Scotland
Scotland BBC
Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:55:59 GMTHundreds of holiday lets operating without planning permission
Hundreds of holiday-let properties are operating in Edinburgh despite being refused planning permission, new figures show.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:56:29 GMTShould Scotland look to London and Manchester for inspiration on buses?
John Swinney has been compared to a dictator over plans to bring the network under public control, but is he onto something?
Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:37:39 GMTScotland's papers: Oil drilling calls and gangster laid to rest
A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:56:46 GMTUnderground house in fishing village loses planning appeal
A reporter concludes the proposals would have caused "significant harm" to the Isle of Whithorn.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:24:04 GMTMore than 300 calls to police after hoax bomb threats at schools
Schools across Scotland were quickly advised the threats were not credible and cyber crime experts are working to identify who was responsible.
Scotland Herald
Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0100Reset the Rates: The Herald's campaign for fairer business rates - all stories here
The Herald’s Reset the Rates campaign investigates Scotland’s business rates crisis and calls for six major reforms to protect businesses, jobs and high streets. Read all of our coverage here.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:14:59 +0100Fire crews tackle blaze in Scottish town as road closed and cordon put in place
Fire crews were called out during the early hours of the morning to tackle a blaze that broke out on a Scottish town's main street.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:29:30 +0100Scotland unemployment falls to 4.3 per cent, below UK average
The latest job figures for Scotland revealed in this month's data
Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:01:00 +0100Inside Scotland's business rates: Who pays and how are bills calculated?
They are one of the biggest bills facing businesses in Scotland. But just how are business rates worked out?
Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100The £32m East Lothian question lurking behind Edinburgh's business rates win
Edinburgh has overtaken Glasgow as Scotland's biggest source of business-rates income, but a dramatic rise in East Lothian raises fresh questions