Top stories of the week

RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth today to monitor two Russian planes approaching UK airspace.

Nicola Sturgeon has said Brexit may have to be delayed to avoid the UK veering over an economic  "cliff-edge" if it leaves the Brussels bloc without a deal on future relations.

Three Edinburgh air routes including US axed by Norwegian

As a major international conference is taking shape, we consider how a global perspective can find ways to tackle issues around alcohol

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Council leaders in Aberdeen have signalled their intention to scrap controversial tests for P1 younsters.

A four-year-old British boy has drowned in a “packed” family swimming pool at a Tenerife hotel.

A leading travel magazine has named Leith in their list of the 50 coolest city neighbourhoods in the world.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon described Theresa May’s statement on the Brexit negotiations as “dreadful” as she branded the Chequers proposals a “dead duck”.

The Scottish Government is refusing to divulge whether it holds details of contact between Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon over the sexual harassment claims which have rocked Scottish politics.