First Minister John Swinney is “duping” his party’s supporters into thinking he can win a majority, Anas Sarwar has claimed.

Russia has attacked Kyiv with missiles and drones, wounding at least 11 people, a day before key talks between Ukraine and the US.

Sir Keir Starmer’s future could be determined in May as a polling expert warned Labour faces nationwide losses at next year’s elections.

Here is the third part of our playlist of the essential 100 (or so) tunes to come out of Scotland.

It’s easy to argue that it’s been an eventful period for investors, and navigating the markets is certainly not always black and white

The latest climbdown by Labour will ease the pressure on family farms, not eradicate it

The main message from 2025? Fortitude is not optional

Nearly four in 10 women in Scotland say they would walk more if they felt safer after dark, according to a survey, highlighting calls for better lighting.

Scottish workers are around £700 a year worse off under the SNP, Labour claims, as figures show Scotland has the lowest pay growth in the UK outside London.

In 2026, Edinburgh will become the latest city to appoint a ‘night czar’ to oversee and support its night-time economy. But what will they actually do?

"A routine urine test uncovered a silent cancer. Surgery at Monklands saved my life—and why early diagnosis and open talk still matter in Scotland.”

SNP has warned Scots could be unfairly hit by Labour’s plans to raise the state pension age, warning about a "one-size-fits-all" approach.

A group of mothers have urged Police Scotland to launch an investigation into an Israeli company for alleged war crimes

Russian president Vladimir Putin appeared in a festive children's cartoon described by the studio which made it as a "soft power" tool

Tesla will construct a huge battery storage system in Scotland, allowing for better storage of electricity produced by wind turbines

A man has been arrested in connection with an alleged 'rape' in a park in Glasgow.

A car-ramming and stabbing attack by a Palestinian man left two people dead in northern Israel on Friday, police said

Ayrshire Cancer Support’s Big Boxing Day Dip. Around 200 people went for a dip into the Firth of Clyde at Ayr beach this morning.

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Planes are being diverted away from Aberdeen Airport due to a major incident.

Police were called to a report of an injured man in Glasgow's Napiershall Street at around 11.40pm last night.

Police are appealing for information following a two-vehicle crash in Aberdeen.

The Northern Lighthouse Board’s new ship POLESTAR arrived in Oban on Christmas Day, after a three-day journey sailing from Spain.

Connadh McGregor attacked a woman at his flat in Glasgow's Dennistoun in late July 2022

Marky Ramone, the Ramones longest-serving drummer, tells The Herald about Glasgow, punk and touring with Joey and Johnny

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is boosting biodiversity while supporting rural livelihoods and sustainable farming in a glen on the edge of the Cairngorms National Park

A Loch Ness cruise firm said it expects to welcome over 320,000 visitors in its 50th anniversary year.

Shopkeepers in Glasgow's "Golden Z" say they're plagued by shoplifters and claim "it's getting worse every day".

A dessert and ice cream shop in Edinburgh has announced plans to reopen - 14 months after it closed its doors.

Skip’s Steak and Seafood Bar has officially opened its doors in Largs, expanding its reach with a second venue.

Ministers are under pressure to intervene in Scotland's publicly funded foster care system amid fears of illegal profits sparked by an official business regulator, it can be revealed.

Bring out the leftovers and tuck into our review of the most notable developments in Scottish golf during 2025

This is the second part of our playlist of the essential 100 (or so) tunes to come out of Scotland.

Laura Cameron says there are still far too few women in senior roles in the legal profession.

Closer ties between Dornoch and the “St Andrews of American golf” could deliver a 2026 boost to tourism in the Highlands.

Was Lady Grange silenced by powerful men for daring to betray the Jacobites?

Data centres planned for Scotland would require a “mindblowing” amount of energy that would be sufficient to power several trips in the famous time-travelling DeLorean from the Back To The Future films, campaigners have calculated.

Scottish soldiers have kept a wartime tradition going as they continued their annual blanket-decorating competition while deployed abroad.

The Glasgow Rape Crisis centre supports more than 2,800 women and girls each year, and it says demand for its services has grown year-on-year for the last four years

The Tartan Army are “great advocates” for Scotland, the First Minister has said, as he looks to capitalise on the team making the World Cup.

Exhibited in Glasgow and Edinburgh, artist Krzysztof Augustyn’s Rivers is a multimedia journey exploring how waterways shape cities, communities and human emotion

STAFF and volunteers at Dunbar RNLI have been left “deeply shocked and saddened” by the death of crew member Kerry Gentle.

A Hearts-supporting councillor has pledged to return to a Galashiels sports bar for a pint after learning it no longer housed a Celtic Supporters Club.

An update on the ongoing repair works to Helensburgh Leisure Centre has been provided.

A three-kilometre ‘protection zone’ is in place after bird flu was confirmed at a premises in the Borders.

Police are appealing for the help of the public to trace a woman who has been reported missing in Ayrshire.

The King has used his Christmas message to urge the nation to “never lose sight” in a divisive world of the Second World War values of “courage and sacrifice” and community spirit.

Pope Leo XIV has delivered his first Christmas Day homily, remembering the people of Gaza being “exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold” and saying the world’s conflicts can only be silenced through dialogue.

The royal family has marked Christmas Day by attending their traditional church service as the nation celebrated the festive season’s highpoint.

A woman who has amassed a huge collection of Betty Boop memorabilia is preparing to sell the lot after five decades.