Scotland

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a 14-year-old boy in Glasgow.

In under three weeks, the world will gather in Glasgow for the climate change conference, COP26.

As the UK debates its heritage and history, what about its future?

The SNP and the Scottish Greens are to share power in Scotland.

In Scotland, pass rates in Highers and Advanced Highers have slipped since last year, but they’re still far above pre-pandemic levels, as Scotland’s education secretary praised students for achieving such strong results “under extraordinary circumstances”.

Scotland will scrap most of its remaining coronavirus restrictions from Monday but First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said face masks will remain mandatory in some settings “for some time to come” and people will be advised to carry on working from home where possible.

The number of drug deaths in Scotland has soared to record levels for the seventh year in a row, with more than 1,300 people losing their lives to drugs.

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed today that the whole country will move into its lowest level of restrictions on 19 July with some changes to the original plan.

Like many industries covid has hit it hard, with weddings cancelled and many jobs lost.

Any day now final judgement is expected in Edinburgh on the first of three possible launch pads for space rockets in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The issue is divisive – bringing industrialists, crofters, bureaucrats and naturalists to court as planning permission for one project in Sutherland comes under judicial review. Credits: Lucia Walker…

As countries mark World Ocean Day with pledges to clean up the seas and protect marine life, a groundbreaking scheme is aiming to put a million oysters back out to sea.

Scottish football fans who do not have tickets to next week’s Euro 2020 clash with England have been urged not to travel to London, amid concerns about Covid.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has paused part of her roadmap out of Scotland’s Covid crisis as cases of the Indian variant rise.

We spoke to Lesley Riddoch, a columnist for The Herald newspaper and a campaigner for Scottish independence, and began by asking what she thought of the meeting between the Duke of Cambridge and Gordon Brown.

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who has just launched a new campaign against independence, arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse today.