The road was closed for several hours after the collision

Emergency services are at the scene

The coastguard said Buckie RNLI all-weather lifeboat went to the scene

Scotland’s business rates system should be scrapped because it is no longer fit for the modern economy, a key energy industry group has said.

Labour councillor Jane Meagher said she wants to engage directly with festival organisers about the funding impasse.

Concerns over the future of Scotland’s last commercial shipyard have intensified after its main union accused ministers of “sabotaging” Ferguson Marine by failing to deliver promised investment and contracts.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde invoked emergency procurement powers to spend £134,000 refurbishing senior managers' offices, bypassing competitive tendering.

GFG Alliance has confirmed its Dalzell plant is sourcing steel from Kazakhstan while pension payments remain stuck and allegations of theft, missing funds and crumbling equipment go unanswered.

A UK group of vehicle equipment suppliers has been placed into administration.

Scotland's businesses are still making plans to invest and grow, despite fears over continuity

Highland Housing Alliance and Tulloch Homes linking up to deliver homes across Highlands

Inco Contracts has opened its first Scottish office at Strathclyde Business Park as the refurbishment specialist expands its presence north of the border.

The new scheme was meant to be used to 'sustain Edinburgh's status as one of the world's greatest cultural and heritage cities'.

Clydebank-based Spirits of Virtue has secured a major US retail listing with Texas convenience chain Buc-ee’s.

Dumfries-based VASO Global will use its recycled glass building panels in a new affordable housing development in Closeburn.

A new 100-metre scientific tower in Angus will monitor more than 60 greenhouse gases to improve emissions estimates across Scotland and beyond.

Andy Burnham keeps insisting there is no early election but his careful choice of tense, a £2.56m Labour fundraising deficit, and a Scottish party still reeling from Anas Sarwar's exit tell a more complicated story.

Although work has begun to secure the backpacks, officials have admitted that information on costs is not yet available.

A leading Chinese manufacturer could use the port at Ardersier to work in the UK and European offshore wind market

A 55,000 sq ft industrial unit in Cumbernauld has been sold for £5.45 million to Rankeilour Properties, with the property let until 2035.

Officials have raised concerns over a threat of legal action if festivals get too much additional funding.

A robot identified an unexpected ecosystem beneath five floating wind turbines off the coast of Peterhead

Boss of Scottish National Investment Bank puts latest losses in context

Michael Marra says he would allow Labour councillors to strike deals with other parties after next year's local elections — but has ruled out any arrangement with Reform UK, branding the party 'incredibly dangerous'.

Erskine Stewart Melville has officially opened in Edinburgh, bringing together The Mary Erskine School, Stewart’s Melville College and ESMS Junior School.

Ben Macpherson has resigned as a Scottish Government minister, saying he needs to prioritise his mental and physical wellbeing.

Labour councillor Jane Meagher said that work to stabilise the fire-ravaged building is “on schedule” to be finished by the end of August.

Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school-aged children, following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow

First Minister John Swinney says claims Jenny Gilruth bullied staff are "baseless" and indicated there will be no investigation

More than 170 homes have been visited by police probing a double murder in Glasgow.

A new cocktail bar will open next month within the vaults beneath a historic building near Edinburgh Castle.

Michael Marra has launched his Scottish Labour leadership campaign with a speech declaring the party's crisis is systemic and its structure outdated,.

A former member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot has admitted she collaborated with the FSB for three years

A University of Edinburgh study found people living near improved woodlands were less likely to receive antidepressant or anti-anxiety prescriptions.

All 26,000 tickets for the inaugural edition of the 'family-focused' festival sold out in advance.

A new 30,000 sq ft high-value manufacturing cluster has been approved next to Glasgow Airport as part of AMIDS.

Westside Cowboy are one of the most hotly-tipped bands in Britain - so is the pressure on for their debut album It Goes On?

The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt will go on display in full at Tramway in Glasgow from September 12 to October 4, 2026.

A Scottish building company is on track to double its turnover.

Good arm required for this time-honoured tradition

Cook Stars is set to launch a new children's cookery school in Morningside, Edinburgh, offering cooking and baking workshops for ages two to 17.

Brioche is setting up shop on Queensferry Street at the site of The Scottish Gantry, which closed in April.

San Francisco Ballet’s Tamara Rojo's bold reimagining of Greek mythology, Mere Mortals, Playhouse, Edinburgh, explores the promises and dangers of AI in a dazzling production featuring 40 dancers, a live orchestra and a Floating Points score

Sixteen school library projects across 13 Scottish local authorities have secured support through the £150,000 School Library Improvement Fund.

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.