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A yellow weather warning for heavy snow and wind covers much of Scotland for the first four days of the new year.

The number of recorded flu cases in Scotland fell by 43% over the Christmas holidays, latest figures show.

The building was used as a base by Shackleton while he orchestrated the famous rescue of his stranded crew

John Laird said criticism originally about football matters had descended into personal attacks.

SP Energy Networks says its staff will be on standby in The Grassmarket until the early hours of New Year's Day.

Cairngorm Mountain Rescue said they became "cragfast" on Coire an t-Sneachda on Tuesday evening.

The food safety watchdog said people should return affected Deeside water bottles to stores.

The crash happened on the capital's Salisbury Road on Saturday.

Inverness Caley Thistle say the West Stand will be closed for Saturday's home league game.

Jason Anderson, 33, was last seen on 12 December in Catrine, East Ayrshire.

Replacement bus services will run between Lockerbie and Carlisle, and Dumfries for the first week of the new year.

BBC Scotland meets some of the workers and volunteers keeping events, restaurants and the transport network running this New Year's Eve.

Tressa Burke, chief executive officer of the Glasgow Disability Alliance, says the situation facing disabled people in the UK is "simply intolerable".

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The history of New Year's Eve street parties in Edinburgh goes back centuries.

Thousands of people are expected to travel to the city for three days of celebrations.

Hamish Hawk will support Wet Leg at Edinburgh's Hogmanay street party

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A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.

A team from the University of Glasgow team worked with volunteers and students to excavate the former Kelvin Wheelies park.

Mike Duxbury lost his sight 50 years ago and is helping others with disability get into agriculture.

A yellow weather warning for heavy snow and wind covers much of Scotland for the first four days of the new year.

Cairngorm Mountain Rescue said they became "cragfast" on Coire an t-Sneachda on Tuesday evening.

Offences are alleged to have taken place at Nazareth House premises in Aberdeen and Midlothian between 1965 and 1982.

Replacement bus services will run between Lockerbie and Carlisle, and Dumfries for the first week of the new year.

The building was used as a base by Shackleton while he orchestrated the famous rescue of his stranded crew

Danny Rohl has Rangers "right in the mix" for the Scottish Premiership title before Saturday's mouth-watering Old Firm derby at Celtic.

Celtic hirple into Saturday's second league Old Firm derby of the season knowing Rangers can move level on points with a win.

BBC Scotland charts the long road Motherwell have taken to get to the scintillating football which broke Celtic.

Tom and Andy take a lookback at the highs and lows across Scottish rugby in 2025

Gary Anderson gets the better of long-standing rival Michael van Gerwen to reach the PDC World Championship quarter-finals.