Scotland BBC

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:04:59 GMT
We face paying £9,000 tax because our second home is in a war zone
A Ukrainian woman who fled to Scotland is told she and her partner could face a £9,000 property tax charge because she still owns a flat in Kyiv.

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 23:26:08 GMT
Hutchinson beats Buatsi to win WBC light-heavyweight title
Willy Hutchinson is crowned WBC light-heavyweight champion as he produces the performance of his career against Joshua Buatsi in Manchester.

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:29:02 GMT
Scotland's papers: 'Driving test for over-70s' and child abuse work 'at risk'
A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:06:52 GMT
The designers finding beauty in nature's darker side
The Glasgow-based designers behind Timorous Beasties have been telling stories in their subversive designs for decades.

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:45:15 GMT
Boy, 4, dies after Range Rover crashes on country road
A 28-year-old man was driving the car when it crashed near Bathgate in West Lothian.

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:45:02 GMT
One of Scotland's last D-Day veterans dies, aged 100
Charlie Horne, from East Lothian, served on board a small minesweeper which cleared the way for the landing on Omaha Beach.

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 09:22:57 GMT
Delays expected as two weekends of M8 closures begin
Scotland's busiest motorway will be closed in both directions as work takes place to replace two footbridges in Glasgow.

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:57:12 GMT
Scotland's familiar frailties brutally exposed in All Blacks schooling
Hopes of a first-ever win over New Zealand were trampled along with Scotland's mission statement, writes Tom English.

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:28:40 GMT
Baxters fish soup cans recalled over fears they could 'swell and rupture'
A manufacturing fault could cause a batch of the Cullen Skink soup to spoil, and cans could swell and burst.

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 09:23:39 GMT
From young offender to resident doctor: 'I wrote a plan and stuck to it'
Steven Beattie left Scotland's most violent prison 20 years ago vowing to turn his life around.

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 09:38:23 GMT
Man killed in single-vehicle crash in Aberdeenshire
The 21-year-old was a passenger in a Toyota Yaris which crashed on the B9119, two miles east of Tarland.

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 09:24:39 GMT
Franz Ferdinand turning to art at Glasgow Print Studio
Kirsty Wark and Sanjeev Kohli are also among those taking part in the Call and Response project.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:20:49 GMT
Badger rescuer criticised by wildlife welfare charities
Three charities say the case of Harriet the badger raises serious animal welfare concerns.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:27:42 GMT
Three arrested on terror charges after pro-Palestinian Action rally
Two women and a man have been charged in connection with terrorism offences.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:41:28 GMT
Convicted killer found guilty of murdering Uddingston man
Liam Kippen, 31, attacked 38-year-old David Graham in Uddingston before the victim's wife went to his aid.

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:24:12 GMT
Scotland's papers: Prisoner's 'barbaric' Covid death and Brand suspected of more attacks
A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 12:24:18 GMT
Arrest over theft of gold trophy that honours 'gamest loser' in sport
Police say a 71-year-old was later released without charge but inquiries continue into the theft of the Lipton Cup from a Glasgow museum.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:18:44 GMT
Bonfire Night violence: We can't accept this as normal, says Police Federation
Seven people were arrested and a police van set alight during Bonfire Night violence in parts of Scotland.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:19:50 GMT
Childminder who left more than 20 children alone in her home jailed
Amanda Mathewson was caught neglecting children at her home in Dunfermline after being spied on by parents.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:50:47 GMT
Dog fight trainer banned from owning animals for 15 years
Sean Alexander Mullen's Patterdale terrier was found with serious facial injuries by the Scottish SPCA.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:20:16 GMT
Jail and health board admit criminal charges over Covid death prisoner
Calum Inglis, 34, died just weeks before he was due to be released from HMP Addiewell for serious assault.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:26:11 GMT
Man who abused vulnerable children for three decades jailed
The court heard distressing evidence of Thornburn carrying out physical and sexual abuse to multiple victims over three decades.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 15:48:44 GMT
Speed limit cut on major road over safety barrier fears
Part of a major road in Angus sees its speed limit cut after resurfacing work left a safety barrier 50mm (2in) too low.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:52:46 GMT
The Ivy criticised for labelling AI content as made by in-house designers
The restaurant in Glasgow was criticised online for its "misleading" use of AI generated images.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:59:42 GMT
Algorithm allocates Highland 'significant increase' in asylum-seeking children
Highland Council says the formula fails to take into consideration housing challenges it is facing.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:07:02 GMT
Your pictures of Scotland
A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT
Scotcast: Inside the mind of a bare-knuckle boxer
MMA fighter Stevie Ray on making his bare-knuckle debut.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:17:41 GMT
Glasgow children's hospital begins robot-assisted surgeries in world first
The Royal Hospital for Children is to use the Versius Plus surgical robot for paediatric surgery.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:17:13 GMT
'He'll regret it': The day Alex Ferguson quit Aberdeen for Man Utd
It's 40 years since the legendary manager left the Dons after eight trophy-laden years.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:03:55 GMT
DJ Vagrant Real Estate wins Scottish Album of Year 2026
A moniker for DJ and producer Nick Cronin, he triumphed with "Neither Collar Nor Crown" and won £20,000.

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 06:08:05 GMT
Secondary school teacher to crofter - life on the UK's most remote island
Katy Phenix relocated to Fair Isle from Redcar in North Yorkshire with her partner Josh Moore and their children Teddy, 11, and Hetty, six.

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:03:00 GMT
Scotcast: David Linden, EU deal and the Scottish Budget – Politics Show
Political analysis with Natalie Higgins, Lynsey Bews and Stewart McDonald.

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 06:08:37 GMT
David Bowie's Scottish links celebrated in new exhibition
Hundreds of items from Bowie's personal archive are set to go on display at the V&A in Dundee.

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:12:24 GMT
A thousand job applications, five interviews and still no job
Annual Scottish figures on young people not in education, employment or training are due later - one young woman shares her struggle.

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 06:07:33 GMT
Do the Shetland Isles need Cold War-style military protection?
Calls are being made for the defence of the Shetland Isles to be strengthened after increased sightings of Russian trawlers off the coast of Scotland.

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT
Scotcast: The mummy, the museum and ‘informed consent’
Why Kelvingrove decided it needed permission from a 4,000-year-old mummy.

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:05:31 GMT
Glasgow 2026 generated £233m - is it a blueprint for future games?
The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Impact Evaluation says the competition generated a £158.6m boost for Glasgow.

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:45:15 GMT
Boy, 4, dies after Range Rover crashes on country road
A 28-year-old man was driving the car when it crashed near Bathgate in West Lothian.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:59:42 GMT
Algorithm allocates Highland 'significant increase' in asylum-seeking children
Highland Council says the formula fails to take into consideration housing challenges it is facing.

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:04:59 GMT
We face paying £9,000 tax because our second home is in a war zone
A Ukrainian woman who fled to Scotland is told she and her partner could face a £9,000 property tax charge because she still owns a flat in Kyiv.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:20:49 GMT
Badger rescuer criticised by wildlife welfare charities
Three charities say the case of Harriet the badger raises serious animal welfare concerns.

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 09:23:39 GMT
From young offender to resident doctor: 'I wrote a plan and stuck to it'
Steven Beattie left Scotland's most violent prison 20 years ago vowing to turn his life around.

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 23:26:08 GMT
Hutchinson beats Buatsi to win WBC light-heavyweight title
Willy Hutchinson is crowned WBC light-heavyweight champion as he produces the performance of his career against Joshua Buatsi in Manchester.

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:57:12 GMT
Scotland's familiar frailties brutally exposed in All Blacks schooling
Hopes of a first-ever win over New Zealand were trampled along with Scotland's mission statement, writes Tom English.

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:04:00 GMT
'Curtains for Robinson' or can foundering Aberdeen boss survive?
Will the "unacceptable" 4-0 home defeat to fellow strugglers Hibernian signal the end of Stephen Robinson's Aberdeen tenure?

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 19:40:55 GMT
Seven-try New Zealand too strong for Scotland
Watch highlights from Murrayfield as New Zealand prove too strong for Scotland in the Nations Championship

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