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Kelpies artist brings new sculpture to Minnesota

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




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Man, 76, dies following crash between car and taxi

The collision, involving a white BMW X6 and a black Kia Ceed taxi, happened on Cochrane Avenue at about 03:05.




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Ice hockey player detained for raping teenager

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




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Family pay tribute to biker who died in crash

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




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Car park rape suspect 'captured on CCTV'

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




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Eat the Town

Dazza and Natalie head to Galashiels for some low-carbon footprint fun.




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Antiques Roadshow at Thirlestane

The roadshow pays a visit to Thirlestane Castle in the Scottish Borders.




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Flower farming in Galloway

Landward takes a trip to Galloway to see the efforts to farm flowers.




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Ashley Jensen on The One Show

Ashley Jensen and JK Simmons join Alex Jones and Vernon Kay on the sofa.




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What became of Britain's 'loneliest' sheep Fiona?

A year has passed since Fiona hit the headlines and was rescued, how is she finding her new life?




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The village that a religious sect helped to found

The arrival of a "fanatical" group in the late 18th Century was a key moment in Crocketford's history.




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Could a new 113-mile trail spark a tourism boom in the south of Scotland?

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




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We've collected 6,000 bricks - now we need to find them a new home

Two Scots who own the biggest brick collection in the UK are looking for a museum to house all 6,000 of them.




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How Peebles is becoming a hotbed of pizza making

The Italian food is at the heart of a project to give young people "focus and a bit of purpose".




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Do you have a story to share with BBC News?

Get in touch with BBC News journalists in Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders.




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Your pictures

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




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Hidden message in a bottle found in lighthouse wall after 132 years

Engineers were shocked to find the message deep inside the wall of a lighthouse in the south of Scotland.




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The building hoping to help revive a high street

A community ownership project in Dumfries is being watched to see if it could be repeated elsewhere.




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Queens fight out Palmerston draw with Alloa

Watch again as the Doonhamers lose three players to injury and still secure a point at home.




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Church organist celebrates 75 years of service

Rita Purves was just 13 when she first took a seat at the organ in Morebattle in the Borders.




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Scotland remembers the fallen on Armistice Day

Scotland fell silent at 11:00 to commemorate those who died in conflicts around the world.




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Bidders hold talks over fate of Peter Pan house

Offers have been made for a site which inspired JM Barrie but a timeline for any sale is uncertain.




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Three-vehicle crash leaves two men in hospital

A car, a van and a lorry were involved in the accident on the A7 north of Langholm.




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Brother killer stabbed neighbour to death - court

Brian Whitelock told neighbours he did not know why he stabbed Wendy Buckney, a court hears.




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Sculptor strives for fitting Monty Python statue

A fundraising drive for a Terry Jones memorial statue in Colwyn Bay nears its £100,000 target.




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'Hour of hell' as dog gets fishhook stuck in nose

A dog owner warns other beach users after her terrier got a three-pronged hook stuck in her nose.




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Sunak on Budget: Broken promise after broken promise

The former prime minister says Labour planned to "tax, borrow and spend far beyond" what they announced.




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The Budget: Five questions for Scotland answered

Labour claims that public services require a £40bn increase in taxation and spending




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Chancellor says Budget will raise taxes by £40bn

Reeves says the government will raise £25bn from increasing employers' National Insurance contributions.




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'Tough times ahead but give government a chance'

People in Nuneaton, Warwickshire react to Labour's first budget in 15 years.




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How the Budget will affect you and your money

The chancellor has delivered a packed Budget, so here's how it affects you and your money.




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Will mortgage rates fall? Your Budget questions answered

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a raft of changes to taxes and spending in the Budget.




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Six ways the Budget will affect you if you're under 25

Among the policies announced by the chancellor, some will have a direct impact on younger people.




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Budget is 'deeply disappointing' - council leader

Council leader Nick Adams-King reacts to budget and says it is 'deeply disappointing' for local growth.




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Investors' reaction to Budget 'very different' to Truss

Treasury secretary speaks out to reassure the markets after a rise in the cost of government borrowing.




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Reeves 'not immune' to criticism over NI hike

The chancellor defends the rise in employer contributions telling BBC public finances had to be strengthened.




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The Global Story

How US policy could change from international security to the global economy




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Inflation progress stalls in US in October

Prices in the US rose 2.6% over the 12 months to October, driven by more expensive food and groceries.




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Jersey schools record 164 exclusions in a year

A total of 152 secondary school students were excluded during the 2023/24 academic year.




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Jersey deputy wins award at global conference

Deputy Raluca Kovacs is recognised for her "contribution to promoting parliamentary democracy".




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Use law to prevent domestic violence, police urge

The initiative is named after Clare Wood who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in 2009 in England.




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Sammy Wilson admits meetings with Sinn Féin

The secret meetings were revealed by Rev Harold Good in a new book, In Good Time.




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Shadow secretary says he hasn't visited NI due to lack of funds

Conservative MP Alex Burghart has defended not visiting Northern Ireland during his time as shadow secretary.




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'We need to have the protection of the protocol,' says O'Toole

Northern Ireland needs to have "the protections that are in the protocol" says SDLP MLA.




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No additional Treasury funds for PSNI data breach

NI is not currently in line to get one-off funding to cover the costs of the PSNI data breach.




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'Third of NI farms' hit by inheritance tax change

Andrew Muir says Labour's first budget in 14 years is "bad" for farmers.




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Stormont's £800k flags report 'still on shelf' three years on

An academic who co-chaired the flags commission says he is "disappointed" by the lack of progress.




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Lyons says he is 'not a magician' on Casement funds

The sports minister said his department does “not have the budget” to increase the amount of funding.




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Parental leave MLAs can pick colleague to vote for them

The new procedure will allow members to vote in the NI Assembly without physically being there.




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Sinn Féin councillor suspended over alleged inappropriate messages

JJ Magee is suspended from the party after an allegation that inappropriate online messages were exchanged between him and a minor.