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Traffic

National Highway will begin trialling 60mph speed limits on roads across the UK to reduce emissions.

National Highways to trial 60mph speed limit to improve air quality

The M25 is one of the busiest roads in the UK

M25 traffic brought to a standstill after child ‘falls out of car’

(Image: NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

‘Double trouble’ on roads as 32m bank holiday road trips planned

P&O Ferries offer post-Easter traffic advice (Photo: Getty Images)

P&O Ferries offer post-Easter advice for customers travelling by car

Traffic at Port of Dover (Photo by Stuart Brock/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Easter bank holiday warning to motorists: Expect long delays

Coaches travelling from the Port of Dover will be staggered in a bid to avoid delays

Port of Dover to stagger coaches in bid to avoid further Easter delays

Resurfacing will be carried out on more than 2250 metres of the A90 to the south of Stonehaven.

£1.2 million surfacing improvements near Stonehaven

Traffic at Port of Dover expected to clear by Sunday afternoon

Coach passengers are facing major delays at Port Of Dover. (Picture by Getty Images)

Port of Dover critical incident - coach passengers face 12-hour queues

A petition to keep Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm restaurant open has gathered over 150,000 signatures.

Jeremy Clarkson applies for a temporary car park on Diddly Squat Farm

Traffic at a standstill on the M62 motorway near Kirklees, West Yorkshire, due to heavy snow in the area. (Photo credit: PA Wire)

National Highways issue severe warning for M62 with 3 hour queues

End of the road for sat nav directions down residential ‘rat runs’

Traffic stretches over four miles on the M4 after the incident

M4 closed westbound after vehicle hits pedestrian

The A9 has been closed in both directions following a serious collision involving three cars.

A9 closed in both directions following three car collision

(Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)

Self-driving cars could cause congestion to nearly double

Experts reveal worst day and time to drive in the UK

Record fleet: More than 200 gritters and ploughs will to keep road open

A record fleet of gritters will aim to keep Scotland moving this winter

Screen grabs showing the bizarre moment three horses galloped through traffic - in the middle of London.

School run mum’s shock to see horses galloping through London traffic

Jenna Fincken in Ruckus

Fringe reviews: Ruckus | Crossing the Void | Blodlina: The Viking Musical

People queue outside the flagship Scottish Primark store on Princes Street in Edinburgh after it reopened following the initial spring 2020 lockdown. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Primark to launch major new service as sales boosted by Stranger Things

Edinburgh is among councils which have been considering congestion charges (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Sturgeon may regret failing to champion car-use curbs – Alastair Dalton

The scene of the A90 - Picture Fife Jammer

School pupils forced to evacuate after bus bursts into flames on A90

The Met Office have issued a yellow warning for snow and ice, and have warned that disruption to travel is likely.

Overnight snow causes travel disruption for drivers

A trial diversion of traffic from the Queensferry Crossing onto the adjacent Forth Road Bridge is set for December.

Drivers are set to use Forth Road Bridge once more - here's why

Scotland Weather: Disruption likely as yellow warning for very strong winds issued across mainland and islands

Scotland Weather: Yellow warning for high winds issued

The incident happened just off the M90

Man dies after lorry 'falls from flyover' in horror crash

M8 crash: Emergency services at the scene of five vehicle crash between junction 30 and 31 on the M8 eastbound.

Emergency services at the scene of five vehicle crash on M8

Rainbow Warrior moored at King George V Dock in Glasgow earlier on Tuesday. Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

COP26: Anger at second Erskine Bridge closure as Rainbow Warrior leaves Clyde

The warning will be in force from 9pm on Saturday to 9am on Sunday. Picture: Met Office

Scotland’s weather: Heavy rain alert across west Scotland closes A83 pass

The Forth Road Bridge has been closed since 6am on Friday to allow for essential roadworks to be carried out.

Forth Road Bridge closed due to roadworks

The Met Office has issused a yellow weather warning for heavy rain across the Highlands on Monday morning.

Yellow warning issued with a risk of flooding in the Highlands

Traffic Scotland reported the crash on the A82 between Altnafeadh and Glencoe on Tuesday afternoon.

Crash involving campervan and lorry in Highlands

M8 crash: Eastbound lanes closed on motorway in West Lothian after crash near Livingston. Credit: Traffic Scotland

Eastbound lanes closed on motorway in West Lothian after crash near Livingston

The A78 at Eglinton to Warrix was closed in both directions due to a serious road traffic collision (Photo: Google Maps).

Serious road crash in Irvine

Police have closed the road in both directions.

Melrose crash: A6091 closed in both directions after accident

The Scottish Gas Network had to implement a road closure in the A96 Great Northern Road, Aberdeen, to allow engineers to restore gas supplies to affected properties in the area (Photo: SGN).

'Gas emergency' causes week-long road closure in Aberdeen

(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

US starts probe into Tesla Autopilot after emergency vehicle crashes

The M74 was closed in both directions. Picture: Davie Murray

M74 closed after collision between two motorcycles and a car

Long delays following a four vehicle crash on the M9 at junction six.

Drives faced long delays on the M9 following a four vehicle crash

A Fuel spill and broken down HGV have caused the A1 at Eyemouth to close this morning.

Fuel spill and broken down HGV cause A1 at Eyemouth to close

The crash happened at around 4.50pm on Wednesday June 30 at the M80 Junction 8 southbound.

Significant delays following crash near Falkirk

The five-vehicle crash happened at around 5.30pm on Thursday June 24 on the Kingston Bridge in Glasgow.

Five-vehicle crash on the Kingston Bridge in Glasgow

Pedestrians killed last year included a man hit by a vehicle on the B792 between Torphichen and Bathgate. Picture: Michael Gillen

Deaths on Scotland’s roads fall to record low after Covid lockdowns cut traffic

The crash happened at around 3.30pm on Saturday June 19 on the A1, south of the Tyne Bridge near Thistly Cross roundabout (Photo: Google Maps).

A1 partially closed following two vehicle crash in Dunbar

One lane is closed northbound on the A9 Kessock Bridge following a road traffic accident on Tuesday Morning.

One lane of the A9 northbound closed at the Kessock Bridge following crash

The M74 is closed at Junction 15 due to a vehicle fire. (Credit: Police Scotland)

Drivers on the M74 should expect delays following a vehicle fire

Motorists currently caught in long tailbacks following a crash near J11 on the M74.

M74 crash: Motorway closed following two-vehicle collision

Hyndford Bridge: Traffic diverted after emergency services close road due to crash

Traffic diverted after emergency services close road due to crash

West Linton: Traffic delayed in both directions after serious crash near West Linton

Traffic delayed in both directions after serious crash near West Linton

Weather in Scotland: Met Office issue a yellow weather warning as the country wakes up to snow in May. Picture Credit: David Scott and Met Office.

Met Office issue a yellow weather warning as the country wakes up to snow in May

Traffic congestion in Edinburgh on Wednesday. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Edinburgh and Glasgow congestion surges by up to 80% with latest lockdown easing

Traffic has increased to record levels despite attempts to curb it since devolution two decades ago. Picture: Emma Mitchell

'I still have scars on my back from my radical ambitions' reveals Sarah Boyack

Traffic building up on the Edinburgh City Bypass due to the jackknifed lorry this morning (Photo: Traffic Scotland).

Jackknifed lorry forced lengthy closure of City Bypass stretch

A man has been struck by a vehicle on the M8.

Man struck by vehicle as emergency services close Scottish motorway

A cargo ship has turned sideways in Egypt's Suez Canal, blocking traffic in a crucial East-West waterway for global shipping. (Photo by Christos GOULIAMAKIS / AFP)

Enormous shipping queues after Suez Canal blocked by large cargo ship

Motorway closed as emergency services attend over turned lorry

Motorway closed as emergency services attend over turned lorry

The Scotsman Top Stories

A man vaping, as researchers are searching for volunteers to take part in a new study being launched into the potential health effects of passive vaping. Picture: Nicholas.T.Ansell/PA Wire

New study will aim to find out health impact of 'passive vaping'

Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie arrive for the Warner Brothers Pictures red carpet photocall of "Barbie" during CinemaCon 2023 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 25, 2023. (Photo by BRIDGET BENNETT/AFP via Getty Images)

Barbie is the blockbuster film of summer 2023 - Gaby Soutar

Scottish Green Party co-leader Lorna Slater has been heading the decision on bracken herbicide permission (pic: Jane Barlow/PA)

'It could cost lives': Farmers reach tipping point over herbicide decision

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