A new House of Commons Library report has laid out the growing debate over whether Britain's State Pension tax rules need reform, as ministers come under pressure to rethink how older people are taxed.

PLANS to install a phone box as an information point on Bute have been given the go-ahead by council officers despite nine objections.

Bee colonies have been introduced at Ravenscraig's new 13-acre sustainable woodland as part of ongoing efforts to enhance biodiversity across one of Europe's largest brownfield regeneration projects.

A Scottish housebuilder was placed into liquidation with all homes incomplete

The Scottish SPCA said it has received donations from across the pond after Boston residents, who warmly welcomed the Tartan Army during the World Cup, decided to give something back by supporting the country’s national animal welfare cha...

On Monday, the council’s transport convener Stephen Jenkinson told The Herald he was disappointed with the Scottish Government’s lack of support.

A signal fault is causing disruption to rail services in the North of Scotland.

A listed Ashton Lane building — previously home to Vodka Wodka and Ramen Dayo — could be extended to help ensure its long-term viability as a hospitality venue.

At least two baby beavers have been born in an area of the Scottish Highlands, marking the first time in four centuries where such births have been recorded in the region.

Discover Scotland's 50 most exciting artists in 2026, from Turner Prize winners to rising stars shaping the nation's creative future.

Police are treating the death of a 35-year-old woman who was found dead in Renfrewshire as murder.

Glasgow City Council has demanded that the former leader of a volunteer parents group pay it almost £44,000.

Officials at the University of Edinburgh have refused to release the requested information until a fee has been paid.

Angus MacDonald, Liberal Democrat MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire, has warned that living in the Highlands and Islands is becoming "unviable".

Andy Burnham's pledge to end homelessness has come under fire as new data reveals a Labour policy is leaving 33,000 Scots short on rent.

Scotland's alliance of organisations which tackle global poverty have now joined the criticism of the Prime Minister's decision to downgrade a key ministerial role in the foreign office.

A crisis-hit heritage agency faces a major shake-up under the Scottish Government's public service reform strategy.

Greater Manchester has greater powers and flexibility to make decisions locally than Glasgow

MSP for the Scotch whisky heartland of Moray says 'our greatest export deserves better'

Fans of Outlander will be able to tick off the hit show’s Scottish filming locations thanks to the first-ever dedicated Outlander guidebook.

Co-founder of Wemyss Family Spirits offers verdict on US tariff breakthrough

Regulators are have ruled that ministers unlawfully broke privacy laws in the handling of pensioner complaints to the First Minister over a £1.7 billion age discrimination scandal that has seen thousands locked out of their full nest eggs for...

The ITV daytime quiz show Time Is Money, which is hosted by Sara Davies, could be set to be axed after one series

Two historic churches are set to go to auction tomorrow with guide prices starting at £50,000.

The owners of a family-run Scottish city centre restaurant have released a defiant message amid the appointment of a liquidator to the business after 47 years.

A fledgling Scottish Labour MSP, elected to Holyrood for the first time in May, has launched a "bold" leadership bid which he claims would "shake up Scottish politics."

An urgent rethink of muirburn licensing rules and wildfire prevention has been called for by the government as a 25-square-kilometre blaze in the Cairngorms has continued to scorch the area for 14 days and counting.

Train travellers are facing major disruption on ScotRail services to and from Glasgow Queen Street.

Last-ditch talks are underway to keep the vast collection intact and in Glasgow.

A man has been arrested and charged following the rape of a 15-year-old girl at a football pitch in Oban.

A Glasgow nursery has launched this year's Big Scottish Breakfast campaign, which raises money for school breakfast clubs supporting children across Scotland.

Business Gateway supported more than 7,200 start-ups last year, with almost three-quarters still operating after their first 12 months.

The technology could provide better insights into conditions that are difficult to diagnose and manage, such as endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome

ScotRail recorded more than 200,000 passenger journeys on one day as Commonwealth Games events and summer festivals drove record demand.

One of Scotland's leading architects is demanding government leadership after the Glasgow School of Art said it cannot afford the £265m cost of rebuilding Charles Rennie Mackintosh's fire-ravaged masterpiece without public funding.

Almost 300 Torry Raac-ridden homes could be demolished in move that could cost Aberdeen City Council around £6 million.

The Legacy of Slavery exhibition from the acclaimed Legacy Museum in Alabama will open in Edinburgh this August as part of the Edinburgh International Festival.

The Fringe Society has warned urged the city council and Lothian Buses to "take a more proactive and coordinated approach" to the closure of the key thoroughfare.

A liquidator has been appointed to a well-known family-run Scottish city centre restaurant

The Scottish Government has been urged to pause its plans to roll out another 20 GP walk-in clinics after figures showed some centres are seeing as few as three patients a day on average.

The deputy leader of Reform UK in Scotland Thomas Kerr has accused Scotland's largest trade union of "ignoring thousands of workers" who after it revealed it would be boycotting conferences organised by the right wing populist party.

Law firm Weightmans has reported record growth with revenue rising to £162 million, profits increasing and new investment in its Glasgow office.

Glasgow law firm Mitchells Roberton has appointed Derek Hanlan as tax director to expand its private client and tax advisory services.

A Reform UK councillor in Glasgow has been slammed for speaking at an event run by far-right activist group Unite the Clans as she "shared a stage with extremists who have openly praised Hitler".

Analysis: The Cairngorms wildfire exposes political point-scoring, fire service cuts and serious gaps in Scotland’s readiness for future blazes.

Aberdeen-based ZynQ 360 has opened a new office at Aberdeen Innovation Park as the digital transformation company continues to grow.

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Killiecrankie House in Perthshire has been shortlisted in the Gourmet Bolthole category at the Food & Travel Magazine Reader Awards 2026.

A construction company has been fined after a large number of bats were killed as a result of building work at a sheltered housing bungalow. 

A man caught with more than £1.4 million of drugs after a police bust has been jailed for six years and five months.