Scottish Liberal Democrats will debate free, barrier-free exam access for home-educated pupils as numbers in Scotland rise by 79%, calling for a new framework.

The Catholic Church has cited harsher rules on immigration as one of the reasons for its shock plans to close 24 churches in Glasgow.

Ms Kernan questioned whether Edinburgh University management had carried out an equality impact assessment prior to making the decision to close the programmes.

The Herald's Out of Office campaign helped force a change in policy. The next challenge is whether ministers can prove civil servants are meeting attendance targets.

Scotland is to develop a 'War Book' with the UK as military leaders warn of a growing prospect of a large-scale conflict by 2030.

SNP members at next week's conference will debate asylum seeker removals, buffer zones and a legally untested plan to force Westminster's hand on immigration.

A 'well-regarded' Scottish textile company was placed into administration owing more than £1.5 million

SNP claims there is a 'sustained attack' on Scotch whisky, highlighting job losses in the sector

Scotch whisky chief warns industry recovery remains fragile and calls on Chancellor to cut duty

North Lanarkshire councillor Greg Lennon has accused Scotland’s Standards Commission of using its code of conduct to suppress scrutiny and threaten freedom of speech

The skirl of bagpipes became a familiar noise in Boston after an estimated 50,000 members of the Tartan Army descended on the city for the World Cup.

A bottle of The Macallan 1926 has sold at auction for £2,125,000, becoming the second most valuable bottle of whisky ever sold in sterling.

Public toilets across the Highlands have had to be closed temporarily more than 50 times since 2023 due to vandalism, with three permanently closing their doors for the same reason.

A statue of Nelson Mandela has been unveiled in Glasgow, 33 years to the day since he was granted freedom of the city in a packed George Square

An artwork celebrating abolitionist Frederick Douglass has gone on display at a Scottish museum on the exact site where he spoke 180 years ago.

The death of a man who fell from a flat in Aberdeen after being abducted could have been avoided, a sheriff has found.

Aberdeen-based John Clark Motor Group remained a £1bn-plus business in 2025 despite higher costs, vehicle supply disruption and weaker used-car prices

Police are appealing for information after a pedestrian was struck by a tram in Edinburgh.

Stephen Flynn admits his CalMac gas leak response was unacceptable but denies FOI emails show he was briefed before a Holyrood committee hearing amid row.

A documentary celebrating the life and career of Susan Boyle will air on BBC One Scotland and iPlayer as part of the festive schedule.

The parade is held at 2.15 pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during the autumn and winter months.

A hidden 'uranium hotspot' has been discovered beneath Aberdeen by University of Aberdeen researchers - shedding new light on the geological history of the region.

A "remarkable" collection of more than 30,000 comics amassed over a lifetime by a Glasgow comic book enthusiast could fetch thousands when goes under the hammer.

The British Medical Association is expected to back a move to suspend Israel's membership of a global body containing more than 10 million physicians

Scottish Government civil servants have been told they are 'free to leave' by a senior official if they are not happy with new hybrid working rules.

An actor best known for playing Kevin Malone in the US version of The Office is among the candidates seeking to become the next Rector of the University of St Andrews.

A police investigation is underway after the theft of a trailer carrying over 41,000 bottles of Irn-Bru

A Roma fan involved in a 'mass disturbance' with Celtic supporters before a European match has been banned from football games for two years

CalMac has confirmed that the MV Hebrides and MV Finlaggan will serve Arran from Ardrossan, while the new MV Glen Rosa launches service on the Troon-Brodick route in 2027.

Stephen Flynn was briefed on CalMac’s highly flammable gas leak – despite controversially telling a Holyrood committee he had had no knowledge of the high-profile incident.

Macdonald Hotels Limited said in new accounts that the profit included the sale of a popular hotel and resort

Ilia Belov, 23, assaulted a 12-year-old girl during the incident

Controversial proposals to build a supermarket on Common Good land have been overwhelmingly opposed by residents - but may go ahead regardless

A man has been arrested following a 'disturbance' near a primary school in Clydebank

The five-year sentence follows a brutal attack that left a man needing lifesaving surgery

A petition has been launched calling for direct flights between Edinburgh and Cagliari to be restored

Motorists have been told to avoid the area

Councillor Heap’s motion asked officials to clarify what level of “employment support and social security” could be offered to tenants of St Margaret’s House.

Could this help Gaelic thrive? More than £1 million is being allocated

Two Bulgarian siblings who assaulted girls during an incident in Dundee last year are due to be sentenced on Friday.

Police are hunting a man who carried out an act of indecent exposure on a bench.

An ethics watchdog concluded that restricting a councillor’s freedom of speech was “not justified” – only to reverse its position at his disciplinary hearing and support a decision that ended with him being suspended for two months, The Heral...

Sexual crimes in Scotland hit a record high as victims face a median two-year 11-month wait for cases to conclude amid growing High Court delays.

Spey Bay Golf Club has been put up for sale at offers over £1.5m for the historic Moray links and its associated facilities

University of St Andrews Principal Professor Sally Mapstone will lead the "radical" second phase of Scotland's university reform project.

Could new proposals to turn some of the arts and culture hub into a hotel and student accommodation scupper the creative future of the complex?

Sally Mapstone leads Scotland’s university reform, with mergers, collaboration and shared services on the table amid a £200m sector sustainability gap.

New Public Health Scotland data shows 8.6 million antidepressant items were dispensed in 2025/26 — up nearly 10% since 2021 and 15% since 2020, despite a Scottish Government pledge dating to 2007 to bring annual rises to zero.

Fife-based civil engineering business Logan Bruce Limited secures creditor backing, safeguarding jobs

More than 100 humanitarian, human rights, and other civil society organisations have signed an open letter stating that a ceasefire in Gaza exists 'in name only'