Scottish News

Health Secretary Jeane Freeman must show she has ability to sort out unacceptable situations at the new Sick Kids hospital in Edinburgh, the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow and other parts of the NHS, writes Miles Briggs MSP.

The operator of Edinburgh’s bike hire scheme is to shut all its dockless stations following thousands of pounds worth of damage from “wanton destruction” across the city, The Scotsman has learned.

Sporting clubs across Edinburgh have welcomed a vow to improve access to facilities following the Evening News ‘Sporting Chance’ campaign.

The controversial Named Person scheme has been scrapped by the Scottish Government it was confirmed today.

A suspected arson attack which saw vehicles set alight at a Jedburgh garage is being treated as suspicious by police.

A rapist brought to justice years later after a law student reported how she’d suffered at his hands as a child has been jailed for four years.

Plans for Sydney Harbour Bridge-style climbs of the Forth Bridge have been revived, The Scotsman has learned.

Together, we are #GenerationEqual, says Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, Dr Catherine Calderwood.

A Scottish mother who campaigned to have cannabis oil made available on the NHS to treat her severely epileptic son will travel to London today to hand the Department of Health an invoice for £231,000.

Nine in ten Scottish estates would be taxed under a contentious inheritance levy proposed by a leading think tank.

The Forth Bridge is a globally important, iconic structure and walking tours could help reinforce its status.

Developer Flamingo Land has formally withdrawn its planning application to build a £30 million tourist resort on Loch Lomond.

It was billed by Donald Trump as an “incredible” way to tour his golf resorts in the UK and Ireland, with well-heeled guests being whizzed back and forth across the Irish Sea and all around Scotland while revelling in the kind of opulence to which the US president has long been accustomed.

The family of a missing man have been informed after a body was found on the north-east coast.