The number of cases of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) has risen steeply in Scotland. Chlamydia cases are four-times that of 1996, and cases of infectious syphilis increased more than 10-fold.

Regulators are set to rule on whether a fee-paying school should continue to enjoy charitable status. The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulators (OSCR) will decide if the High School of Dundee meets a new “public benefit” assessment.

Sir Tom Hunter, Scotland’s richest man, is pledging to give away at least £1bn to charity, the BBC has learned. The donation is thought to be the single most generous philanthropic commitment made by a Briton.