Herald Scotland
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:19:50 +0100Lewis Capaldi announces comeback tour with two dates in Scotland
Lewis Capaldi has announced a new UK arena tour, featuring dates in Aberdeen and Glasgow
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 08:59:11 +0100Man charged with attempted murder after armed police response in Ayrshire
A man has been charged with attempted murder after a disturbance which brought an armed police response in Ayrshire on Saturday
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 08:55:49 +0100Dawn Steele to star in new Scottish stage thriller at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Granite Harbour, Monarch of the Glen and Holby City star will be appearing as part of Summerhall's line-up.
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 08:19:23 +0100Union group calls on workers to oppose proscription of Palestine Action
A leading trades union council has called for a campaign of support for Palestine Action
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 07:45:01 +0100Court to rule in legal challenge over UK exporting military components to Israel
A Palestinian human rights group will discover on Monday whether it has won a legal challenge against the Government over exports of military equipment to Israel
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 07:25:05 +0100University lecturers set to be consulted on industrial action
University lecturers are set to be consulted on industrial action following what an education union described as a “derisory” 1.4% pay offer
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 07:10:33 +0100Man jailed for fraudulently selling 'Scottish tea' given £50,000 grant
A man who was jailed for fraudulently selling 'Scottish tea' was given a £50,000 grant by a fund partially backed by the Scottish Government
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100Edinburgh International Film Festival to run 'pop-up' cinema at National Gallery
Historic attraction will host gala screenings throughout the day and into the evening.
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0100Emma Roddick: 'On equal marriage, gender and foxhunting I am the opposite of Fergus'
Emma Roddick hopes to rally independence supporters behind her as she dismissed claims by Fergus Ewing that personal support he has gained since first being elected in 1999 will help him be re-elected as the MSP for Inverness and Nairn.
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0100'It could be lethal': Scottish Labour MP calls for Government to scrap welfare bill
Scottish Labour MP Brian Leishman has urged the UK Government to withdraw its welfare reform bill, warning it risks repeating the mistakes of austerity
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:01:00 +0100TV chef to host 'unique' dining experience to raise funds to rebuild Crannog
TV chef Tony Singh is to offer a unique dining experience at Scotland’s Iron Age visitor centre, museum and village to raise funds for the next phase of the crannog’s reconstruction.
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:01:00 +0100‘Officers are at breaking point’: Labour slams SNP over police mental health crisis
Police mental health absences rose 52% since 2021, with Labour calling for urgent support and accusing SNP of mismanagement.
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:01:00 +0100Islanders blast 'exclusionary' Scottish Government ferry fiasco compensation fund
A £4.4 million support fund for island businesses affected by ongoing ferry disruption has been launched by the Scottish Government.
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:17:28 +0100Prestigious award recognises 'opportunity and innovation' at New College Lanarkshire
THE first college to be named Further Education Institute of the Year at a prestigious national awards ceremony says “opportunity, innovation and real-world impact” are at the heart of its approach.
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0100Trans people are 'being demonised' says ex minister in new toilet ban attack
Trans people are being "demonised" in Scotland, according to former Scottish Government equalities minister Emma Roddick.
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 04:33:00 +0100'Caring for him was the most challenging but rewarding experience of my life'
Grantown-on-Spey care group plans to invest £4.5m to expand in Tain, Fortrose, and home town
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0100Labour MP says 'defensive' SNP in 'denial' over grooming gangs in Scotland
Labour MP Joani Reid has called on the Scottish Government to launch an inquiry into grooming gangs, warning that a culture of denial and misogyny is preventing Scotland from facing the truth about organised child sexual abuse.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 15:43:29 +0100Crucifix set on fire and headstones vandalised in 'senseless' attack on graveyard
A wooden crucifix has been set alight and some 40 headstones attacked at an East Renfrewshire cemetery, in what a bishop has condemned as “senseless vandalism”.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 15:31:38 +0100Police drop Kneecap 'kill your local MP' probe ahead of Glasgow gig
Irish rap trio Kneecap will not face charges over chants calling for people to ‘kill your local MP’.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 15:10:06 +0100Body recovered from water in search for missing 15-year-old paddle boarder
The body of a teenager has been recovered from the water at Lochore Meadows in Fife.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 14:54:33 +0100Frankie Boyle signs statement calling for Palestine Action proscription to be halted
Frankie Boyle and Fern Brady are among the Scots who have joined hundreds of others in signing a letter calling for Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper to halt proscription of Palestine Action.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 13:53:35 +0100Caledonia Road high rise flats in Glasgow's Gorbals have been demolished
Hundreds of onlookers gathered at several vantage points in the Gorbals to watch the buildings be pulled down.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 11:58:00 +0100Locals sent smoke warning as fire crews battle wildfires
A number of roads are shut as emergency services deal with a wildfire in the Highland and Moray.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 11:13:14 +0100Serial sex attacker faces life sentence after raping woman he met on Tinder
A serial sex attacker could be facing a life sentence having been convicted of raping a woman he met on Tinder.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 10:31:59 +0100Court date fixed for Glasgow woman’s ‘ground-breaking’ XL bully legal fight
A Possil woman is taking the fight to save her XL bully from death row to Scotland’s highest court.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 10:12:26 +0100Ian Blackford calls on John Swinney to end party's hostility to defence industry
Ian Blackford says UK defence spending can drive Scottish growth as pressure grown on the SNP to rethink its opposition to munitions industry support.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 08:51:19 +0100Search launched for teenage paddle boarder missing in Fife loch
Emergency services, including the Coastguard, are in attendance
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0100From Hong Kong to Kirkcaldy: Meet the new Scottish Street Food Champions
Following their Scottish Street Food Awards champion title win, the team behind Smoked Tamago shares their story of relocating from Hong Kong.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0100'My aunt was killed on a Scots army base in 1942 and I've solved her murder'
A new book could shed light on the murder of an Irish woman on a Scottish army base during World War Two.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 23:54:27 +0100Ewen Bremner credits reborn Edinburgh cinema for kickstarting his acting career
Edinburgh-born actor Ewen Bremner has admitted he might not have become an actor had it not been for the Filmhouse, which has just reopened after nearly three years and a £2 million revamp.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0100This is the row that threatens to derail the UK-wide rollout of 5G technology
The UK-wide rollout of 5G technology has been a government ambition for years. But an ongoing row threatens to derail it. Here's why.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0100Tambourines and tears: Is Aberdeenshire the front line in a battle for the Tory soul?
Gillian Owen gave nearly five decades to the Scottish Conservatives — but after months of leaks, insults, and internal strife, she walked.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0100Starmer's first year: rebellion, retreat and Reform leaves the PM looking weak
Starmer entered No 10 triumphant after the general election. But in a year full of U-turns, Reform and Labour rebellion, the road ahead does not look good.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0100'Chilling implications': 5G rollout 'at risk' as landowners threaten to walk away
Landowners are locked in a dispute with telecommunications firms and have threatened to walk away from key schemes if the government presses ahead with changes.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100'A 1970s tribute act': Alba faces electoral ruin, former party boss warns
Mr McEleny took aim at Mr MacAskill’s leadership, noting: “Under Kenny’s Revolutionary Guard, Alba is becoming a splinter protest group."
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0100'Scotland must press on with abortion law reform'
Lucy Grieve on abortion law and why the Abortion Act 1967, almost 60 years old, is no longer fit for purpose
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0100Labour MP calls for Scotland to decriminalise abortion following Westminster vote
A Scottish Labour MP has said Scotland needs to “catch up” with reform around abortion legislation following a Westminster vote to decriminalise the provision down South.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0100What are the current laws around abortion in Scotland?
As MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales, we take a look at the current legislation in place around abortion in Scotland.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0100Inside the community-led campaign to save a beloved library from closure
Ten miles north-west of Aberdeen, the small village of Newmachar is nestled amid the fields and sheep farms of rural Aberdeenshire.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 18:00:00 +0100Kevin McKenna with the residents battling to save their favourite woodland
The best time to experience Lennoxtown’s ancient Garlic Wood is in April and May when Spring is beginning to consider the faltering advances of Summer.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0100Blood, ice and camaraderie: the Scots who hunted whales at the end of the earth
Eight thousand miles from home surrounded by strangers on a ship that rolled in stormy waters, a 16-year-old lad stood unsteady on his feet.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100Everything we know so far about The Odyssey filming in Scotland
Production for Christopher Nolan's upcoming historical blockbuster The Odyssey has arrived in Scotland
Sat, 28 Jun 2025 15:39:30 +010090 jobs at risk at Fife firm that supplies parts to Alexander Dennis
Staff at a Fife manufacturing firm that supplies parts to Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) have been told that 90 jobs are at risk of being made redundant.
Sat, 28 Jun 2025 13:40:29 +0100Man arrested after armed police race to incident in Ayrshire town
A 33-year-old man has been arrested after armed police attended a disturbance in East Ayrshire on Saturday morning.
Sat, 28 Jun 2025 12:57:49 +0100Man jailed for four years after using imitation gun to rob post office
A man has been jailed for four years after pleading guilty to armed robbery.
Sat, 28 Jun 2025 11:30:00 +0100Private firms charging people seeking to access social security
Private companies are charging people seeking social security, potentially siphoning off thousands of pounds from some of society's most vulnerable
Sat, 28 Jun 2025 11:27:39 +0100Cash machine near Glasgow robbed in early morning heist as thieves steal money
A cash machine in a supermarket has been broken into and cash stolen from it in the early hours of this morning.
Sat, 28 Jun 2025 10:42:18 +0100Armed police race to scene of 'disturbance' in East Ayrshire town
Armed police are in attendance at a property in East Ayrshire after reports of a man being injured.
Sat, 28 Jun 2025 10:17:06 +0100Families of Chinook crash victims press on with legal action against MoD
The families of those killed in the 1994 Chinook helicopter crash have said they will press on with seeking a judicial review after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) dismissed their demands for a judge-led public inquiry.
Sat, 28 Jun 2025 09:17:19 +0100BMW motorbike rider killed in Highlands crash involving campervan named
A 57-year-old man has died after a crash involving a motorbike and a campervan in Inverness.