Schools in Orkney and Shetland are shut, while most schools in Aberdeen and Moray are also closed.

A fatal accident inquiry into the incident is due to get underway next month after the instruction of Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain.

Subway management announced that all services on the inner and outer circles had been suspended due to a power failure at the train depot.

Scottish Labour MP Lillian Jones, who represents Kilmarnock and Loudoun in Westminster, has hit out at NHS Ayrshire and Arran, calling the figures "deeply concerning".

Furious residents have hit out at Glasgow City council over the lack of festive bin collections.

The Scottish Government has been urged to reduce the “crippling” workload facing teachers.

Glasgow's new 20mph zones will not all be policed due to a lack of officers.

Police have asked anyone who may have witnessed the theft, which took place at Blaeberry Cemetery in Whitburn on Friday, 2 January to come forward. 

Ryan Finnegan, 40, was last seen by family in Balgarthno Road during the first week of December 2025. 

Five business improvement leaders join calls for Robison to cut business rates

Proposals for hundreds of new homes and student housing have been approved

The categories and host have been revealed for the first ever World Shortbread Championships, which will take place in Inverness on November 21 this year.

At 8.05 am, both lanes were shut as emergency services attended the scene, forcing traffic to pass using the hard shoulder.

Potential reintroduction of lynx is to be debated in a wide-ranging community and stakeholder discussion.

The closure comes amid an ongoing cold snap

John Swinney declines to say whether Angela Constance would be sacked if advisers find she breached the ministerial code.

An appeal has been launched in the tussle over improvements to the A-listed building

Traffic Scotland has said that both lanes of the A96 have closed near the village Huntly in Aberdeenshire, after a road traffic incident.

Scotland’s main party leaders have used their New Year's addresses to launch their Holyrood election campaigns, with independence, tax and public service deliverly dominating the speeches.

University will serve 'innovative' and 'sustainable' vanilla to guests at prestigious events

Heavy snow fell in Aberdeenshire and the Highlands over the weekend, leaving travellers in a tangle as roads, railways, and airports were blocked by the inclement weather.

The Holyrood election is four months away, with political leaders kickstarting the campaign. But what does it mean for John Swinney, Anas Sarwar and Russell Findlay?

Alyn Smith, formerly an area MP, called on Stirling Council to reinstate public events to celebrate the new year in 2027.

Delays of up to 40 minutes are expected on the commuter route, after a train broke down in the Dalmarnock area earlier on Monday.

The Scottish carrier said its newest base begins operations today

Scots are set to get an extra day off after John Swinney promised to make the Monday after Scotland’s first match in the 2026 World Cup a bank holiday, regardless of the result.

The Edinburgh-born singer has recorded and toured with the band for more than 30 years.

The first trains have passed over the new £5.9m rail bridge in Bowling after the line closed for nine days to allow for installation

She added: “I want to say a heartfelt thank you to every single person who walked through our doors over the years."

A boating pond in one of Glasgow’s biggest parks popular with skaters has frozen over as the current cold snap continues.

The number of arrests made during Saturday’s Old Firm clash has been confirmed.

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay has described the lyrics to Flower of Scotland as “maximum Scottish cringe” and called on the country to “think about coming up with something a bit better”.

Ancient woodland is to be brought back from the brink under a century-long plan launched after land belonging to a historic estate was bought by Scotland’s main conservation charity.

Plans to extend a Scottish city hotel and restaurant have been approved.

Anas Sarwar has declined to endorse the peerage given to a former aide of Sir Keir Starmer’s who campaigned for a Moray council candidate charged with child sex offences.

The continuing pressure on traditional supermarkets was highlighted today as Aldi revealed it had enjoyed its 'best-ever Christmas'.

Aberdeen International Airport has announced that no flights will run until at least 5 pm, as the region grapples with heavy snowfall.

A popular Glasgow restaurant’s plan to turn a former bank in the city’s west end into a new venue has been given the go-ahead.

Police were called to Lenzie Terrace in Springburn around 1.45 am, following reports of an injured man.

Tourists will get all steamed up if plans for a new sauna attraction at an £18m holiday complex in Peebles get the green light.

The tribunal ruled that the Salvation Army was justified in sacking Charles Markie, 56, after he made the remark in March 2024.

John Swinney has said his Scottish independence plans are 'crystal clear' despite refusing to disclose the tactics he will use if the UK Government refuses to grant a referendum.

Hebridean Housing Partnership’s plans for eight new homes at Scotvein on Grimsay have cleared an important planning hurdle after Comhairle nan Eilean Siar ruled the development would not require a full environmental impact assessment.

Anas Sarwar has launched what he calls Scottish Labour’s boldest-ever campaign, distancing himself from an unpopular UK government and daring John Swinney to head-to-head debates as the Holyrood election looms.

More than 100 bladed objects were seized at a Scottish courthouse during the first 10 months of 2025, new data has revealed.

Penny Black has announced the opening of its newest store, located in Clyde Shopping Centre.

A rundown cottage in the centre of Dalkeith has been saved from demolition after planners described it as a ‘rare survivor’ of the town’s early heritage.

Tesco is bringing back its blue-and-white striped Value logo as it launches a “significant” step up in its price war with Aldi.

Northbound lanes on the M90 between Junctions 1B Ferrytoll and 1C Admiralty in near the Queensferry Crossing will close on Wednesday, 14 January.

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