As Rangers and Hearts prepare to find out their opponents in the Europa League and Conference League, BBC Sport Scotland explains what both sides can expect.

What Rangers & Hearts can expect in European draws

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.

Feathers, flags and foam: Africa's top shots

The actor could get more awards for Slow Horses - but says he has never been offered a royal honour.

Gary Oldman has long hair and grown out facial hair. He is on his phone walking through a quiet area of a city with buildings surrounding him.

Gary Oldman wants to play shabby secret agent 'for the long run'

Ticket inspectors are urged to treat fare dodgers differently from people who make genuine mistakes.

Alexandra Petri and Ross Jones wearing winter coats and standing beside a frozen river

'We were fined £50 each over £3 extra train fare'

A pupil who says she was repeatedly restrained took her independent special school to court. 

Restrained and scared - the £100k schools failing vulnerable children

Larne will now join names including Chelsea in a draw for the group phase in Monaco.

5 Larne fans after the game, outside the stadium wearing red larne tops

'Andy Ryan's an absolute legend' - Larne fans celebrate

World number one Scottie Scheffler makes the ideal start to his bid to win a first FedExCup title by moving into a seven-stroke lead after the first round of the Tour Championship in Atlanta.

Scottie Scheffler takes a shot at the Tour Championship in Atlanta

Scheffler seven clear after Tour Championship first round

Tiernan Lynch praises his side as "the best group of players" after Larne make history by beating Lincoln Red Imps 4-3 on aggregate in the Uefa Conference League play-off to become the first Irish League team to reach the group stage of a major European competition.

Larne manager Tiernan Lynch joins his players and staff in celebrating after the game

'This is not a pipe dream any more'- Lynch

A major scientific breakthrough could halt a devastating pest and save the Scottish potato industry from collapse.

Could 'super potatoes' save the tattie industry?

Managing director of Mineral Resources Chris Ellison wants to "hold staff captive all day long".

Managing director of Mineral Resources Chris Ellison wearing blue suit, white shirt, and red tie with silver watch folding arms in front of wooden background.

Mining boss opposes staff leaving office for coffee

George Cook, 69, is one patient whose appointment times and place have changed due to hospital building work.

Kidney patients forced into long journeys and 1am dialysis

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Colo Colo vs Ñublense in the Primera División

Colo Colo v Ñublense

Arsenal are considering moves for both Raheem Sterling and Kingsley Coman, Newcastle are set to give up on Crystal Palace defence Marc Guehi, plus more.

Gossip image with picture of Raheem Sterling as he is linked with Arsenal 

Arsenal consider late Sterling move - Friday's gossip

Friday's gossip

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Officers are investigating whether organised crime gangs are involved in running the machines. 

Brazil police clamp down on claw machines

David Duguid was deselected as a candidate in the general election and replaced by Douglas Ross.

Dropped Tory MP: I would have won my seat from hospital

Despite government funding, rates of walking and cycling remain "stubbornly low", experts warn.

Pupil arrives at Howardian School, Cardiff on his bike. 

No major increase in cycling and walking in Wales

More than 140 competitors from 14 different countries are set to take part in Rali Ceredigion.

Rally car driving on a road past fields of grass

Rally gears up for first stage in Wales in 30 years

Watch highlights as Larne defeat Lincoln Red Imps 4-3 on aggregate to become the first Irish League side ever to progress to the group phase of a European club competition.

Watch: Ryan the hero as history-makers Larne progress to group phase

John Swinney will address the SNP conference for the first time as first minister this weekend.

SNP conference: Can John Swinney unite fractured party?

David Duguid said he would have held his constituency if the Conservatives had stuck with him as a candidate.

David Duguid: 'Tories made wrong call dropping me'

The service works with GPs to offer assistance to people facing social challenges.

Michelle McClymont at a beach and sea in the background

Community support scheme expanded in the Highlands

The park was forced to cancel overnight hotel stays ahead of a busy long weekend due to an ageing water pipeline.

Grand Canyon National Park hotels to close after water pipe failure

Sportscene pundits Neil McCann and Shelley Kerr discuss Hearts' approach to their Europa League play-off against Viktoria Plzen.

Did Hearts get approach to Plzen tie wrong?

It follows criminal probes into officers who joined in celebrations of Armagh’s all-Ireland win.

Geraldine McKavanagh, Jarlath Burns, Jon Boutcher, and Brian McAvoy. Jarlath and Jon are both holding an Armagh GAA jersey.

PSNI Chief Constable meets Ulster GAA

The 69-year-old died peacefully, surrounded by family, after heart surgery. 

Tuhetia Paki pictured at his mother's funeral 

New Zealand's Māori King Tuheitia dies 

It will be rolled out in three separate stages across the central, southern and northern parts of the strip.

A worker unloads a shipment of polio vaccines at a depot belonging to Gaza's health ministry on 25 August

Israel agrees to pauses in fighting for polio vaccine drive

Great Britain's men's ice hockey team get off to a losing start in their bid to qualify for a first Winter Olympics since 1948 as they are beaten 3-1 by hosts Denmark.

Action shot between Great Britain and Denmark in their ice hockey Winter Olympics qualifier 

GB beaten by Denmark in Winter Olympics qualifier

Watch the best of the action as Hearts lose 1-0 to Viktoria Plzen to go out of the Europa League 2-0 on aggregate.

Watch best of action as Hearts lose to Viktoria Plzen

Andy Ryan scores a hat-trick as 10-man Larne make history by becoming the first Irish League club to reach the group stages of a European club competition. 

Andy Ryan celebrates one of his three goals

Ryan treble as 10-man Larne make history in Europe

Officers say the "terrified" caller had 1% battery and said people inside were "so cold". 

A number of emergency service vehicles parked outside a lorry

People found in lorry after 'help we are dying' call

Only China, the US and India emitted more carbon than last year's worst-on-record wildfire season. 

Smoke rises from the Texas Creek wildfire (K71415) south of Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada July 9, 2023. 

Canada's 2023 wildfires emitted more carbon than most countries

The exercise provided an opportunity for patient transfer training and testing out a new landing site.

Chinook helicopter training 'looked fantastic'

Dating back to around 650 BC the state of the artefact had badly deteriorated over the years. 

Five staff at Swansea University smiling as they pose with the ancient Egyptian coffin

Ancient Egyptian coffin finally given new life

The victim was taken to hospital after what police believe was a targeted attack in Liverpool.

Close up of the Merseyside Police logo on a police vehicle

Attempted murder arrest after man 'slashed' at leisure centre

Top seed Iga Swiatek breezes into the third round of the US Open, while former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina withdraws.

 Iga Swiatek of Poland celebrates a point against Ena Shibahara of Japan

Swiatek storms past qualifier to reach third round

The company warns customers in the town may face "no water" from 23:00 BST on Thursday.

A blue and white SE Water van in front of a red sign reading "Road closed" with green fencing closing off an area of the street.

South East Water warns customers of outages

A mysterious virus once confined to the Amazon is now spreading more widely around the Americas, after undergoing genetic changes that may make it more potent.

A pale-throated sloth (Credit: Getty Images)

The mysterious 'sloth virus' with no treatment

A 17-year-old is in custody on suspicion of murdering a man in his 20s in Hailsham on Thursday.

Boy arrested on suspicion of murder after stabbing

Once unsure of his place in the Bazball era, Joe Root has found his best form by playing like Joe Root, writes Stephan Shemilt

An image from behind Joe Root as he celebrates reaching his century

'Never grow up, Joe' - England's Peter Pan plays Rootball

A coroner says nobody was at fault for the death of Hussein Quig-Diop last September.

A young boy with plaited braids and a large teddy

Boy fell under lorry on way to school - inquest

Leicester sign 20-year-old Morocco attacking midfielder Bilal El Khannouss from Genk for a fee in the region of £21m.

Leicester sign Genk midfielder El Khannouss for £21m

 The incident happened just weeks after Kyiv took delivery of the supersonic aircraft.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks to the media in a front of an F-16 fighting aircraft 

Ukraine F-16 destroyed during Russian attack, BBC told

A 31-year-old man is due to appear in court, accused of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

Man charged after Swedish chef attack near carnival

Under the plan smoking could be banned in such places s beer gardens.

Should smoking outside pubs be banned?

The city boasts the first all night jungle event held outside of London at The Edge in 1993.

Unidentifiable dancers at a rave bathed in pink light

Cathedral exhibition charts rise of jungle 

England stand-in captain Ollie Pope is "not the kind of personality" who should be leading the team, says Michael Vaughan.

'I don't like Pope as England captain' - Vaughan

La Liga champions Real Madrid are held to a frustrating draw away at Las Palmas.

Real Madrid held to draw by Las Palmas

Former Wales captain Ashley Williams and ex-Manchester United defender Phil Jones react to the new Champions League draw with fixtures for Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa.

Ashley Williams & Phil Jones react to Champions League draw under new format

Williams and Jones react to 'exciting' Champions League draw

It is the first deportation of convicted Afghan offenders since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.

Germany resumes Afghan deportations after mass stabbing

The rider crashed near to Dean Clough Industrial Estate on Thursday, police say.

Police tape covers the scene of an accident that is being attended by emergency workers in a street

Motorcyclist seriously injured in A629 crash

Luke Casson, wanted following Wednesday's attack, has links with Shoeburyness, Benfleet and Canvey.

A man with a large beard and a cream T-shirt staring at the camera

Police manhunt for suspect in doorstep GBH attack

Stephen Brice has become the first South West patient to receive the personalised vaccine. 

Devon patient receives cancer personalised vaccine

England's Paul Waring holds a share of the lead after the British Masters first round, but Ryder Cup star Tyrrell Hatton bogeyed the last for a frustrating finish.

Paul Waring takes a shot at the British Masters

Waring shares British Masters lead as Hatton frustrated

Britain's Dan Evans backs up his first-round marathon match at the US Open with a straight-set victory over Argentina's Mariano Navone.

Daniel Evans of Great Britain reacts after a point against Mariano Navone of Argentina

Evans backs up marathon match with second-round win

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Borac Banja Luka vs Ferencváros in the UEFA Europa League

Borac Banja Luka v Ferencváros

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Real Betis vs Kryvbas KR in the UEFA Conference League

Real Betis v Kryvbas KR

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Shamrock Rovers vs PAOK in the UEFA Europa League

Shamrock Rovers v PAOK

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from TSC vs Maccabi Tel Aviv in the UEFA Europa League

TSC v Maccabi Tel Aviv

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Puskás vs Fiorentina in the UEFA Conference League

Puskás v Fiorentina

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Rapid vs Sporting Braga in the UEFA Europa League

Rapid v Sporting Braga

The camp has been sealed off by the Israeli army as part of a huge military operation in the occupied West Bank.

A Palestinian youth lifts his t-shirt up to show Israeli troops that he is unarmed during a military operation in Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank on August 29, 2024

Inside the sealed-off Jenin refugee camp targeted by IDF

The three islanders have converted two vehicles to make them suitable for medical evacuations.

Fergus MacInnes, 18, Daisy Livesey, 20, and Emile Gonder, 20

Guernsey friends drive ambulances into Ukraine

Sampdoria sack head coach Andrea Pirlo after a poor start to their Serie B campaign. 

Serie B club Sampdoria sack manager Pirlo 

Wigan Athletic re-sign Brighton midfielder Jensen Weir for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal.

Wigan re-sign midfielder Weir from Brighton

Pablo Larraín's fact-based drama, starring Angelina Jolie as opera diva Maria Callas, is witty and beautiful, but "this Callas is an icon rather than a human being".

Angelina Jolie in Maria (Credit: Pablo Larraín)

Maria film review: 'Too adoring and reverential'

Goalkeeper Craig Gordon says "crazy" errors mean Hearts are "beating ourselves" as a fifth defeat in a row by Viktoria Plzen ended their Europa League hopes.

'Crazy' errors leave listless Hearts in Conference League

Residents are warned to shut their windows and doors because of the amount of smoke.

A fire engine with fields behind it and smoke billowing up

Fire spreads across eight hectares of land

Warwickshire dominate the opening day of their County Championship Division One match with relegation-bound Kent.

Warwickshire's Will Rhodes aims an aggressive drive

Bears outplay Kent on day one at Edgbaston

The travel card will give veterans 50 free bus trips in Gloucestershire. 

A group of people outside the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum. The people in the centre of the image are holding a large blue sign which reads 'Veteran's Travel Card'. (l to r) Veterans Mike Lancaster, Carl Askew, Chris Auker-Howlett, Cllr John Bloxsom, Lee Cassidy, Cllr Cate Cody, Steve Olczak, Cllr Mark Hawthorne, Cllr Colin Hay, Cllr Andrew Gravells, Gill Knight and Cllr Philip Robinson. 

Veterans seeking work given free bus travel

Third seed Carlos Alcaraz suffers a seismic second-round exit at the US Open with a thumping defeat by unseeded Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp.

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz reacts after his defeat against Netherlands' Botic van De Zandschulp

Alcaraz stunned by Van de Zandschulp in US Open upset

Following the draw for the new-look league phase of the Champions League, BBC Sport runs you through all the top teams will face.

Who will top sides face in league phase of Champions League?

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from FCSB vs LASK in the UEFA Europa League

FCSB v LASK

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Heidenheim vs Häcken in the UEFA Conference League

Heidenheim v Häcken

Andy Ryan scores a hat-trick as 10-man Larne make history by becoming the first Irish League club to reach the group stages of a European club competition.

Jonny Bairstow hits his first first-class century in two years as Yorkshire close day one on 372-5 against Middlesex.

Yorkshire's Bairstow hits first century in two years

The prime minister says his government is looking at tougher rules to reduce the burden on the NHS.

Group of many businessmen people standing outside in England at the Shipwrights Arms pub tavern bar drinking beer from cups

Hospitality and health leaders clash on outdoor smoking plan

Tom Abell hits a century and Archie Vaughan makes his debut as Somerset build a healthy total against Durham on day one at Taunton.

Somerset all-rounder Archie Vaughan in action on his debut

Abell hits century for Somerset on Vaughan debut

Watch as Joe Root's record-equalling 33rd Test century for England helps them reach 358-7 on challenging first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka.

Watch highlights as England take on Sri Lanka on day one of second Test.

Root's brilliant century gives England edge on day one against Sri Lanka

Timm van der Gugten allows Glamorgan to take the early honours against Leicestershire as the Foxes were dismissed for 251.

29 August 2024