Just because something is happening hours away from Glasgow and Edinburgh doesn't mean we should care less about it.

A £5 levy on cruise ship passengers arriving in Orkney could raise more than £1m a year, councillors have been told. The ...

A £2 billion Scottish Government project is helping build new schools across the country. But what is LEIP and how does it work?

A Met Office spokesperson said: "Southerly to southwesterly winds are expected to increase through Sunday morning, peaking ...

Strong winds of up to 70mph are set to batter huge parts of the UK within days. The Met Office has issued a new weather alert, warning that forthcoming gales could 'sweep you off your feet'. A total ...

A rare hair specimen from a 400-year-old skeleton has revealed that present-day Scots could be just as deficient in vitamin D ...

Family and friends gathered at Shiedhall and Drumoyne United Free Church of Scotland, in Cardonald ... under the UK-wide Equality Act. Around 150 people had set off in bright sunshine on the ...

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