Molson Group enters administration, closing its Scottish arm in Motherwell and making 203 of 345 UK heavy equipment staff redundant after weak demand

Highland councillor Matthew Reiss seeks Ethical Standards Commissioner guidance on councillors’ conduct and bias over renewable energy planning applications.

Scottish Government analysis has revealed that 22 buildings require urgent safety measures, while cladding remediation work is under way at just two.

As the blame game for the midterms disaster plays out among Republicans, it’s already shaping the presidential contest in two years’ time writes Foreign Editor David Pratt

The STUC is investigating the renewables industry. Our Writer at Large hears how the SNP is allowing money which should stay in Scotland to go to private and foreign investors

Scottish actor David Hayman’s remarkable career, from A Sense of Freedom and Trial & Retribution to Andor, and his Glasgow roots and Spirit Aid charity

From her base in Thurso on the north coast of Scotland, Amy Jones is investigating a technology that some believe could help solve the problem of environmentally-friendly energy generation.

Maryam Namazie, the Iranian-born founder of the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain, has long campaigned against the veil — but she says Reform UK, with its record on women and minorities, is the last party she would trust to champion that cause.

Scotland will mark Remembrance Sunday with a military parade, two-minute silence and wreath-laying ceremony in Edinburgh led by the First Minister.

Scotland's overcrowded prisons have 1,525 outstanding maintenance defects as the jail population runs hundreds above design capacity.

Scotland could face colder temperatures and wintry showers later in November as a weakening polar vortex increases the risk of Arctic weather.

Scottish Greens urge John Swinney to exclude Spanish train manufacturer CAF from a ScotRail contract bid over alleged links to Israeli settlements.

Charlie Horne, one of Scotland’s last surviving D-Day veterans who cleared mines off Omaha Beach during the Normandy landings, has died aged 100.

Shoppers are being urged not to open certain Baxters soup tins over fears they could swell, burst and release a foul smell. Here's which cans are affected.

New Scottish Liberal Democrat analysis estimates 597 excess deaths associated with lengthy A&E waits in Scotland during the first eight months of 2026.

A 21-year-old man has died following a crash near Tarland in Aberdeenshire. Three others were taken to hospital as police appeal for witnesses.

A four-year-old boy has died after a Range Rover crashed on Drumcross Road near Bathgate in West Lothian, with Police Scotland appealing for witnesses.

Major M8 closures begin in Glasgow over two weekends, with drivers warned of delays. Here are the closure times, affected junctions and diversion routes.

North Ayrshire becomes the fourth Scottish authority to demand action over the ethics watchdog system, increasing pressure on First Minister John Swinney.

According to a Freedom of Information request, the university entered into a ‘Workshop Facilitation’ contract with PA Consulting on January 21, 2026.

Families in Argyll and Bute have been asked for their views on aligning all high school timetables and 'developing online learning opportunities'.

The SNP has demanded an emergency winter plan from Prime Minister Andy Burnham as the Bank of England raised rates to 4%, forecast inflation nearing 5%, and energy bills look set to rise by almost 29% in January.

An SNP MSP and renewables industry figures are urging the Scottish Government to let new regional councils keep business rates from onshore wind farms, with analysis suggesting the move could channel £78 million a year to rural communities.

From a telephone in a borrowed room to Scotland's largest rape crisis centre, the women behind Glasgow & Clyde Rape Crisis reflect on 50 years of change.

Scottish businesses are still investing and expanding, but higher interest rates and renewed cost pressures threaten to make growth harder

Portfolio of landmark Scottish hotels up for sale as Baillie Gifford chief executive reflects on 'stress' of job

The year-on-year move in Scottish house prices last month contrasted with the trend in the UK as a whole

Millions of retail investors own shares in investment trusts, but many votes go unused. Could a new US approach offer lessons for the UK?

Iona Fyfe on folk music, politics and the Scots language

Scottish Enterprise has confirmed Sanjeev Gupta's Dalzell steelworks repaid a £7m loan in full, but FOI documents reveal ministers feared the Motherwell plant faced the official receiver just weeks before.

A derelict Faifley school was deliberately set ablaze on Bonfire Night, with police launching an investigation into the wilful fire.

A mum sleeping in a living room while her two teenagers share the only bedroom in their social home is an example of the “massive problem” of overcrowding in Glasgow.

Finnieston campaigners plan a judicial review after Scottish ministers decline to call in Glasgow’s approval for 20 flats at Corunna Bowling Club.

Rail services are being disrupted after a vehicle struck a bridge.

A Rosyth councillor has renewed his plea to Forth Ports to rethink their decision on a passenger ferry from West Fife.

Stephen Flynn has said the public have “an important role to play” in ensuring Scotland’s transport network operates smoothly through the winter months.

Trainspotting creator Irvine Welsh wants to focus on film and TV projects rather than new novels in the near future.

Three people have been charged in connection with alleged offences under the Terrorism Act following a protest in support of Palestine Action in Edinburgh.

The return of an official large fireworks display at Glasgow Green is being seriously considered according to the leader of Glasgow City Council.

Plans were revealed earlier this year for the £480 million Brae of Angus development at Wellbank, near Forbes of Kingennie in Angus

A cryptocurrency gang are behind bars having been found guilty of a a large-scale dirty money operation.

Relatives of Calum Inglis have spoken of their "horror” at his death, after the company which runs HMP Addiewell and the Lothian health board admitted criminal charges in relation to the 34-year-old’s death

A former Scots football referee who secretly filmed his neighbour's naked teenage daughter was jailed today for two years and nine months. 

The £18.7 billion Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust has unveiled its results and highlighted standout holdings in its portfolio

Culture secretary is facing Màiri McAllan is facing demands from a Holyrood committee to explain the origins of a planned new company dedicated to Scottish traditional music.

Staff at the Scottish Government and four of its agencies are being balloted on potential strike action in a row over a mandatory level of office working.

A statement submitted to City of Edinburgh Council outlines proposals to demolish the building and transform the site into flats, office space and a hotel.

Reform MSP Graham Simpson has broken his silence on rumours of a second defection amid SNP claims of secret talks with the Scottish Lib Dems.

A 71- year-old man has been arrested in connection with the theft of a historic Glasgow artefact from one of the city's museums.

Amanda Mathewson, 55, looked after many more children than the eight she was allowed