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

Brendan Rodgers praises Celtic's "mentality and focus" after they continue their march towards another Scottish Premiership title with a convincing win over Dundee United.

Police say the 56-year-old, who has not been named, was found in a flat in Paris Street, Grangemouth.

Locals who knew Andrew and Dawn Searle describe their shock - this is a difficult moment for a rural community in the glare of a criminal investigation.

Lachlan Campbell says the diagnosis left him with devastating fears of how to support his family.

Based on Amy Liptrot’s award winning memoir, the film is about a young woman returning to Orkney to deal with her past.

The culling of the illegally released pigs has caused outcry with hundreds of people questioning why they could not be rescued.

Amelia Price is calling for a law change so non-harassment orders are mandatory in certain domestic abuse-related cases.

The holiday village operators host their first open day to discuss their £400m plans for Hawick.

The community of Macduff in Aberdeenshire is among those to face the threat of its library closing.

About 100 people gathered for a mass ceilidh dance on the newly revamped Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow.

A group of divers have found a shipwreck with a cargo of 1840s Glasgow pottery off the west coast of Scotland.

Gillian Mackay MSP has criticised the US Vice-President's comments on Scotland's abortion clinic buffer zones.

Banana Flats tenants have been living with mould issues ahead of a "retrofit" due to start next year.

The Walking Shadows' script calls for the dog to make an appearance and perform a trick on stage.

The blow-up dome, which houses tennis courts, has caused uproar among residents of Edinburgh's plush Stockbridge.

Lachlan Campbell says the diagnosis left him with devastating fears of how to support his family.

North East Scotland College says the students in question are based at its Aberdeen Altens Campus.

The Usual Place - which works with young people with disabilities - is having to make redundancies.

Police say the 56-year-old, who has not been named, was found in a flat in Paris Street, Grangemouth.

Neil Gourley breaks the men's British indoor 1,000m and Lina Nielsen does the same in the women's 300m at the Keely Klassic in Birmingham.

Mark Selby and Stephen Maguire will meet in Sunday's Welsh Open final in Llandudno.

Managers on Champions League decider as Rangers boss explains youngster's withdrawal.

Brendan Rodgers praises Celtic's "mentality and focus" after they continue their march towards another Scottish Premiership title with a convincing win over Dundee United.

Champions Bayer Leverkusen are unable to cut the gap at the top of the Bundesliga as they play out a goalless draw with leaders Bayern Munich.