Scotland BBC

Tue, 12 May 2026 22:30:16 GMT
Starmer agrees to meet Swinney in face-to face meeting
Swinney says the meeting will discuss the constitution but Sir Keir says it is just to talk about "shared issues".

Wed, 13 May 2026 05:10:43 GMT
Expert calls for safety review at Scotland's troubled superhospital
Andrew Poplett says it is "incredibly difficult" to say whether the hospital is safe or unsafe for all patients.

Wed, 13 May 2026 08:52:20 GMT
World's first international football stadium given protected status
The first Hampden Park is designated a scheduled monument in recognition of its place in football history.

Wed, 13 May 2026 05:11:25 GMT
Teachers defend Higher Maths exam as pupils criticise questions
Pupils told the BBC that the wording of the questions was confusing so they did not know what was being asked.

Wed, 13 May 2026 05:16:23 GMT
Scotland's papers: PM 'clings on' and 'independence on agenda'
A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.

Wed, 13 May 2026 05:12:14 GMT
Why is there a row about an MSP's immigration status?
Q Manivannan, originally from India, is on a student visa which is due to expire at the end of the year.

Tue, 12 May 2026 16:43:45 GMT
Thieves sink 1930s yacht sparking river pollution incident
The break-in caused the historic motor yacht to sink with some of its fuel leaking into the River Ness.

Tue, 12 May 2026 15:14:59 GMT
Four attacked in women's eight-hour, drug-fuelled crime spree
The two women carried out assaults and robberies over the course of an evening and a night in Inverness.

Wed, 13 May 2026 08:59:43 GMT
Recycling centre fire burns through the night in Fife
Emergency services received reports of the blaze at Lower Melville Wood Landfill Site near Ladybank at about 13:35.

Tue, 12 May 2026 11:53:47 GMT
Scottish military instructor who spied for Russia jailed in Ukraine
Ross David Cutmore, from Fife, admitted passing on information about training bases and the location of Ukrainian forces.

Tue, 12 May 2026 12:13:31 GMT
Inquiry launched into Scottish Youth Parliament after former chairman jailed
Jordan Linden carried out some of his crimes while he was the parliament's chairman between 2015 and 2016.

Tue, 12 May 2026 20:30:19 GMT
Train delays due to signalling fault near Glasgow Central
Network Rail says engineers are on site and working to fix the problem.

Tue, 12 May 2026 15:27:04 GMT
Baby sloth born in Scotland for the first time
Zookeepers at Edinburgh Zoo named the baby Atty to mark Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday.

Tue, 12 May 2026 16:31:31 GMT
No court action following 'hate crime' football chants probe
Aberdeen had previously apologised to a St Mirren supporter after a match last year.

Tue, 12 May 2026 16:00:00 GMT
Scotcast: Can Rayner, Streeting or Burnham win Scots back?
And the Downing Street heckler.

Tue, 12 May 2026 05:21:55 GMT
Why a slice of Edinburgh is being bought up by overseas owners
More than a third of the properties in Quartermile area have been bought by people based outside the UK.

Wed, 13 May 2026 05:14:31 GMT
Your pictures of Scotland
A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.

Sun, 10 May 2026 17:00:03 GMT
What went wrong for Scottish Labour?
The post-mortem has begun among Scottish Labour but can anything be done to turn the party's fortunes around?

Sun, 10 May 2026 07:05:42 GMT
Security passes, buddies, and who gets the best office - what awaits the newbies at Holyrood?
A whole new group of MSPs travel to Holyrood for the first time on Monday but their arrival has been prepared for.

Sun, 10 May 2026 07:07:16 GMT
'I felt like an alien growing up. Now I play to 80,000 people'
Thom Rylance, of Belladrum act Lottery Winners, on how ADHD has shaped his music career.

Sat, 09 May 2026 10:16:03 GMT
'Eye can see you': What's behind the new graffiti craze in Glasgow?
In the past few years a series of murals showing eyes have popped up across the West of Scotland.

Sun, 10 May 2026 14:31:13 GMT
'I stood on a dog biscuit - it left me in a wheelchair'
An apparently minor injury led to Jayme Stephen having a leg amputed as a result of her diabetes.

Tue, 12 May 2026 11:53:47 GMT
Scottish military instructor who spied for Russia jailed in Ukraine
Ross David Cutmore, from Fife, admitted passing on information about training bases and the location of Ukrainian forces.

Tue, 12 May 2026 16:43:45 GMT
Thieves sink 1930s yacht sparking river pollution incident
The break-in caused the historic motor yacht to sink with some of its fuel leaking into the River Ness.

Tue, 12 May 2026 16:31:31 GMT
No court action following 'hate crime' football chants probe
Aberdeen had previously apologised to a St Mirren supporter after a match last year.

Tue, 12 May 2026 12:15:23 GMT
Man denies smuggling 14 Albanian men into Scotland in lorry
The offence is alleged to have taken place at the Loch Ryan ferry terminal in December 2024.

Tue, 12 May 2026 14:19:33 GMT
Application at centre of controversial planning row rejected
Councillors reject plans to convert a former care home in a small Angus town into a 35-bedroom multiple occupancy residence.

Wed, 13 May 2026 07:11:17 GMT
Leverkusen next German club to be linked with Rohl - gossip
Rangers head coach Danny Rohl is again linked with German clubs as the Ibrox club and Celtic reportedly make enquiries about Huddersfield Town's Cameron Ashia.

Wed, 13 May 2026 08:52:20 GMT
World's first international football stadium given protected status
The first Hampden Park is designated a scheduled monument in recognition of its place in football history.

Tue, 12 May 2026 21:17:25 GMT
Watch goals as Dunfermline & Thistle draw play-off semi first leg
Watch the goals as Dunfermline Athletic and Partick Thistle draw the first leg of their Scottish Premiership play-off semi-final.

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