Scottish News

Thousands of people gathered to watch as Scotland’s largest puppet took over the streets of Glasgow.

Edinburgh City Council has stated that it has launched an investigation into reports staff had burned memorial benches.

A woman has been seriously sexually assaulted in a park in Edinburgh.

A blundering bank robber in Fife put a pillowcase over his head to hide his identity – then had to take it off because he couldn’t see what he was doing during an attempted raid.

Plunging temperatures are expected across the country this weekend with the mercury predicted to dip as low as -6C (21.2F).

Richard Leonard will today make a case for a “more equal and tolerant” Scotland which combines a strong devolved parliament at Holyrood within a more federal United Kingdom.

Waiting tables should be a valued profession not a stop-gap, writes Stephen Jardine.

As rubbish piles up in the street and discontent grows over public services in Scotland, the opposition’s strategy to oust the SNP should be clear, writes Brian Wilson.

The People’s Republic of Crossgates is not part of Dunfermline and Drumoig is closer to Dundee than St Andrews, writes Kevan Christie.

Officials have launched an investigation after it emerged around 70 much-loved memorial benches have been burned by Edinburgh City Council workers.

People with at least two grandparents who were born in Orkney or Shetland are being asked to join a genetic study aimed at improving medical treatments.

From polar bears to big cats, a broad range of unexpected and bizarre animals have been found nationwide over the years.

Richard Leonard has told Labour leadership contenders that the Scottish party will decide their position on independence.

A senior SNP minister has weighed in to an escalating row over the removal of the European flag from outside the Scottish Parliament at the end of January.

A man has been charged after cannabis and cocaine were recovered at a port in Shetland.

Giving Gaelic official status in Scotland and creating a quango have been of little practical use to the language, writes Brian Wilson.

Edinburgh’s demands of housebuilders may prompt them to look outside the city, pushing up property prices and exacerbating transport problems, writes John McLellan.