nurses and midwives is the "sensible way forward", Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said.Read

Manufacturing employment down 18.5%

The number of people employed in manufacturing in Scotland has fallen by 46,500 in last five years, according to research by a trade union.Read

Woman in court over assault claims

A woman has appeared in court charged with assault to severe injury following the death of another woman.Read

Salmond addresses sterling question

A British Chancellor would be "biting our hands off" for an independent Scotland to keep the pound as its currency, the First Minister has claimed.Read