Health Secretary Humza Yousaf says there is not the workforce to man field hospitals but has not ruled it out entirely.

A man so confused that he mistook a flat in Larbert, Stirlingshire for his brother's home 15 miles away in Perthshire has been jailed.

Demolition work has begun on a former Glenrothes library, despite a long-running campaign to save the building.

Police are searching beauty spots in Fife a week after the disappearance of a St Andrews pensioner.

Ilmari Niskanen lept off the bench in delight as Tannadice erupted to celebrate Ian Harkes' derby winner for Dundee United.

Dundee boss James McPake says the testing schedule this week is likely to force him into making changes for tonight’s League Cup quarter-final against St Johnstone.

Peter Grant has urged Ross Graham to find his voice after leaving the on-loan Dundee United defender out of the Dunfermline squad at the weekend.

A Bridge of Allan bottle-top manufacturer was fined after an employee's finger was caught in a printing press.

Police Scotland have confirmed a teenager missing from Perth has been traced safe and well.

A NHS nurse and Covid vaccinator was caught drink driving by police after being spotted swigging from a large Desperados bottle in an Asda car park.

Dozens of cars were left covered in bright yellow paint during spraying at Harland & Wolff's Methil yard.

Since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, new variants of the virus have emerged - some with different symptoms and others with varying degrees of risk.

Dundee professor Jill Belch has warned of the dangers of air pollution, saying the "silent killer" accounts for thousands of hospital admissions in Tayside a year.

Air pollution is linked to tens of thousands of deaths each year in the UK.

Dundee actress Lesley Mackie was paid £50 to make her movie debut in The Wicker Man alongside Christopher Lee in 1973.

The Scottish Government's decision to say they could not brand head trauma acquired by professional footballers' an "industrial injury" because of Westminster has been branded "bizarre".

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Lochee Parish Church will show off its £800,000 restoration as it celebrates its 150th birthday this week.

The UK Government says it is committed to delivering a "just transition" for Scotland’s oil and gas industry, after being accused of putting the north-east in “grave peril”.

A new darts, pool and snooker hall could be opened next to the Odeon cinema in Dundee before the end of the year.

Pass rates went down in almost every traditional core subject this year, according to 2021 exam results statistics.

Police in Perthshire say they have uncovered a cannabis farm in the Carse of Gowrie with plants worth an estimated £280,000.

A million-pound mosque could soon be built in Perth — four years after the proposals sparked street protests from right-wing extremists.

Hundreds of firefighters, military personnel and taxi drivers will be drafted in to help bail out Scotland's crisis-hit ambulance service from this weekend as part of a package of "decisive and unconventional action to save lives".

The proportion of Higher qualifications awarded at A to C level in Dundee and Fife bucked a national trend by rising this year - remaining significantly above pre-pandemic levels.

Jeando Fuchs has already carved out a niche as a Dundee United cult hero with his energetic displays in the heart of midfield.

A man known as Piano James is to restart a journey to Land's End in October - after being arrested on the A92 near Arbroath last week.

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He may suffer from derby disappointment more than most but Dundee defender Cammy Kerr is glad to have the opportunity to tick off a boyhood wish this week.

The Chinese community in Perth have come together to celebrate the annual Mooncake Festival.