Lithuanian’s funeral

A Lithuanian woman whose severed head and hands were found on a Scottish beach has been buried in her homeland

Minute’s silence on rigs for Piper Alpha

Families, friends and politicians attend service in Aberdeen to mark 20th anniversary of world’s worst offshore disaster

Labour accuses BBC of bias

Scottish general secretary expresses concerns over the corporation’s political coverage in letter to Broadcasting Commission

Lord Hardie named as 'Scotland’s worst judge’

Ex-lord advocate has come top of a league table of judicial performance - but the respected peer won’t be celebrating

McConnell told: pick Motherwell or Malawi

The former first minister has been warned to set a date for quitting as an MSP and becoming high commissioner in the African country

National Museums Scotland accused over Buckfast censorship

Tonic wine removed from new exhibition on Scottish life after pressure from the manufacturer

Scotland is well placed to survive economic Armageddon

The country will be more resilient than other parts of the UK to a downturn

Labour’s choice quits Glasgow by-election

Councillor who was favourite to defend one of the party's safest seats in Scotland unexpectedly withdraws from the contest

Welsh and Gaelic are official EU tongues

European Union already has 23 official languages and two more should help cement its reputation as a modern Tower of Babel

First shots in Glasgow by-election fired

Labour chooses candidate who has record of putting down the Union

Piper Alpha survivor tells of fleeing fireball

On eve of anniversary, rig worker remembers the disaster that killed 167 men

Debt-ridden council calls in £1,000-a-day guru

Aberdeen City Council hires troubleshooter to sort out healthcare problems

Adam Smith makes a grim-faced return

Statue of Scotland's eminent ecomonist unveiled in Edinburgh

Great men of George Street may be toppled

Artist berates Edinburgh over plans to shift statues of George IV and William Pitt

Labour's Glasgow fortress may succumb to apathy

Getting votes is not the problem - it's getting the voters to get up off their sofas in the first place

Analysis: this seat could be the end of Labour

If Gordon Brown loses Glasgow East, he could be out within months

Gordon Brown 'running away' from Glasgow East by-election

Labour Party activists are angered by the Prime Minister's decision not to break with convention and visit hustings

Composer scores the darker side of Mull

Duart Castle's terrifying history lives again in world premiere of ghostly musical extravaganza

Analysis: the question remains, what are the Lib Dems for?

Nicol Stephen's anonymous leadership style did not suit a party that desperately needs to define itself

SNP veteran to challenge Labour for 'safe' Glasgow East

Glasgow City councillor will try to overturn 13,000 majority for seat at Westminster