Monday's front pages include stories on the economy and an increase in people sleeping on the streets.

Police say Jamie Lucas, 33, was critically injured on the town's Stirling Street on Sunday morning.

Scott McFadden, 38, was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident, which involved a Volkswagen Golf.

Gusts of 82mph were recorded at Kirkwall on Orkney and at South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.

The airport's runway was closed for several hours on Sunday after a plane was damaged on landing.

82-year-old great-grandfather Ian Rankin has spent 12 months hand building a 30ft yacht in his back garden.

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

A man found a lost photo album outside Glasgow Airport and took to social media to reunite it with its owner.

Forecasters predict that temperatures could reach up to 14C on 25 December in north east Scotland.

From fears of an election wipeout to bouncing back with the budget, John Swinney reflects on a chaotic 2024.

A rapist has been jailed for stealthing in Scotland's first conviction of the kind.

Dreaming of a white Christmas? You are likely to be disappointed as Scotland could potentially see its warmest Christmas Day on record.

A nursery in Glasgow which has managed to have the Grinch arrested after it was robbed of an iPad.

Emergency services are at the scene after a double decker bus crashed into a bridge in Kilmarnock, ripping off its roof.

Figures show almost 300 e-bikes were confiscated by Police Scotland between January and September 2024.

Susannah Morgan was warned surgery to remove a benign tumour could leave her with a crooked smile.

Gusts of 82mph were recorded at Kirkwall on Orkney and at South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.

Conditions are improving across the UK ahead of last-minute Christmas journeys and shopping trips.

Lewis Chapman, 22, has been described by his family as a "credit to everyone who knew him".

A man found a lost photo album outside Glasgow Airport and took to social media to reunite it with its owner.

Rampant Glasgow win the first leg of the 1872 Cup in a five-tries-to-two canter against outclassed Edinburgh at Hampden Park.

Two-time champion Gary Anderson is dumped out of the PDC World Championship on his 54th birthday by Jeffrey de Graaf.

Dunfermline Athletic sack manager James McPake and assistant Dave MacKay with their side sitting second bottom of the Scottish Championship.

Alasdair Lamont, Ian Murray and Rory Loy discuss all the big Scottish football news

Highlights of Celtic’s trip to Dundee Utd and Hearts’ clash with St Johnstone.