A British soldier dies in hospital of injuries he received in an explosion in Afghanistan, the second British casualty in 24 hours.

The transport minister is to meet council leaders after they rejected proposals to cut ferry services to the Northern Isles.

Organisers say more than 23,000 people took part in this year's Great Scottish Run, held in Glasgow.

Britain's number one Andy Murray plays Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round of the US Open after wins for Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams on day seven at Flushing Meadows.

Scottish event rider Nicola Malcolm is discharged from hospital a day after falling at the Burghley Horse Trials.

The Scottish government is set to shelve plans for an independence referendum before next year's election.

A Stirling-based bumblebee project is voted the UK's best environment project at the National Lottery Awards 2010.

Police investigating a brutal attack by a gang of men in Glasgow return to the scene in an effort to trace witnesses.

Defenders Lee Wallace and Kevin McNaughton return for Scotland's Euro 2012 qualifier with Liechtenstein on Tuesday.

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland accuses the BBC of 'institutional bias' against Christianity.

The family of a father and son killed in a motorbike crash say the tragedy will leave a huge hole in their lives.

Stories making the headlines in Scotland

A teenager is killed and four other people injured after a car crash in Aberdeenshire in the early hours of the morning.

A two-year-old girl is treated for facial injuries after being attacked by a dog in North Berwick.

Ricky Burns produces the fight of his life to win the WBO super-featherweight title

The Scottish government's exports agency generated more than £500m to the Scottish economy last year, its chief says.

The number of flights taken by Transport Scotland officials is "sky high", the Scottish Liberal Democrats claim.

Scotland faces nearly £4bn of cuts over the next four years, Finance Secretary John Swinney is warning.

Coatbridge fighter Ricky Burns claims the WBO super-featherweight title via a unanimous decision from Puerto Rican Roman Martinez in Glasgow.

Britain's Andy Murray says he will take heart from his thrashing of Stanislas Wawrinka in 2008 when they meet again in the US Open third round on Sunday.