Scotland
The cost of fraud to Scotland soared five-fold to £24.3 million last year, although the number of cases fell, according to new research.
Scotland
A super slimmer is backing a cancer charity's campaign urging the Scottish Government to restrict junk food promotions.
UK and abroad
Samsung Electronics has said its fourth quarter earnings more than doubled from a year earlier, thanks to record-high earnings from its brisk memory chip business and strong smartphone sales.
UK and abroad
Electricals and mobile phones giant Dixons Carphone hailed its fifth year in a row of Christmas sales growth after luring in shoppers with "ground-breaking" deals.
UK and abroad
Shares in BT plummeted on Tuesday after the firm warned that profits would take a hit from the fallout of an accounting scandal in its Italian division, which will see it book a £530 million writedown.
UK and abroad
Passenger satisfaction with Britain's railways has suffered a " significant decline" over the past 12 months, according to a transport user watchdog.
UK and abroad
The average UK child received £350 worth of toys last year, figures suggest, as toys by Lego, Playmobil and Spin Master were predicted to be the top sellers of 2017.
UK and abroad
More people and businesses will be able to do their everyday banking at the Post Office under a new agreement.
UK and abroad
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson has hiked annual profits by more than a quarter after overcoming a Brexit wobble and reaching its target to sell at least £1 billion of homes.
World
A helicopter carrying an injured skier has crashed into a mountainside in central Italy, killing all six people on board in the latest tragedy to hit a region rocked in recent days by earthquakes, heavy snowfall and an avalanche.
World
Police in Vermont's state capital are seeking a man over what they say is the city's first murder in nearly 100 years.
World
Russian athletes could still be banned from next year's Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, according to the president of the International Paralympic Committee.
World
Three men have been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of taking part in a rape that was streamed live on a closed Facebook group.
World
Israel has approved plans to build 2,500 new settlement homes in the West Bank.
World
Germany's head of state has announced that this year's general election will be held September 24.
World
The European trade commissioner has said US president Donald Trump's trade policies are "doomed to fail", and that the EU remains committed to open borders and economies.
UK and abroad
The pound fell on Tuesday morning following a decision by Britain's Supreme Court ruling the Government is not required to consult the devolved assemblies before kick starting the Brexit process.
UK and abroad
Business leaders are pressing the Government to spell out whether the Supreme Court ruling will affect the timing of the UK's exit from the European Union.
UK and abroad
FirstGroup and Trenitalia are to jointly bid to run high-speed trains on the HS2 network.
UK and abroad
Shares in Fever-Tree fizzed on Tuesday after the mixer maker reported a sharp rise in sales.