Legal academic says sub judice, contempt laws and judicial rules do not prevent Scottish ministers discussing the transgender prisoner policy court case.

"Upgrading the line would re-establish a transport link between Stirling, Alloa and Dunfermline with improved links to Edinburgh Airport and the city centre."

The Scottish Government has been given the same credit rating as the UK, as it plans to issue its first financial bonds.

A café which was up for sale at a Clydebank train station has been snapped up by a buyer within six days

A number of ferry services have been cancelled on Thursday due to adverse weather.

Only Here, Only Now by Tom Newlands has been announced as the Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year 2025.

A 407-million-year-old fossil from Scotland reveals one of Earth’s earliest partnerships, reshaping understanding of life’s move onto land.

Children are being forced to walk more than two miles to school alongside fast-moving traffic after free transport was withdrawn, parents have claimed.

Police are appealing for information following a robbery in Edinburgh.

Scotland's biggest regional public transport planner is under fire for a £35k rise in a top executive's pay while hoarding nearly £160m as local councils struggle with mounting budget gaps.

The European Championships in 2028 will bring “very significant” social and economic benefits to Scotland, the First Minister has said.

Police Scotland have launched a murder investigation after the death of a man in Inverclyde.

UHI Inverness defies a nationwide fall in college enrolments with record growth, strong results and new apprenticeships — but warns of funding strain.

A report written by the exam board itself highlights History teachers who say that the handling of the issue has 'discouraged' them from marking papers.

The landscape architecture practice has opened a Glasgow studio as it continues its expansion across Scotland

The Scottish law firm has announced a key hire for its Glasgow office

A Scottish hotel and award-winning restaurant have been brought to the market

SSE unveils a £33bn plan to rewire the North of Scotland, boosting green energy, power networks and creating new jobs across the Highlands.

Figures published by the Scottish Government reveal that 3,158 Communicating Indecently with a Child offences have been recorded since 2020.

Scots are paying record levels of income tax — but thanks to weaker wage and employment growth, Holyrood is seeing less than half the expected benefit.

Scotland’s midwives’ union warns staff are “at breaking point” and says a national review could delay urgent action to improve maternity care.

Companies across Scotland crying out for action to address skills crisis

Today's cartoon is on Tom Daley's knitting show saga.

Police are appealing for the help of the public to trace a 40-year-old man reported missing on the Isle of Lewis.

Bemused Scottish Labour figures have criticised colleagues in London after Sir Keir Starmer was forced to deny authorising attacks on one of his own Cabinet ministers.

Police Scotland launched a murder inquiry

A veteran former STV broadcaster has said he does not think the station “has a future” after job cuts were announced.

The Northern Lights may be visible across Scotland on Wednesday night following sightings in the north east of the country on Tuesday, the Met Office said.

Argyle House in Edinburgh served as the police headquarters for Netflix’s Dept Q, a crime series about cold-case detective work.

A new future for this 'rare jewel' Scottish hotel built more than 100 years ago

The company has joined the lineup of house builders hoping the Budget will include some breaks for first-time buyers

The Scottish Government insists it needs “urgent clarity” from Westminster over whether ministers at Holyrood will receive additional cash after a funding boost of more than £500 million was given to Wales.

Channel 4 and Hello Halo, which produced ‘Game of Wool’, have been roundly criticised by knitters from Shetland as well as the Scottish Parliament.

Today's Supreme Court judgment shows why The Herald was absolutely justified in covering concerns around the rules over admissibility of evidence in sexual offence trials.

Speaking at the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday afternoon, Yousaf asked the government what action it had taken “to safeguard the right to peaceful protest”.

A Scottish navy town has been revealed as one of the UK's most popular property hotspots found near military bases.

The complainant alleged that the post was “disrespectful, discourteous and public criticism of a council officer”.

Chief Constable Jo Farrell tells MSPs Police Scotland will now record the biological sex of suspects in all crimes and offences.

An heiress to the Lego fortune has expanded her property empire in the Highlands with a £25m purchase.

The emails are among 23,000 documents released to the House Oversight Committee by Epstein’s estate.

Edinburgh boutique hotel Code The Court has unveiled a new attic floor of signature rooms following a multi-million-pound investment.

This will open up an additional 2,000 seats on trains headed toward Edinburgh, including on an early-morning commuter service.

By comparison, 79% of flights at Glasgow Airport and 74% of flights at Edinburgh Airport were on time.

A derelict East Kilbride church could soon make way for new affordable homes.

Plans to create almost 50 new homes on a former school site in Glasgow’s east end have been given the green light.

The rebirth of an historic site in Tweedsmuir continues next week when work starts on a £1m bunkhouse for travellers.

A senior West Fife councillor has warned Inverkeithing residents to “avoid” a newly opened shop after concerns over a lack of planning permission.

A print by Sir Grayson Perry has been acquired for the nation by National Galleries Scotland two years after being on display in Edinburgh.

BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface a section of the westbound M8 between Junctions 2 and 3, near Roman Camp.

The disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor may have been formally stripped of his dukedom, his HRH and his princely title, but Buckingham Palace has handed him a tiny addition to his new name – a hyphen.