I ask the Edinburgh West MP if the obsession over her age — 65 — and the decision taken by her local party’s executive committee, upsets her.

Staff at a Scottish university who face the prospect of losing their jobs despite a healthy surplus say they feel they're being put through 'The Hunger Games' while executives enjoy a 'golden payday'

Edinburgh North Western MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton called on ministers to commission a study of buildings containing the substance.

Scottish and UK ministers clash over Gaelic broadcasting and the BBC Charter as Holyrood demands devolved broadcasting powers.

Scotland's £586m taxpayer guarantee underpinning Sanjeev Gupta's Highland metals empire has been quietly moved to a secretive offshore company registered in Jersey.

Glasgow council pay row: Unison says one in five workers lack new pay details with some staff facing cuts of up to £11,000.

Ivan McKee's admission to MSPs that compulsory redundancies remain possible has left unions furious and exposed a stark contradiction with John Swinney's repeated public pledges to Scotland's 553,000 public sector workers.

More than a quarter of NHS Scotland staff are now aged 55 or over as new figures reveal a widening recruitment gap, rising vacancies, and thousands of experienced nurses nearing retirement with too few trained to replace them.

All staff were made redundant after collapse of Scottish technology company understood to have raised more than £35m

McGill's Group has unveiled a fivefold rise in operating profit in newly published annual accounts

Scottish family-owned business builds 'thriving destination' that 'benefits local community while championing Scottish producers'

A new Value for Money Framework will help compare workplace pensions and drive better retirement outcomes for millions of UK savers

Three more long-term empty homes in Glasgow are set to be bought by the council for use as social housing.

A former primary school site is set to be sold to a housing association with plans for over 30 homes.

The man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe has also been charged with a terror plot against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage

An Edinburgh university is reportedly considering the possibility of opening a new campus in Uzbekistan

The historic Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens could be reborn under plans to use Edinburgh's new visitor levy to pay for a programme of free events.

The Category-A listed property at 15 Dalkeith Road has been vacant since the autumn of 2020, when the investment firm left the building after 45 years.

A 17th century coaching inn in Lanarkshire is to close its doors. The Crown Inn, located on High Street, Biggar, will pull down the shutters for the final time on Wednesday, October 7.

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Hospitality operator Buzzworks has announced plans to acquire a 'landmark' hotel, marking its first move into Perthshire.

JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin blamed government tax and regulatory costs after the pub chain reported a sharp decline in annual profits

The mega chain has confirmed it will open a new supermarket in Dumbarton before Christmas, as part of it's UK expansion.

A father-of-15 was captured in a drugs bust – while on bail for the same crime. Clive Salmon, 56, was snared as he stayed at a bed and breakfast in Inverness in late February this year.

City of Brechin Pipe Band says it has been left “in limbo” after councillors approved the demolition of its storm-damaged practice hall.

Concerns have been raised about the condition of the former ABC Cinema in Kilmarnock town centre, as a council report confirmed there has been no progress on redevelopment of the site.

The MP for Grangemouth, Brian Leishman, has called on Andy Burnham to 'walk the walk' on deindustrialisation after close to 400 jobs were put at risk in his constituency

Highland Council is proceeding to procurement for a new electric Corran Ferry. The service, which is Scotland's busiest single-vessel ferry route, crosses Loch Linnhe at the Corran Narrows.

Edinburgh Castle's annual festive season event is said have been making a profit and attracting a 'loyal audience'.

Baby Reindeer actor Richard Gadd alerted police to help a woman who feared she was going to be killed, a court heard.

A Scot who was released from an Indian jail after almost nine years remains in a “really dangerous and precarious situation”, campaigners working on his behalf have said.

Prosecutors found no evidence of criminality in Liam Byrne’s fatal Alps crash

Paddle Steamer Waverley is today, Friday 2nd October 2026, celebrating a phenomenal 80 years since she was first launched into the River Kelvin, Glasgow.

Orkney ‘castle’ hiding an unlikely secret to be transformed

Tensions have risen on campus in recent weeks following the revelation that 90 programmes will close to new students from 2027.

Scottish Citylink Coaches has posted a drop in revenue after axing services

A rare lantern designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Miss Cranston’s Ingram Street Tearooms in Glasgow is to go under the hammer with an estimate of between £20,000 and £30,000.

An area near Glasgow has been identified as the most affordable place to buy a home in the UK.

Aspiring and developing farmers are being sought for a new agricultural opportunity in one of the most secluded and tranquil of the Angus Glens.

Glasgow’s secure cycle storage rollout is continuing, with 80 new on-street shelters set to be installed by the end of November - almost half of which are already in place.

A collection of significant artworks by major Scottish artists from the post-war period to the present day achieved more than £673,000 at auction in Edinburgh.

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has reopened its historic Palm Houses to visitors

Entrepreneur Rachael Bews is calling on the UK Government to change the law to help breastfeeding mothers who have returned to work.

Police are appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage

Scottish police pensions: The SPPA had expected to complete outstanding remedy statements by September, but retired officers say they are still waiting.

Scottish council reform faces a £2bn cost warning as Common Weal questions the Government’s plans.

Royal Dornoch's plans for a third course highlight the challenge facing elite golf destinations: how to create more capacity when demand already exceeds supply

Scottish games company behind Angry Birds POP cuts 16 per cent of workforce

The general manager of the two landmark hotels started as a porter at 14 and worked his way through the ranks.

Silverburn was named Glasgow's most outstanding business for 2026 after retaining its Best Performing Large Business title at the 28th Glasgow Business Awards