A Loch Ness cruise firm said it expects to welcome over 320,000 visitors in its 50th anniversary year.

Shopkeepers in Glasgow's "Golden Z" say they're plagued by shoplifters and claim "it's getting worse every day".

A dessert and ice cream shop in Edinburgh has announced plans to reopen - 14 months after it closed its doors.

Skip’s Steak and Seafood Bar has officially opened its doors in Largs, expanding its reach with a second venue.

Ministers are under pressure to intervene in Scotland's publicly funded foster care system amid fears of illegal profits sparked by an official business regulator, it can be revealed.

Bring out the leftovers and tuck into our review of the most notable developments in Scottish golf during 2025

This is the second part of our playlist of the essential 100 (or so) tunes to come out of Scotland.

Laura Cameron says there are still far too few women in senior roles in the legal profession.

Closer ties between Dornoch and the “St Andrews of American golf” could deliver a 2026 boost to tourism in the Highlands.

Was Lady Grange silenced by powerful men for daring to betray the Jacobites?

Data centres planned for Scotland would require a “mindblowing” amount of energy that would be sufficient to power several trips in the famous time-travelling DeLorean from the Back To The Future films, campaigners have calculated.

Scottish soldiers have kept a wartime tradition going as they continued their annual blanket-decorating competition while deployed abroad.

The Glasgow Rape Crisis centre supports more than 2,800 women and girls each year, and it says demand for its services has grown year-on-year for the last four years

The Tartan Army are “great advocates” for Scotland, the First Minister has said, as he looks to capitalise on the team making the World Cup.

STAFF and volunteers at Dunbar RNLI have been left “deeply shocked and saddened” by the death of crew member Kerry Gentle.

A Hearts-supporting councillor has pledged to return to a Galashiels sports bar for a pint after learning it no longer housed a Celtic Supporters Club.

An update on the ongoing repair works to Helensburgh Leisure Centre has been provided.

A three-kilometre ‘protection zone’ is in place after bird flu was confirmed at a premises in the Borders.

Police are appealing for the help of the public to trace a woman who has been reported missing in Ayrshire.

The King has used his Christmas message to urge the nation to “never lose sight” in a divisive world of the Second World War values of “courage and sacrifice” and community spirit.

Pope Leo XIV has delivered his first Christmas Day homily, remembering the people of Gaza being “exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold” and saying the world’s conflicts can only be silenced through dialogue.

The royal family has marked Christmas Day by attending their traditional church service as the nation celebrated the festive season’s highpoint.

A woman who has amassed a huge collection of Betty Boop memorabilia is preparing to sell the lot after five decades.

PROPOSED changes to flight paths over the Borders have been meet with concern.

These are 42 of the best gigs taking place in Scotland throughout 2026.

No-one in the UK is waking up to snow on Christmas Day, according to the Met Office, but warnings for cold and windy weather are set to come into force.

A new restaurant is set to open in Govan as part of the ongoing regeneration of Water Row.

2025 saw new releases from some of the best known names in Scottish pop culture from Lewis Capaldi, Calvin Harris, Young Fathers and Franz Ferdinand to good old Deacon Blue, Idlewild, Mogwai and Garbage.

WORK which has already started on more than 100 new homes in Elphinstone is “in breach of planning control” and must cease.

New parents in Scotland have been given the best Christmas gift of all as they welcomed their babies into the world.

The drink driving limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, in Scotland this limit is 22 micrograms

Here are 7 of the most famous celebrities born on Christmas Day.

This is all you need to know about the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special 2025 - see full cast, dance routines, songs and when it's on TV

King Charles' pre-recorded speech will air on BBC, ITV and Sky News on Christmas Day

Police are investigating a reported rape at a park in Glasgow.

Two men today appeared in court accused of being involved in serious organised crime.

A Glasgow bar will open its doors to homeless and vulnerable people in the city for a free Christmas dinner

Thousands of jobs in the North Sea are safe as part of energy services firm Petrofac looks set to be bought.

The A83 at Lochnell Street in Lochgilphead is reopening today (Wednesday) around 1:00pm under traffic signal control.

A man and a dog have died after a fire broke out at a block of flats in Fife early on Christmas Eve.

Emma Wolstenholme, a former air force commissioned officer who lives on North Uist, will be out on the Atlantic for Christmas Day and Boxing Day, as well as for New Year's Eve.

There were over 250 editions of Unspun published in 2025, our newsletter where The Herald analyses, dissects and discusses the political happenings of Scotland and beyond

Just days before Christmas, United Airlines Captain Dave Calder brought his distinguished flying career as a United pilot full circle, choosing Edinburgh as the destination for his final roundtrip before retirement.

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with three fire-raising incidents in Edinburgh, as part of a police investigation into a suspected gang feud.

A Peebles hillwalker who was left needing various surgeries after being trampled by a herd of cattle says it is a miracle she is alive.

An advert on ScotRail’s website which claimed customers could “get the cheapest tickets” and would be “unbeatable on price” was misleading, a watchdog has ruled.

A campaign group which won a landmark Supreme Court fight against the Scottish Government fears ministers are “trying to run us out of cash” ahead of a second high-profile legal action.

Declyn Cunningham was last seen at Smeaton’s Bridge in Perth at 4.45am on Thursday December 18.

An Edinburgh charity is encouraging the public to donate to food banks this winter as rising food prices, energy bills and Christmas pressure create a “higher demand”.

HMS Unicorn, Scotland’s oldest ship and an accredited museum in Dundee, welcomed visitors aboard this December for a series of festive events that celebrated music, community and shared stories aboard the historic warship.