Is this the moment Salmond loses his sparkle?

Elderly encouraged to invest to help pay for care home

The Scottish government is to consider radical proposals that will help the elderly hold on to their assets while funding care

Review of teacher training ordered

Scotland's chief schools inspector is ordered to undertake an ‘open and inclusive’ review of teacher training

North Atlantic battle that made legend of HMS Rawalpindi

Seventy years ago, a fierce battle between a British merchant cruiser and its 60-year-old captain, Edward Coverley Kennedy, and two of Nazi Germany's...

Adam Smith finds new audience in China

Economist’s works to be published in Madarin for Chinese admirers, including prime minister Wen Jiabao

Wave machine to power homes

The Oyster, a hydroelectric wave-energy machine, has begun to provide power to the National Grid

New discovery could help kill superbugs

A chemical compound that mimics the body’s defences by releasing Nitric Oxide could help hospitals wage war on MRSA and C. difficile

Local Hero village sealed as landslides threaten

Traffic barred from Aberdeenshire village of Pennan, made famous in 1983 film, after huge crack appears in surrounding cliffs

New Forth crossing to go ahead despite concerns over cost and environment

As arguments over funding continues, Ministers publish Bill that paves way for second Forth crossing

Lifeguard training failures led to drowing of boy, 7

Dundee pool operator fined £40,000 for "major failures" that caused drowning of Luke Hutton

Number of stillbirths a 'national tragedy', says charity

Scotland's recovery from slump 'will start later and take longer'

Fraser of Allander Institute warns that recession in Scotland may last longer than in rest of UK

Teenagers detained for ‘Resident Evil’ attack

Two girls and a boy who filmed their brutal attack on a 14-year-old in Edinburgh are sentenced to four years each

Scotrail passengers promised cheaper fares

Rail operator says most fares will be cut or frozen from January, although unregulated fares will rise by 3 per cent

Child is latest swine flu victim in Scotland

Latest fatality is confirmed as it emerges that two people were infected with a form of virus that is resistant to Tamiflu