House prices in Edinburgh and Glasgow are set to grow by 22 per cent and 17 per cent respectively over the next five years to 2022, according to new research from a leading property consultancy.

Entire cities could become out-of-bounds for some criminals in Scotland under new laws which will allow police to monitor offenders with GPS tracking technology for the first time.

The overall level of violent crime is continuing to rise despite falls in the number of murders and serious assaults recorded by police.

Scotland Under-20s put in a superb performance to defeat their English counterparts in the Six Nations at Myreside.

Brendan Rodgers has promised a “super intense” response from Celtic to their elimination from European football as they turn their attention fully to the prospect of completing the unprecedented feat of winning consecutive domestic trebles.

It will be a first visit to Ibrox for Jon McLaughlin today but he will encounter a familiar face when he gets there.