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Many schools in 'poor condition'

Almost a quarter of schools are below satisfactory condition, figures have revealed.Read

Number of 'binge drinkers' falling

Almost a third of men and a fifth of women are drinking more than their recommended amount of alcohol every week, a Scottish Government survey has shown.Read

Prescriptions 'cost £196 a year'

The cost of prescriptions to the NHS in Scotland has increased to £1.07 billion, according to new figures.Read

Most men are overweight - survey

More than a third of boys are now overweight, a Government survey has found.Read

Ministers 'will attend' summit

Scottish ministers plan go to the Copenhagen climate change summit despite not being part of the UK delegation, MSPs heard.Read

Inn crowd drinks to £4.5m Lotto win

Members of a pub lottery syndicate which won £4.5 million are set to celebrate their win.Read

Body of military hero flown home

The body of a "true hero" who won the Military Cross for saving comrades from a Taliban ambush, is to be returned to Britain.Read

Police launch match-fixing inquiry

A police investigation has been launched into allegations of match-fixing following a Scottish Cup football match, it has been confirmed.Read

Caesarean births treble since 1970s

The number of babies born by Caesarean surgery in Scotland has trebled in just over 30 years, figures have revealed.Read

Drug treatment waiting times down

The number of drug users waiting more than a year before they are assessed for treatment has decreased.Read

Recorded crime hits 30-year-low

Crime in Scotland has dropped to its lowest level in almost 30 years, official figures have shown.Read

Labour 'may consider referendum'

A referendum on Scottish independence could be considered by Labour "at some point in the future." Scots Secretary Jim Murphy said.Read

Holyrood to probe Megrahi release

A committee of MSPs will set out the remit of an inquiry into the release of Lockerbie bomber.Read

Beggs returns to launch appeal bid

The man convicted of the "limbs-in-the-loch" murder of a teenager will begin an appeal to clear his name.Read

Grant to build virtual cancer

Mathematicians at the University of Dundee have been awarded a European grant of about £1.5 million to develop a computer model showing how cancer grows.Read

Charity bill set to make history

A pioneering philanthropist who died more than a century ago is to make history this week as legislation makes its way through the Scottish Parliament in the name of the charity she set up.Read