Emergency services were called to the burning property and made the grim discovery inside.

Over the course of 18 months from 2018, Salmond faced two court hearings

Fewer nurseries are being inspected each year, and important data is not available. What's really going on with Scotland's early learning sector?

They say history doesn’t repeat itself — but there are concerns that Scotland's wind energy revolution is providing echoes of the past.

Scotland is expected to generate nearly three quarters of Britain’s onshore wind power with in five years — sparking fears the country is facing North Sea oil-style exploitation as a green energy supplier for England.

More homes made specifically for elderly people must be built in Scotland to save millions in retrofitting costs in future years, a housing association has said.

Retired social worker Steve Cowan has told how his life was almost destroyed after he was accused of historical abuse.

Reform UK MSP Graham Simpson says he is preparing his party for a major Holyrood breakthrough as polls predict a surge in 2026.

NHS Lothian spent over £1m on weight loss drugs in 2024/25 alone amid rising prescription demand and national obesity concerns.

At Holyrood yesterday on the feast of All Saints it was clear something unholy was afoot. Several police vans and dozens of officers were beginning to form a ring of blue and yellow around the Scottish Parliament. After all, following distressing sce...

If America’s most populous city elects Zohran Mamdani as mayor, then it will almost certainly put him on a collision course with Trump, writes Foreign Editor David Pratt

Journalist Peter Ross joins Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite at Glasgow’s modern stone circle in Sighthill – part memorial, part urban myth – as explored in his fascinating new book Upon A White Horse: Journeys in Ancient Britain and Ireland

Analysis Scottish salmon farm lice figures has shown that almost a quarter of active sites are breaching the industry’s lice Code of Good Practice at any given moment.

Police are becoming increasingly concerned about a missing man who was last seen yesterday.

Police are looking to reunite a lost dog with its owner after it was found near a motorway flyover.

A man is in hospital following a crash in Port Glasgow.

Feminists marking 1999 days since the Supreme Court ruling ruled that the term "women" refers to biological sex were met with counter-protests

Ferries which connect island communities to England are in decline, an MP has warned in his push to bring boats more in line with buses and trains.

John Swinney met with Warren Stephens for an hour at Bute House

The warning comes after days of heavy rain across the same areas

A signalling fault has knocked out rail services to a Scottish city.

'Exactness, energy and emotion'

The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has said it appears that staff at the company’s base in Edinburgh had been sacked for “trade union activity”

Almost 5,000 people crammed into on Holyrood Park to celebrate the spectacular Samhuinn Fire Festival, which marks the transition from autumn to winter.

Who owns and runs Scotland's universities, and why does it matter?

This year FCZs are in place in three areas of the city

Firefighters found the body of a 37-year-old woman inside the property

Households are paying the price for a green energy bottleneck — with a staggering £6.6 billion handed to energy firms for not producing electricity.

Households have been hit with a soaring bill of over £6.6bn to pay energy firms for not producing electricity from mainly wind farms while the national grid cannot handle all the green power being generated in Scotland.

'Poor culture’ has been blamed on a lack of clarity and trust between the university’s senior management team and the academic Senate.

The Scottish Legal Aid Board has published tables of leading legal aid advocates as part of its annual report which showed legal aid spending rose to £169 million last year.

A Scottish airport has unveiled new flights plans to one of the country’s key markets

UK economy showing signs of resilience ahead of likely tax hikes in Autumn Budget

Around the Greens has travelled the length and breadth of Scotland covering the stories of the country's golf industry

Each week, the self-righteous and highly judgmental journalist Rab McNeil puts one of the country's weel-kent creations, names or faces under close scrutiny in his Scottish Icons series. This week, the pitch-perfect movie Gregory's Girl falls under h...

Today's cartoon is on the ongoing issues at Historic Environment Scotland.

Forecasts suggest Scots-made Grand Theft Auto 6 could out-earn the biggest Hollywood films in pre-orders alone ahead of its May 2026 release.

Prices continue to rise in most areas, but the market remains in a "delicate condition"

The Scottish Government says we don’t need an inquiry into grooming gangs. But with no data, no tracking, and no clear picture of what’s happening, how can ministers be so sure?

Trans people in Glasgow are waiting “224 years” for their first NHS gender clinic appointment, it is claimed

A man has been sentenced to life in prison over the murder of his wife in North Berwick on New Year's Day last year

A newly-elected SNP councillor has become one of the UK's youngest representatives after winning a by-election at 18

Scottish Water has completed its biggest ever investment, with £235million spent to link Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire

Six robbers armed with rifles and explosives raided a Lyon gold lab, injuring five and stealing €12m (approximately £10.5m) before elite police made swift arrests.

A Scottish distillery has launched a new whisky created in a 'deeply valued' collaboration

An Aberdeen man has been sentenced to six months in prison for causing unnecessary suffering to two dogs

National Centre for Music earmarked for Calton Hill site to 'move forward' after securing crucial backing.

Four men have been sentenced to a combined 74 years in prison for their part in the contract killing of a man who was buried in a public park

A pro-Palestine campaigner has been acquitted of two charges following a seven day trial in Glasgow

An East Lothian whisky distillery has been honoured with a top tourism award for its tour experiences designed to offer 'something for everyone'.