Scotland BBC

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.

Tue, 12 May 2026 07:11:09 GMT
Archibald retires from cycling after falling 'in love' with nursing
Three-time Olympic medallist Katie Archibald retires from cycling - despite being previously chosen for Scotland's 2026 Commonwealth Games team - having "fallen in love" with her new career as a nurse.

Tue, 12 May 2026 06:09:28 GMT
Scotland's papers: Starmer 'in peril' as Labour MP mutiny grows
A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.

Tue, 12 May 2026 05:28:40 GMT
Urban gulls 'waking care home residents and dive-bombing kids'
Highland Council has produced a management plan to try and tackle problems caused by urban gulls.

Tue, 12 May 2026 05:22:22 GMT
Renewable energy hub planned for Scottish coal museum
There are plans to install solar panels on the roofs of buildings at Lady Victoria Colliery at Newtongrange.

Tue, 12 May 2026 05:20:06 GMT
Two major short-term let control zones planned for Highlands
Public views are being sought on Highland Council's plans around Airbnb-style properties.

Mon, 11 May 2026 19:38:41 GMT
Greens say fringe party cost them Holyrood seat by 'confusing' voters
The party claims that Independent Green Voice tricked voters by using a similar name and logo.

Mon, 11 May 2026 16:13:30 GMT
Pupils hopeless and crying after 'poorly worded' Higher Maths exam
More than 11,000 people have signed a petition calling for a review of the exam saying it was "totally unrecognisable" from what they had prepared for.

Mon, 11 May 2026 15:29:22 GMT
Bin lorry driver accused of killing girl, 11, in road crash
Elizabeth Bell was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children in Edinburgh with critical injuries and died a week later.

Mon, 11 May 2026 16:37:09 GMT
Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken to step down
The leader will formally leave her role in September after Glasgow hosts the Commonwealth Games.

Mon, 11 May 2026 19:27:17 GMT
Sparrowhawk caught in illegal trap found in 'unnecessary pain'
Wildlife officers are appealing for information and investigations are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.

Mon, 11 May 2026 17:40:34 GMT
Two in court charged with attempted murder in Aberdeen
The emergency services were called to the city's Lang Stracht in the early hours of Friday.

Mon, 11 May 2026 17:14:20 GMT
Edinburgh Airport raises drop-off fees from £6 to £8.50
Airport bosses say the rise, which will take effect next Monday, is "unavoidable" because of rising business rates.

Mon, 11 May 2026 12:04:25 GMT
Three men accused of pitchfork murder in Lanarkshire
The men have denied killing Joseph Buchanan using a variety of weapons in the village of Douglas in April last year.

Mon, 11 May 2026 15:49:19 GMT
Holyrood leaders 'childish' for excluding Reform, MSP says
Helen McDade, one of Reform's 17 new MSPs, has called for other parties to stop "posturing".

Mon, 11 May 2026 05:12:29 GMT
Illicit whisky still uncovered after 200 years
Archaeologists found the illegal distillery on a dig at Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve near Killin.

Mon, 11 May 2026 05:08:30 GMT
Man with disabilities forced to travel 23 miles to access swimming pool
The water is one of the few places where Jamie Rigg, who has cerebral palsy, can leave his wheelchair.

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.

Sat, 09 May 2026 16:30:54 GMT
SNP leader John Swinney rules out Holyrood talks with Reform UK
The nationalists secured 58 seats in their fifth consecutive election win, but that is short of an overall majority.

Sat, 09 May 2026 08:49:13 GMT
Scottish election 2026: Results in maps and charts
A guide to how the 2026 Holyrood election panned out.

Sat, 09 May 2026 07:41:40 GMT
Historic win for SNP but change and challenges ahead at Holyrood
John Swinney will return as first minister after a fifth Scottish election victory for the SNP.

Sat, 09 May 2026 13:34:35 GMT
Eight of the biggest casualties of the Holyrood election
From government ministers to a former party leader, 22 MSPs lost their seats in the Scottish Parliament.

Sat, 09 May 2026 00:55:02 GMT
SNP wins Scottish election as Reform and Labour tie for second
John Swinney's party finished comfortably ahead of its rivals, but short of an overall majority.

Fri, 08 May 2026 19:57:23 GMT
Conservative 'blue wall' holds firm in south of Scotland
The Scottish Conservatives retain three seats and the SNP one across the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway.

Mon, 11 May 2026 16:00:00 GMT
Scotcast: How long have Starmer and Sarwar got?
PM says he will prove doubters wrong amid calls to quit.

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 05:47:37 GMT
Your pictures of Scotland
A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.

Fri, 08 May 2026 05:08:38 GMT
Champion weightlifter 'couldn't lift a tin of beans' six months ago
Lauri Siegal is new to lifting weights but qualified for the World Championship event in her first year of competing.

Thu, 07 May 2026 05:20:13 GMT
When Scotland qualified for the World Cup... but didn't go
Scotland waited 28 years to be part of this year's World Cup - back in 1950 they turned it down.

Wed, 06 May 2026 05:17:27 GMT
Removing 30% of my penis saved my life – this is why I let the surgery be filmed
Alastair Munro's surgery features on the series Surgeons: At the Edge of Life on BBC Two on Wednesday.

Thu, 07 May 2026 05:20:51 GMT
The Glasgow streets blighted by water problems since Christmas
People living in the city's Sighthill area have regularly lost their water supply since Christmas Day last year.

Tue, 05 May 2026 13:13:13 GMT
Teacher's Alzheimer's-inspired designs to feature in Met Gala exhibition
Nadia Pinkney created the collection for her fashion degree at Heriot Watt University in 2016.

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.

Tue, 12 May 2026 05:28:40 GMT
Urban gulls 'waking care home residents and dive-bombing kids'
Highland Council has produced a management plan to try and tackle problems caused by urban gulls.

Mon, 11 May 2026 17:18:54 GMT
Milne alleged racist abuse towards Bokila 'not proven', says SFA
An allegation of racist abuse by Aberdeen defender Jack Milne towards Livingston striker Jeremy Bokila is found "not proven" following a Scottish FA inquiry.

Mon, 11 May 2026 15:29:22 GMT
Bin lorry driver accused of killing girl, 11, in road crash
Elizabeth Bell was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children in Edinburgh with critical injuries and died a week later.

Sun, 10 May 2026 09:55:18 GMT
Police treating double stabbing as attempted murder
The two men were attacked at the Burghmuir retail park in Stirling on Saturday evening.

Tue, 12 May 2026 07:11:09 GMT
Archibald retires from cycling after falling 'in love' with nursing
Three-time Olympic medallist Katie Archibald retires from cycling - despite being previously chosen for Scotland's 2026 Commonwealth Games team - having "fallen in love" with her new career as a nurse.

Mon, 11 May 2026 17:18:54 GMT
Milne alleged racist abuse towards Bokila 'not proven', says SFA
An allegation of racist abuse by Aberdeen defender Jack Milne towards Livingston striker Jeremy Bokila is found "not proven" following a Scottish FA inquiry.

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT
Nepal v Scotland - ODI tri-series scorecard
Latest scorecard from the one-day international tri-series match between Nepal and Scotland in Kirtipur.

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 20:03:53 GMT
Archibald makes golden return as GB win team pursuit in 2024
Katie Archibald's triumphant return from injury helps Team GB defeat Germany by seven seconds to comfortably retain the Women's Team Pursuit title at the Track Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Mon, 11 May 2026 17:34:54 GMT
Glasgow could be forced to host URC final in Belfast
Glasgow Warriors are forced to search for a venue outside Scotland to host the United Rugby Championship final should they progress that far - and are considering Belfast's Affidea Stadium.

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