The city's winter festival season runs from mid-November till early January.

SPF general secretary David Kennedy said any officer on operational duties on Scotland’s streets should have one

Here's when it is expected the results of the election will be declared

Smoke from the fire was visible across the Forth

Last month ten ferries were out of action leaving CalMac scrambling for cover

Nicole Blain was convicted of murdering her 19-day-old baby. Duncan Dunlop, the former chief of Who Cares? Scotland said prevention in the care system could've prevented it.

A Scottish Government funded scheme that offers funded breaks for parents and carers of disabled children opens for applications today.

John Swinney is being urged to reflect on the murder of Emma Caldwell if the SNP is re-elected to power amid fears the work of a commission his government has set up will make sex workers more vulnerable to violence.

Reform UK has confirmed it is prepared to bypass Holyrood to build migrant detention facilities in Scotland, targeting Green constituencies.

It hailed a 'significant step forward' for the yard

Liquidators have been appointed to a collapsed UK airline.

Scottish life sciences firm has raised £19m to support 'one of the world’s most extensive clinical trials' of microbiome drugs to treat irritable bowel syndrome

Scottish tourism veteran Gordon Morrison underlines cost pressures facing industry

A Scottish whisky distillery has launched a new bottle inspired by the rugged island scenery of its surroundings.

Waracle boosts data and AI credentials with acquisition of Inov8 Consulting

Nearly 350 ambulances were tied up at hospitals for over an hour every day last year, as the national service identified delays as a “very high” risk to patient safety in its corporate risk register.

Good morning, and welcome to Unspun: Election Briefing.

UK-based kitchen firm Kaboodle has ceased trading with immediate effect and has shut down its website.

Russia has announced it intends a two-day ceasefire in the War in Ukraine to commemorate the end of the Second World War in Europe, a move branded 'not serious' by Volodymyr Zelenskyy

An uninhabited island known as "Wallaby Island" in Loch Lomond is up for sale with a price tag of £3 million, and plans for a luxury holiday lodge have been approved.

Scottish Enterprise has been questioned after it emerged two high-profile representatives will attend a defence conference featuring companies linked to Israel

New figurehead will be charged with leading 'major programmes, world-class collections and flagship events'.

A police investigation has been launched into the high-value theft of Koi carp on two separate occasions.

At least two people have been killed after a car drove into a crowd of people in Leipzig, Germany

An attempted murder probe has been launched after a building was deliberately set on fire in North Ayrshire

£6,000 in penalties have been collected from businesses in breach of the rules over the last two years, City of Edinburgh Council reported. 

Francesco Ascrizzi is the head chef at Sotto in Edinburgh. This week, he takes on our chef Q&A.

A flight declared an emergency on approach to Glasgow Airport

The outcome of the next Holyrood election is shaping up to be one of the most unpredictable in the history of the Scottish Parliament.

The Kirk’s General Assembly will consider a report detailing the Church’s involvement and support for chattel slavery while meeting in Edinburgh in mid-May.

Long-time new anchor says it would be 'fundamentally wrong' for STV to fail to provide full election coverage.

There is fresh hope for a historic railway line in the highlands, which was closed in the 1960s and has starred as a filming location for several TV shows, including the BBC's The Traitors.

Supplies on the island have been limited to purchases of £25

A Scottish artificial intelligence firm has developed a method to accelerate woodland creation

Emergency services were called to the scene in Whitson Road

The diesel-electric hybrid propulsion yacht berthed at Greenock's Ocean Terminal on Sunday

The road was closed from Sunday night until Monday morning

Aberdeen Performing Arts has said they will not cancel Dame Maureen Lipman’s show Allegra after a Pro-Palestine group organised a campaign targeting the actress.

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is understood to be recovering after being taken to hospital ahead of the match against Liverpool at Old Trafford.

Roads bosses at BEAR Scotland say drivers should consider using alternative routes

Edinburgh Tradfest returns from May 1–11 with an ambitious programme spanning music, storytelling and film, featuring Ukrainian singer Ganna, Scottish legend Dick Gaughan and a globally focused Folk Film Gathering.

Reform UK has said it will place “migrant detention facilities” in constituencies with Scottish Green MSPs, if it forms the next UK Government.

Long seen as the party’s safest constituency, the defeat would portend significant challenges for Anas Sarwar.

A historic mill which featured in the hit series Outlander has begun grinding grain again for the first time in three decades.

Just three full days of campaigning to go until Scotland goes to the polls. Here's everything you need to know for the day ahead.

The SFF has raised concerns about the impact of growing areas of the seas around Scotland being taken up by offshore wind farms

Emergency services spent almost 12 hours at the scene of the crash

Dr Tim Kelly, Reform UK’s candidate in East Kilbride, has resigned days before the Holyrood election, attacking the "infantilising" party leadership.

Traffic leading into the Clyde Tunnel in Glasgow was disrupted after a car hit a wall next to a busy approach road.

Nicky Jenkins' son has made huge progress during his time at Camphill School, but as he approaches 25 she worries about what comes next.