Summary

  • Thousands of Scottish schoolchildren are to receive their exam results

  • Alex Salmond and Alistair darling will go head-to-head on a televised debate on the Scottish independence vote

  1. Postpublished at 18:00 BST 5 August 2014

    Sandy Murray
    BBC Scotland news

    That's it from our main live page today. We will be back from 08:00 tomorrow.

    Don't forget, though, there will be live reaction and analysis on BBC Scotland News this evening of STV's referendum debate between Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling (programme starts at 20:00).

  2. Postpublished at 17:56 BST 5 August 2014

    Pauline McLean
    BBC Scotland

    Pauline McLean tweets: Murder, mayhem and intrigue. We go behind the scenes of the James Plays on tonight's Reporting Scotland @NTSonline @edintfest

  3. Postpublished at 17:52 BST 5 August 2014

    Scotland 2014 says: Our all-star line-up - Brian Taylor, John Curtice and Allan Little - are in the studio for Salmond/Darling debate analysis

  4. Postpublished at 17:48 BST 5 August 2014

    More than £200,000 was donated to groups campaigning in the Scottish independence referendum in July.

    The latest Electoral Commission figures showed that the pro-independence Yes Scotland campaign received £55,000.

    That figure compared with the £10,000 donated to the pro-union Better Together group.

    The remainder of the money went to other groups campaigning for and against independence.

  5. Postpublished at 17:45 BST 5 August 2014

    Tim Reid
    Political correspondent, BBC News

    Don't usually plug the opposition, but if you want to watch tonight's referendum debate on STV - here's how, external:

  6. Postpublished at 17:39 BST 5 August 2014

    Follow us during the Salmond v Darling #indyref debate for updates on all the big moments and live fact-checking of each side's claims.

    Live reaction on BBC Scotland News.

  7. Postpublished at 17:35 BST 5 August 2014

    @BBCSportsound tweets: Richard Gordon presents live coverage of Rangers v Hibernian and Dunfermline v Raith Rovers from 6:10pm on BBC Radio Scotland 810 MW

  8. Postpublished at 17:28 BST 5 August 2014

    Scotrail reminds travellers that there will be no drinking on Glasgow to Edinburgh trains, external tomorrow after 16:00. Celtic are playing at Murrayfield.

    Because of the Edinburgh festivals, trains will already be very busy.

  9. Postpublished at 17:25 BST 5 August 2014

    Jim Spence
    BBC Sport

    Jim Spence tweets: Off to Slovakia with St Johnstone tomorrow to bring you live commentary of Spartak Trnava second leg on @BBCSportsound on Thursday evening

  10. Postpublished at 17:19 BST 5 August 2014

    @AberdeenFC, external tweets: The Club is delighted to confirm it has reached agreement with BT Sport to show Thursday's Europa League Tie

  11. Postpublished at 17:08 BST 5 August 2014

    Edinburgh has been chosen to represent the UK in the horticultural world's equivalent of the European Cup. Watch Morag Kinniburgh's report here.

    Flowers

    The annual Entente Florale recognises towns and villages in 12 countries whose environment benefits the quality of life for local communities.

  12. Postpublished at 17:00 BST 5 August 2014

    BBC Scotland Weather
    Latest

    A cloudy end to the day across the south and west of the country with some showery outbreaks of rain moving north up the west coast and also across the Southern Uplands into the Central Belt by this evening.

    Here's how Argyll and the West Highlands look later.

    Weather map

    Some late sunny spells for the Grampian region and the Northern Isles.

    Tonight, the rain continues to move north but is quite showery.

  13. Postpublished at 16:47 BST 5 August 2014

    @BBCTravelScot tweets: A9 Berriedale - police preparing to open the road with a convoy system - so there will be long delays both ways between Helmsdale & Latheron

    (Clarifies Traffic Scotland message indicating road was fully re-opened.)

  14. Postpublished at 16:47 BST 5 August 2014

    A garage manager caught with £1m worth of heroin has been jailed for four years and four months.

    Greig Sneddon, 33, had the high-purity drugs stored in a polythene bag with "Thank You" written on it.

    Sentencing him at the High Court in Edinburgh, judge Lord Burns said the offences were committed "in the context of serious organised crime".

  15. Postpublished at 16:40 BST 5 August 2014

    @BBCsarahsmith tweets: Excitement building ahead of tonight's #indyref STV debate. Even though it's on the other side. So excited we have extra 10 mins on show.

    Sarah will be presenting Scotland2014 on BBC Two at 22:30.

  16. Postpublished at 16:36 BST 5 August 2014

    @trafficscotland, external tweets: #A9 Berriedale Update: The road is now OPEN under convoy.

  17. Postpublished at 16:30 BST 5 August 2014

    A recycling centre has reopened following a chemical scare, external.

    Eight workers at Stobhill Depot in Gorebridge, Midlothian, were checked over by ambulance crews after they came in contact with a bag containing an unknown, strong smelling substance.

    An investigation by specialists found the chemical was ammonia chloride sulphate and posed a low to medium risk, similar to a cleaning product.

  18. Postpublished at 16:25 BST 5 August 2014

    James Cook
    Scotland Correspondent, BBC News

    Bernard Ponsonby and team preparing for tonight's STV debate between Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling.

    bernard ponsonby
  19. Postpublished at 16:21 BST 5 August 2014

    David Torrance tweets, external: Bernard Ponsonby, man of the moment, outside Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ahead of tonight's #ScotDecides debate

    Bernard PonsonbyImage source, Other