First Minister Alex Salmond is to visit the United States next month to help build economic links and encourage inward investment.

Thousands of patients have been affected by the waiting times cover-up at NHS Lothian, it has emerged.

Kilmarnock midfielder James Fowler signs a two-year contract extension with the Rugby Park side.

A man accused of murdering his wife told police investigating her disappearance he suspected she was having an affair.

The breed of dog immortalised for its loyalty in the story of Greyfriars Bobby is facing extinction, it is warned.

RAF Kinloss is the focus of a new probe into radioactive contamination, linked to the use of "glow in the dark" paint on WWII aircraft.

Motherwell defender Steven Hammell signs a two-year contract extension with the Scottish Premier League club.

Six wards remain closed at a hospital in Renfrewshire where six patients have died while receiving treatment for diarrhoea and vomiting.

The American owner of ClydeUnion Pumps announces plans to shed about 90 jobs from the firm's plant in Glasgow.

Two men are each jailed for 12 years for stabbing a friend to death at his home in Inverclyde.

A plane from a collapsed Scottish airline has been used for stunts in the making of the new Batman film.

A 55-year-old man is arrested in connection with an armed robbery on security guards in East Ayrshire.

Streets in Banff are evacuated after the discovery of what police described as "materials" following concerns raised by a member of the public.

A man admits attempting to murder a suspected love rival with a sword at a house in North Lanarkshire.

Charles Green says his Sevco consortium view their prospective ownership of Rangers as a "five-ten year plan".

Scottish councils finalise post-election power deals

A drugs courier from Liverpool caught with heroin worth almost £100,000 in Aberdeen is jailed.

A woman accused of murdering her housemate tells her trial she slept with a knife under her pillow because she was scared of him.

A report from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh calls for a specialised trauma centres across Scotland.

Charles Green says administrators at Rangers have told Ticketus they are terminating its contract over future ticket sales.