THE best future for Scotland will be as an independent country inside the European Union, the External Affairs Secretary has said. Angus Robertson issued the statement as the Scottish Government ...

Nurses and midwives in Scotland have voted to accept the government’s 8% two-year pay offer. Unions have been balloting their members on the offer since it was put forward by the Scottish Government ...

But for those still considering where to go, a new study has named Scotland's two "least exciting" coastal towns. Scotland boasts a stunning 11,602 miles of coastline, dotted with hundreds of ...

Rachel Corsie (right) made her last Aston Villa appearance at the weekend Recalling captain Rachel Corsie was "an easy decision" for Melissa Andreatta as the head coach named her first Scotland ...

A meteorite impact in northwestern Scotland, previously dated to 1.2 billion years ago, has now been precisely dated to 990 million years ago using zircon crystals and reidite as indicators.

Scotland's best Scotch pie has been named as part of a prestigious award ceremony. An Inverclyde butchers took home the top prize at the World Championship Scotch Pie Awards. On Saturday, May 10 ...

Once a sport that packed out stadiums across the country, greyhound racing is facing extinction in Scotland. As the nation's last track shuts its door indefinitely, MSPs are considering a bill ...

The only refinery in Scotland has stopped processing crude oil after 100 years of operation, as planned by its owners who announced the decision in the autumn of 2024. Last September, the owner of ...

Ferguson has been the authority on Scotland’s arts industry for more than a decade, for his exclusive news, features, interviews and opinion columns with The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday.

It’s already been dubbed the state visit from hell but, with the second visit by US President Donald Trump now definitely happening, Scotland is ideally suited to play a central role.

The Scotland men’s cricket team players have taken a short trip to Zimbabwe for a training camp. Cricket Scotland organised the tour to prepare their players ahead of a gruelling international ...

An urgent search is underway off the coast of Scotland after a sailing dinghy failed to make it back to shore. Rescue teams from six locations - Ballantrae, Isle of Whithorn, Kirkcudbright ...