We Know Scotland

Scotland tops the UK league table for small firms creating new jobs, but the time taken to scale-up to critical mass is slower than elsewhere, according to new research.

More Scottish mothers-to-be are overweight or obese than of healthy weight, which could be driving an increase in births by caesarean section, NHS data reveals.

Here is a full list of the Remain and Leave referendum campaigners who declared spending to the Electoral Commission of between £10,000 and £250,000.

The Scottish Parliament is likely to win more powers in the wake of the UK’s departure from the European Union but opinion remains divided on what form they will take.

Muslims in Scotland are more likely to have a degree or their own business than other Scots, according to a new study.

The number of recorded crimes involving firearms has fallen by nearly three-quarters in ten years to its lowest-ever level.

It’s become one of the most prestigious events in the UK sporting calendar.

Scots still die younger than people living in other UK nations, despite improvements to life expectancy over the past three decades.

A total of 109 people were caught up in avalanche incidents while out walking or climbing in Scotland last winter.

A map of Scotland’s varying habitats is being created for the first time, including the rich coastal meadows known as machair.

He has been venerated in Scotland for more than 1200 years, but St Andrew has long fascinated many other countries and cultures around the world.

It is rare good news in what has been an otherwise grim year for Scottish music festivals.

Cafes with free internet access have undoubtedly been one of the great boons of our modern age.

Proposed boundary changes to Westminster constituencies will have a disproportionately negative impact on communities in the Highlands and islands, critics have warned.

The BBC covered far fewer stories about Scotland this year compared to 2015, new analysis shows.

More than one million tonnes of food and drink is being binned across Scotland every year, official figures show.

Philip Hammond will give his first major fiscal announcement as Chancellor - and the first since the UK voted for Brexit - when he delivers the Autumn Statement on Wednesday.

Almost a quarter of adult Scots men admit they never read books for pleasure, according to research.

A national campaign has been launched to find out what heritage means to the people of Scotland.