Detectives have launched an attempted murder probe after two men were stabbed in a Scottish city.

A 32-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with money laundering

Plans for a giant wind farm off Scotland’s Atlantic coast are facing warnings of a potential engineering “catastrophe” after a similar Irish project collapsed over fears its turbines could not survive the Atlantic.

On Friday, it was the Scottish Greens’ day in Edinburgh Central, gaining their first-ever constituency MSP and three more on the regional list.

In Moscow suspicions of a coup or assassination attempt have raised questions over the Russian leader’s grip on power. Foreign Editor David Pratt examines the evidence

I’VE a terrible confession to make about the actor Gordon Jackson. I encountered him once and recall the incident with shame.

Venison is still often considered the food of gentry, and not for the poor. But a Perthshire farmer is bringing it to food banks and making it mainstream

The Scottish Greens hailed their election result as "seismic" with the party winning a record 15 Holyrood seats including its first two constituencies.

The seventh session of the Scottish Parliament will welcome 64 new faces, nearly half of the chamber.

John Swinney was ready to celebrate an SNP victory. But lingering in the background, is the scale of the independence challenge facing his next five years in government.

Labour was confident going into the election. And it was not a front or bravado — it was a confidence that stemmed from a genuine belief that they were in a better place than the polls suggested.

SNP back for a fifth term, Greens surge to 15 seats, Reform rocks up to Holyrood and Labour wonders where it all went wrong.

Reform UK’s arrival as Holyrood’s joint second-largest party is set to reshape Scottish politics, with Malcolm Offord promising disruption, scrutiny and a challenge to the “political consensus”.

The UK Supreme Court will sit in Glasgow's City Chambers on George Square from May 18 to 21, hearing appeals as part of a push to improve transparency.

Police in East Ayrshire have arrested a woman following a spate of shoplifting incidents in the Cumnock area.

Hundreds of people marched through Glasgow for a “day of rage against Reform UK”.

A man has been charged after around £85,000 in cash was seized from a vehicle.

Instead of the Hollywood publicity machine - the global star gave an exclusive interview to a local Highland paper

Police have issued descriptions of the two men

Dr Adrian Woolfson is pioneering technologies which he says will lead to a ‘Second Genesis’, where humans can create life like God. He meets our Writer at Large

John Swinney has said Scotland has to be independent before Nigel Farage becomes Prime Minister.

United Airlines has launched a new nonstop daily seasonal service between Glasgow and New York, marking the return of a direct transatlantic link from the city for the first time in six years.

Former Glasgow South West MP Ian Davidson has become an adviser to Reform UK’s Malcolm Offord. After 60 years in Labour, the veteran Eurosceptic claims Holyrood needs a "kick up the backside."

The Former Prime Minister has been brought into the fold

The 2026 Belonging Barometer opens a window into how people view their lives

Just over half said they would buy a home that needed work - the lowest figure in the UK

Scotland sees the election of the country's first two openly transgender MSPs, both from the Scottish Greens.

The US president said Mr Swinney was a "good man" who deserved his victory

A UK high street retailer collapsed into administration owing millions to trade creditors it is unlikely they will see

Scottish tyres and exhausts firm founded by Sir Tom Farmer sold in major deal

The Scottish law firm has announced six new partners

A "classy' reimagined rural house in the north of Scotland has been shortlisted for Scotland's Home of the Year.

Successful retirement planning does not happen by chance

Work set to get under way on huge Haymarket development following demolition of 1970s building

A penchant for mental arithmetic is needed when attempting to quantify the sheer number of musical exploits and accomplishments that Tony Morris has achieved in the two years since The Herald crowned him Scotland’s “most unlikely pop sensation”...

The BBC has confirmed that Blue Planet is coming back for a third series later this year, with Sir David Attenborough set to return for narration.

Aimée-Ffion Edwards and Daniel Mays star in ITV's Believe Me, which shares the story of several women who were sexually assaulted by John Worboys

Reform UK's Scottish leader Malcolm Offord has admitted he was disappointed that the party had failed to win more than 20 MSPs, as some polls had suggested.

"More people are looking towards a future beyond the constraints of the Union," says Sinn Féin's leader as the possibility of three pro-independence governments within the UK looms.

John Swinney led the SNP to victory but fell short of a majority for an independence referendum. Despite a pro-indy majority with the Greens, he has backed away from an immediate Holyrood vote, calling for respect from Downing Street.

SNP heavyweights were unseated by the Scottish Greens as the party won their first ever constituency seats in an emphatic Holyrood result.

A man was taken to hospital after a stabbing in Larch Road in the Abronhill area of Cumbernauld, with police enquiries into the attack ongoing.

Q Manivannan, Kate Nevens, and Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill were all elected on the Edinburgh and Lothians East list.

The public service broadcaster announced just before 7pm that its live coverage of the 2026 Holyrood Election would end early, just minutes later, to make way for football coverage.

Police in West Lothian are appealing for information after a 14-year-old boy was assaulted and robbed.

Sanne Dijkstra-Downie has defeated fellow City of Edinburgh councillor Euan Hyslop in the redrawn seat of Edinburgh Northern.

Dozens of abandoned bicycles left at Edinburgh Waverley station are being refurbished and redistributed through a partnership with charity The Bike Station.

More than 100 firefighters were sent to the scene at the height of the blaze

Colourful crocheted post box toppers are expected to appear across Scotland as part of a nationwide tribute to Sir David Attenborough to mark his 100th birthday.

Average house prices in Scotland continued to climb during April even as uncertainty linked to the conflict in the Middle East thwarted the broader UK market