The Scottish Government announces a wide-ranging review of guidance on child protection practices.

Two men are jailed for more than 30 years for stabbing to death a man who had given evidence against one of them in court.

A total of 20 tax offices across Scotland are to close under proposals from HM Revenue and Customs.

The family of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi take part in a march for justice in Edinburgh.

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond accuses the UK Government of failing to provide a level playing field over the future of HBOS.

A sex attacker is given a life sentence after a woman plunged from an East Lothian flat in a bid to escape him.

Heavy snow affects high ground but warnings of blizzards and drifting conditions ease across much of Scotland.

A painting of sheep reproduced for one of the most popular Christmas card designs reaches twice the estimate.