A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.

The western shores of Loch Ken were so busy it looked "like Blackpool beach" with the removal of layby bins leading to large ...

The Prince and Princess of Wales will be in Scotland on April 29 - their wedding anniversary - and April 30 for royal engagements. At the start of their trip, which aims to focus on rural ...

Project Scotland remains the only construction news magazine published in Scotland and thus the only publication properly placed to fully reflect industry thinking north of the border. Editorial ...

The Camping World CEO claims he was forced to close down one of his North Carolina stores as he defied local politicians over the massive American flags flying over the locations. Marcus Lemonis ...

The Scotland men’s cricket team players have taken a short trip to Zimbabwe for a training camp. Cricket Scotland organised the tour to prepare their players ahead of a gruelling international ...

Grange batter Finlay McCreath has been given a maiden full international call-up by Scotland while Carlton all-rounder Chris McBride is recalled for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series ...

It is not clear whether McCourt was away from the prison on licence when he disappeared. McCourt is a 59-year-old convicted murderer described by Police Scotland as 6ft2in with a stocky build, short ...

Head Coach Fergus Pringle has named his Scotland U19 side to face England U19 at Percy Park RFC, North Shields tomorrow (kick off 2pm). In a predominantly U19 team, some U20 players are also included ...

Camping World continues to stand strong about flying the Stars and Stripes. The CEO of Camping World, Marcus Lemonis, who is a Lebanese immigrant, has formerly said that he takes pride in flying huge ...

The United Rugby Championship has seen huge movements over the past 24 hours, with Adam Beard and Alex Craig leaving their respective clubs in Wales, and Josh McKay resigning for the Glasgow Warriors ...

It comes as Scotland enjoyed some warmer temperatures throughout April. But the heat sparked horrific wildfires across the country, with entire hillsides burning as a result. The heat saw fire ...