Even a short stay is long enough to glimpse why the Misty Isle of Skye is one of Scotland's most popular tourist attractions.

Sixty-four years ago, the emigrant ship Captain Cook left Glasgow with 1093 passengers onboard bound for NZ - now the search is on to find them.

Two pilots have been arrested at Glasgow airport on suspicion of being too drunk to fly their passenger jet.

Fortified by bacon, beer and stoicism, Tom Hodgkinson sets off in the footsteps of JM Barrie to Eilean Shona.

Scotland Yard is investigating allegations that a female tennis player was deliberately poisoned while competing at last month's Wimbledon Championships.

Russell Blackstock returns to his birthplace to see why it has become an international tourist destination.

Britain's decision to leave the EU has not prompted a boost in support for Scottish independence.

A man in the UK went a bit overboard when he treated two of his friends to dinner at his local Indian restaurant

A woman takes herself on a date after she is stood up.

Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon said a second vote in just two years on whether Scotland should leave the United Kingdom in now "highly likely".

Two thrifty students have hitchhiked over 650 miles across Scotland without reaching into their pockets once to spend cash on food or transport.

The Scottish pair are said to have tied the two-year-old naked to a chair in a room where they kept rats, snakes and a boa constrictor.

Under radical plans being considered by the Church of Scotland, the rites could be administered online via services such as Skype.

A high-tech marine drone scouring the depths of Scotland's Loch Ness for one of nature's most elusive beasts has found a "monster" - but not the one it was looking for.

A major Scottish child abuse inquiry is calling for victims now living in New Zealand to come forward and give evidence.

Schoolboy killed during a fight with another teen.

The largest exhibition of the Queen's clothes and accessories ever shown in Scotland will open at the Palace of Holyroodhouse to mark her 90th birthday.

A nurse who almost died after contracting ebola is in a serious condition in hospital after the virus reactivated.

Gritty Glasgow, more known for grime and deep-fried chocolate, also has a sophisticated side, discovers Pam Wade.

Paul Davies stands atop Bidean nam Bian pleased to bag a Munro and learn four new words to describe rain.

Anne Gibson checks in at the Mercure Inverness, gateway to Scotland's Highlands.

Edinburgh's epic Festival Fringe brings out the best in this beautiful ancient city, discovers Stephen Jewell.

Anne Gibson checks into the stylish Hotel ibis Styles in Edinburgh, where the carpet teaches her to speak Scots.

A crew member on a bin lorry that killed six Christmas shoppers in Scotland punched the unconscious driver as it careered across a busy square and screamed, "You're killing people, Harry", an inquiry has heard.

With the Old Course one side and 300 whiskies on the other, Kevin Pilley is a happy man.

Kevin Pilley enjoys a game of beach cricket with Kiwi pals on the picturesque Fife coast northeast of Edinburgh.

Nicola Sturgeon, the most senior politician in Scotland, is leading the drive for Scottish independence and even appeared on The Daily Show.