News from Scotland

A Scotland-wide crackdown on people who do not wear their seatbelts has been launched.

Bungalows have enjoyed the biggest rise in property prices in the last year, new research has revealed.

A Premium Bond holder has won £1 million in September's jackpot.

A body found in a field next to a road has been identified as a pensioner who went missing from his home last week, police said.

The father of one of serial killer Peter Tobin's victims is to meet the officers investigating his past.

New legislation to tackle dangerous dogs "cannot come soon enough" after a 10-year-old girl was mauled by two rottweilers, campaigners have said.

A large gang of youths has rampaged through a fast-food restaurant, breaking doors and smashing windows.

A UK-wide price limit on drink should be brought in to try to curb alcohol misuse, a specialist commission has said.

A large "panther-type" cat has been spotted in the Highlands.

GP consultation rates went "through the roof" last winter as the health service battled with the impact of the swine flu outbreak, according to official figures.

Four men caught supplying £3 million-worth of cannabis resin have been jailed.

Scots drink more, smoke more and have poorer diets than people across the rest of the UK, an official report found.

A price limit on the sale of alcohol should be brought in across the UK, a commission set up to find new ways of tackling Scotland's drinking culture has said.

Zoo staff are celebrating after a record breeding season for their brown capuchin monkeys.

The Scottish Government has been urged to investigate why almost a third of people are not registered with an NHS dentist.

Former footballer and TV presenter Bob Wilson has experienced fresh family heartbreak after the sudden death of his son-in-law.

Bed blocking has returned to hospitals in Scotland despite dropping to zero earlier in the year, with figures for the summer higher than those of 2009.

The number of people who reoffend within two years of being convicted has reached its highest level in a decade, soaring by more than 10,000 in a six-year period.

An armed gang targeted a rival in a brutal road attack, it has emerged.

The number of people asking for help after becoming homeless decreased slightly last year, according to official figures.