Gale-force winds and flooding in Hogmanay forecast

Yellow warnings for wind and rain are also in place across much of Scotland throughout the weekend

Central, southern and eastern Scotland is covered by yellow warnings for rain and wind until Sunday.

For two weeks Scottish football fans partied with the locals in Munich, Cologne, Stuttgart

Lewis-born Peter Mackay was named as the latest holder of the national poetry role at an Edinburgh event.

Former First Minister Alex Salmond has been remembered at a memorial in Edinburgh where he was hailed as a "political genius".

Finlay MacDonald murdered his brother-in-law and seriously injured three others in knife and shotgun attacks.

Storm Bert looks set to bring more heavy snowfall across the Scotland over the weekend.

BBC Scotland's political editor Glenn Campbell has been describing his journey since being diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumour.

Arctic air has been working its way in from the north, bringing cold temperatures that for the coming days.

The SNP Westminster leader will stand for the Aberdeen South and North Kincardine seat

The traditional 11 November two-minute period of remembrance took place at 11:00 across the country.

Experts used underwater cameras to work out how the whale was trapped, before untangling it in Loch Fyne.

Sandy Duthie from Aberdeenshire is now the lighthouse keeper on Gabo Island, in Victoria

A 38-year-old man was arrested and two Ghanaian men were removed from the vessel as part of the operation.

Fire crews have been attacked as fireworks were set off on streets across Scotland on Bonfire Night.

Ten of the intricately-carved pieces have been redisplayed in a case which allows visitors to see their backs for the first time.

Engineers have been working day and night on the Glenfinnan Viaduct as part of a £3.4m restoration project.

Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh says people in North Macedonia wanted to pay tribute to Alex Salmond.

Storm Ashley could cause gusts of up to 70-80 mph (113-129km/h) in some areas of Scotland.

Gillian Smart has the latest weather forecast, as a yellow warning for high winds gusting up to 60 mph (97km/h) is in force across the whole of Scotland.