In June, the public was urged to refrain from swimming in the sea at the popular holiday destination after high levels of bacteria were found. 

Offers begin at an eye-watering sum for an “rarely available car parking space” in the heart of the capital’s bustling tourist district. 

SNP MSP Alyn Smith branded the drop a “disastrous consequences” of the vote to leave the EU

Only child in the UK with this ultra-rare condition — her story is remarkable

Private school leaders warn of an 11% drop in pupil numbers and growing pressure on state schools. Edinburgh councillors say the evidence tells a different story.

An expert has warned there must be honest conversations about increasing taxes as Scotland faces a £4.7bn funding shortfall by the end of the decade.

Firm operating over 100 years warns Scottish homeowners face 'substantial change to legislation and regulation'

David Ritchie concedes 'loss position is challenging' as SNIB reports £137.5m deficit

Commuters to Glasgow are fuelling a house price surge in nearby towns, with six of the top 15 locations by annual asking price growth near to Scotland's largest city

John Grisham, Colm Tóibín and Lorraine Kelly are among the Edinburgh International Book Festival authors appearing on screen in Milngavie and other libraries across Scotland, courtesy of livestreaming. The sessions are free, local, and there is no ...

Strathclyde Business School chief David Hillier has been appointed interim chair of Skills Development Scotland for a one-year term.

Five males aged between 17 and 23 years were also killed when their Volkswagen Passat hit the marked armed response vehicle in Teesside.

CrossCountry plans a full service on Monday after a control centre power cut caused widespread cancellations affecting Glasgow and Edinburgh trains.

A Scottish legal firm has been placed into administration.

Road closures and parking restrictions will be in place in Glasgow for Sir Chris Hoy's Tour de 4 charity cycling event on September 6.

Glasgow researchers will test whether an existing Ebola vaccine could offer protection against Bundibugyo amid the escalating DRC outbreak.

Glasgow researchers found virtual robot warnings helped distracted drivers identify road hazards as accurately as those watching the road.

Sir Tony Robinson hoped a mystery Ness of Brodgar feature could be a stone circle before archaeologists uncovered a Neolithic building.

David Hamilton, Scotland's information commissioner, has accused the Scottish Government's legal directorate of shielding the First Minister from scrutiny.

A legendary Scottish nightclub is to close its doors after 37 years. Club 69 in Paisley announced that it will bring the shutters down in a post shared on social media earlier this week.

Brian Bilston, experimental circus Yes Person and Hot Dub Time Machine are among the Assembly Festival shows arriving for the Fringe's final week.

Want to meet Highland cows? Contrary to their name, they can be found in fields, parks, hillsides and moorland right across Scotland. Here, we list some of the best spots to see them.

Michael Robert Cahill, 23, Theo Rae, 17, Cole Robert Worthy, 16, Jacob Matusiak, 23, and Makai Saddington, 18 all died.

Some complaints to Scotland's ombudsman face waits of up to nine months as cases rise 31 per cent and demand more than doubles since 2019-20.

Scotland’s ombudsman has highlighted a second Edinburgh housing case as complaints involving damp and mould continue to rise.

Police are appealing for information following 'wilful' fires in the Milnwood area of Bellshill.

UK travel company Golf Villa Rentals Ltd has ceased trading (as of August 18), with all holiday packages cancelled - are you affected?

Tracy Carragher has been reinstated as SNP group leader on North Lanarkshire Council after an independent barrister found she did not cover up complaints against convicted sex offender Jordan Linden.

The move comes as machinery and technology grow increasingly important in golf course management

North Lanarkshire Council has received a planning application related to the imminent closure of a bank in Motherwell.

A Batman prop spotted during filming in Glasgow has prompted a tongue-in-cheek comparison between the city’s bus services and those of fictional Gotham

Here are seven places offering budget-friendly food in Edinburgh during the final week of the Fringe.

The King and Queen, along with the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children, have attended a Sunday service at a church near the Balmoral estate.

Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth faces bullying allegations after a critical email naming individual civil servants was accidentally sent to her entire department.

A crucial member of a major dial-a-drug gang helped get himself caught after a video of him hiding a large haul of dirty money was found by police.

Police are appealing for information following a fatal crash on the Isle of Lewis.

Labour's Donald MacKinnon has called for an urgent review of a decision to grant legal aid to a woman suing a Hebridean community association after she was barred from taking her dog into a café.

The volunteers at Largs RNLI were tasked to reports of a red distress flare during the early hours of Wednesday, August 19, and were again diverted to a report of an orange flare during their regular training session that evening.

For those in search of a quiet weekend away from the rat race, a beautiful corner of Scottish northeast countryside sounds the ideal spot to recharge and relax.

Passengers travelling on CrossCountry services in Scotland have been warned of 'major disruption' across the network.

Police are appealing for information after a missile was thrown at a player during the game between Dundee and Dundee United at Tannadice on Saturday, August 22.

The number of bluetongue virus cases confirmed in Scotland has risen as a temporary control zone has been put in place in south-west Scotland.

Concerns over the future of Scotland’s state-owned shipyard have deepened after it emerged that just 4% of a promised two year £14.2m modernisation and rescue package has been delivered.

As West Bank settler violence escalates, many fear Palestinians are being pushed to breaking point. Foreign Editor David Pratt who covered two previous intifadas examines the likelihood of another

Marra and Fagan both publicly praise Anas Sarwar while desperate to avoid his label yet experts warn Labour's structural issues maybe what ultimately decides Labour's fate.

Freedom of information figures obtained by the SNP reveal more than 2,400 phones and laptops were lost or stolen across Whitehall in 2025.

Sir Ewan Brown argues that weak boards, blurred accountability and political timidity have left Scotland's £20 billion NHS without proper scrutiny and warns the consequences fall hardest on patients and taxpayers.

A man in his 50s has died in hospital after being found injured in an Ayrshire village.

THIS week’s Icon was named for a mythical Thracian bard who was a dab hand with a lute.

BBC Scotland has commissioned new two-part documentary, Terror at the Terminal, offering a "definitive account" of the 2007 Glasgow Airport attack.