Bafta changes its rules for people who are convicted of a crime, but they won't apply to past winners.

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

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

The instrument is usually on display in the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway.

One of the UK's largest Sikh temples has reinvented itself as an emergency food operation.

From an excited pub manager's overloaded booking site, to a downbeat barber on universal credit in Brixton.

During lockdown Tony Fowler has offered help to isolated older customers who have been advised to stay indoors.

St Pauls residents say the garden helps them to "slow down" during the pandemic.

Many young people returned to live with their parents during the pandemic. How's it going, a year on?

As the UK records its 100,000th death from Covid within 28 days of a positive test, Catherine Burns speaks to some of the people behind the figures.

The latest evidence session of the public inquiry is looking at how the delivery of education at all levels in Scotland was affected by the Covid crisis.

The first minister's endorsement for the Democratic nominee was called "appalling" by Trump's business.

The first minister wants the Treasury to compensate voluntary bodies, GPs, universities and care providers.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd tells MPs David Anderson QC will oversee a review of the way recent attacks were handled. in a statement on the terror attacks in Manchester and London.

World leaders, scientists and activists are attending the UN's annual climate talks in Azerbaijan.

The government has announced an increase in the amount of National Insurance (NI) paid by employers.

The Tory leader attacks the prime minister over the National Insurance rise, but he says she is resorting to a "magic money tree".

Donald Trump's mother Mary Anne MacLeod grew up on the Hebridean island of Lewis.

Bear Scotland says it is aware of complaints about congestion around improvements to a cycleway.

Chloe Morrison was struck by part of a lorry's extended stabiliser leg as she walked on a pavement.

Ms Watkins was the first continuity announcer to appear on screen on Telefís Éireann.

He told a Fine Gael party gathering that he would not employ some teachers to "get things done".

Katie Simpson's mother says those responsible for police failings "are nowhere to be seen".

Teenager Nick Griggs admits he didn't set out to break the Parkrun world record after achieving the feat in Belfast on Saturday.

Three victims have spoken to the BBC after one of the world’s most prolific online sex offenders was jailed.

Kirsty Young asks the author Irvine Welsh what advice he would give his younger self.

As people across the UK roll their clocks back to GMT on Sunday morning, there's one clock that will always show the wrong time.

It will reopen on 2 December after the council received "passionate feedback" for the public.

Ralph Fairhurst was driving twice the speed limit when he struck Kyle Middlemas on Easter Road.

People are urged not to handle sick or dead birds after a second outbreak of avian flu in the UK.

The exhibition showcasing 200 pieces by the renowned designer will go on display in Douglas in 2025.

Jack Mallaby, 21, is jailed for two and a half years for the 25-minute assault in May last year.

The GrowLab Organics complex in Ballasalla will cultivate medicinal cannabis for exportation.

The latest drone survey finds a further 297 of the animals outside of the Ballaugh Curraghs area.

Sandy Duthie's "dream job" involves solitude, a 160-year history, and a colony of little penguins.

News bulletins for north east Scotland, Orkney and Shetland are available on BBC Sounds.

The wreck of HMS Hawke was discovered by a team of divers about 70 miles east of Fraserburgh earlier this year.

The Dons fan used a ministerial car to watch Aberdeen play at Hampden three times in six months.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is spending £1.6m on new kit to tackle the problem.

Aden Thurlow, 11, is believed to be the youngest person to lead climbs on Am Buachaille and Old Man of Stoer.

A memorial to explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton goes on display in Dundee after a 7,000-mile journey.

When Scott Stewart was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, he knew he wanted to keep working to support his family.

Father-of-four David McGuinness, 30, died in hospital after an incident last year.

A human trafficker who lured women from Thailand and forced them into the sex trade is jailed

Unison said there are no more strikes planned following two weeks of industrial action in Perth and Kinross.

Sculptor Andy Scott was commissioned to create a sculpture outside the stadium of Minnesota United FC.

A Dundee ice hockey player who raped a teenage girl in his car is detained for four-and-a-half years.

James Cochrane, 67, was fatally injured in a collision with a van last week.

Police investigating the rape of a 16-year-old student in Dundee believe they have footage of the suspect.

Dozens of new tourist businesses are opening in the South of Scotland as visitors escape to the great outdoors.