News from Scotland

June is set to be a month of closures and lengthy diversions for drivers throughout Argyll as Scotland TranServ carries out resurfacing in a number of places.

In response to a tragic accident on Loch Awe last year in which four fishermen drowned, the local community has launched LochWatch Loch Awe. The Oban Times went to an open day at Ardbrecknish to discover more about the new initiative to help keep people on the loch safer.

The world's first shallow water tidal energy system could be operating in the narrow straits between Skye and the mainland within two years.

An aspiring model is due to be sentenced for murdering her boyfriend by shooting him in the head outside the home they shared.

The new UK coalition Government has transformed the "cold war" between Holyrood and Westminster, Tory leader Annabel Goldie has said.

An influential Holyrood committee is to publish its long-awaited findings into the Scottish Government's Alcohol Bill.

Thousands of sick and disabled people have been pressured to find work because of changes to the benefits system, a report has found.

A man has escaped with minor head injuries after falling 50 feet down a gully while walking with his wife.

A British charity worker who returned to her home in Jamaica at the height of this week's troubles said she was desperate to get home to her four-year-old son.

Police have said they are confident they would find out what happened to a book-keeper who disappeared on her way to work.

A lager brand has been announced as the new sponsor for Scotland's world-famous comedy awards.

Plans for a new £2.3 billion bridge across the Firth of Forth moved a step closer to reality after MSPs overwhelmingly backed the proposals.

A year-long celebration of the best in Scottish food has been launched by Tourism Minister Jim Mather.

A wannabe pop duo's TV dream came to an end when Britain's Got Talent producers discovered a link with a double murder, it has been revealed.

The manufacturing sector is "essential" to economic recovery, First Minister Alex Salmond has said.

A boiler scrappage scheme has closed after thousands of householders snapped up cashback vouchers within 36 hours, it has emerged.

US tycoon Donald Trump has flown into Scotland to fresh protests against his plans for a luxury golf resort.

Buckfast could be banned under plans to limit caffeine levels in alcoholic drinks, it has been announced.

A convicted sex offender is facing life behind bars after being found guilty of murdering his fiancee, dismembering her body and dumping her remains in bags.

The Scottish Government Budget may be cut by almost £1.5 billion in the next financial year, a think-tank has warned.