Current equipment shortages have led to waits of up to eight months for child sleep studies.

Eugen Comanescu, 41, was last seen on the evening of Monday, 3 November at a service station on the M74.

It has been reported that workers in the Kincorth area of the city were verbally threatened while taking down Saltires to make room for the lights. 

The boss of Scotland’s crisis-hit pensions agency is facing calls for his dismissal after a 'shocking' apology over a £1.7bn scandal that has seen some retirees die while locked out of their nest eggs.

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Constant Follower has accused the BBC of speaking in two different languages over changes to its late-night programmes.

Glasgow is underperforming by £7.3bn a year, a new report warns, as it calls for a 2027 metro mayor to drive growth across the City Region.

Plans to build a tourist attraction at a Scottish road lay-by have been brought forward

Battle for control of Edinburgh investment trusts rages as activist blocks merger plan

The announcement comes as Sofant prepares to scale up operations and launch its first commercial products

A family has bought a historic Scottish hotel after the property generated 'high levels of interest'

A new report by Professor Jim Gallagher warns that devolved government in Scotland is “in stasis” and faces a looming fiscal crisis after years of centralisation and weak delivery.

SHOPPING for gifts can be stressful but one way to turn it into an enjoyable experience is to take a trip “doon the watter” to The Wyllieum on Greenock waterfront.

Scale of investment being made technology giants comes with risks to the global economy

A new report on the experiences of the country’s Fatal Accident Inquiry system sheds light on why relatives of those who died in custody feel abandoned

Professor Alexis Jay says Scotland lacks a clear picture of child sexual exploitation and urges an urgent multi-agency review that could lead to a full inquiry.

"An SNP councillor is spreading misinformation and arguing against highly skilled nuclear jobs in the safe dismantlement of nuclear subs at Rosyth."

An Ardrossan sheltered housing complex was left with no heating "at one of the coldest times of the year".

A Turkish company with links to the country's President Erdogan was behind a collapsed deal to buy Prestwick Airport.

The city's oldest bar and restaurant has undergone a £300,000 festive facelift.

Police are appealing for information following the destruction of drawings worth around £500,000 in Deans, Livingston.

Concerns that Glaswegians living in more deprived areas of the city are more at risk of being subjected to road accidents and injuries have been raised by a local councillor. 

Almost 50% of Glasgow traffic lights are out of date and need to be replaced according to a report presented to councillors recently. 

A Fife Post Office will now be able to deliver booze after securing a provisional premises licence.

A fresh call has been made to get the idea of reopening a train link between Clackmannanshire and West Fife back on track.

A new boss is being sought by Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) at an annual salary of more than £150k.

A controversial decision to close a Dundee primary school has been refused by an independent panel.

Orkney Islands Council has put out a tender to buy a pre-owned plane – a first in the council’s 50 years, according to the council leader.

Last winter, Scotland experienced very high levels of flu, with more than 6,500 adults becoming so ill that they were admitted to hospital.

The company has brought in new graduates and apprentices as it emerges from a difficult year

An Edinburgh bar has announced plans to close with immediate effect after 17 years in the city centre due to 'growing economic pressures'.

Health Secretary Neil Gray has outlined plans for the hub to help showcase Scotland and maximise the impact of the projected £150 million economic benefit.

Scotland's 'new' exam board begins work today, but are we going to see meaningful change or more of the same?

The plug is expected to pulled on the organisers of the Glasgow Film Festival

Scotland’s route to another independence referendum remains tangled in politics, legality and timing.

An SNP minister has been told women have been left 'traumatised' by the failure to implement the female genital mutilation law.

TV juggernaut The Traitors will return to screens on New Year’s Day, the BBC has confirmed.

Disgraced former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is unlikely to receive any compensation for giving up his Royal Lodge home because of the repairs that will be needed to the 30-room mansion.

A man who filmed witnesses going into court and posted it to social media was jailed today for 14 months.

Scotland’s children’s minister says she was "shocked" by profiteering reports including huge surpluses and pay packets in private residential care — but has stood by a decision to merely limit them.

A young Scottish student who died in a crash in Ireland which claimed five lives has been remembered as the “most perfect” member of her family, who was “thriving” while living abroad.

Stuart Ralston is ushering in a 'new chapter' for his acclaimed Edinburgh restaurant Lyla as the chef pursues his second Michelin Star.

Scottish authors Ian Rankin, Amy Liptrot and Val McDermid are among the writers to appear at the four-day Winter Words Festival.

A project to restore European flat oysters to their natural habitat in the Firth of Forth has seen one oyster double its expected growth size.

Baynes the Baker opened a new shop in Anniesland on Tuesday, increasing the baker’s presence in the West End of the city.

A Scottish housebuilder has acquired land for nearly 100 new homes

Syed Hussain, 43, was removed from the gas safe register in April 2019 after he failed to "demonstrate necessary competency."

The billionaire businessman behind the purchase and refurbishment of a major Scottish shopping centre has launched a new luxury offering

A building survey from 2020 found that parts of the building posed a substantial risk of "fire, flooding, electric shock and failing concrete".

The chief executive of the Scottish Government's pensions agency has issued a public apology over Scotland's £1.7 billion pensions age discrimination scandal that has seen some die while locked out of their nest eggs.