Six sailors, five of them British and the other an Irish national, are adrift in a life raft in the North Atlantic after their rowing boat capsized, coastguards have said.Read
David Cameron has urged the Royal Bank of Scotland to show "restraint" in its bonus packages for senior colleagues of chief executive Stephen Hester.Read
The Government has said it will not demand that other executives at the Royal Bank of Scotland follow the example of chief executive Stephen Hester and give up six-figure bonus packages.Read
Green campaigners have voiced concerns about the environmental "threat" posed by drilling for oil after a leak in a pipeline forced the temporary closure of a North Sea oil field.Read
The SNP administration's stance on tuition fees has been praised by student leaders after figures showed the number of people applying to study at Scottish universities "held steady" this year.Read
A fast-track justice scheme has seen nine out of 10 offenders "paying back" to their communities within 24 hours of being sentenced, new figures have shown.Read
Former MSP Tommy Sheridan has vowed to continue the fight to clear his name after being freed from prison, serving just over one year of his three-year sentence for lying under oath.Read
A council has been handed the biggest ever fine for disclosing sensitive personal data after sending details of children and their carers to the wrong people five times last year.Read
A campaign has been launched to gather views from across Scotland on the country's constitutional future, including the possibility of a middle-ground option short of independence.Read