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'More effort needed' on pollution

Extra effort to cut emissions in Scotland will be needed to achieve climate change targets, a leading body has warned.Read

First-time buyers 'facing squeeze'

First-time buyers are facing a squeeze despite falling mortgage costs because of rising living expenses, according to a new report.Read

Atlantic cast adrift in Atlantic

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

PM urges RBS to show 'restaint'

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

Escaped prisoner appears in court

A prisoner who went on the run for two days following an alleged armed escape outside a hospital has appeared in court.Read

'No block' on other RBS bonuses

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

Oil leak sparks environment warning

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

Hollywood puts £20m in city coffers

Hollywood movies and other broadcasting projects generated £20 million for Glasgow's economy last year, according to new figures.Read

Pandas recovering from illness

The UK's only giant pandas have gone back on public display after a bout of illness.Read

University applications 'steady'

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

Community payback comes within week

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

Freed Sheridan vows to clear name

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

Council fined for child data lapses

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

Union means fairer UK says Miliband

Ed Miliband has pledged that his party will fight "toe to toe" with Scotland's First Minister before the vote on independence.Read

Independence debate 'needs space'

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