Dozens of police officers locked down a street in Glasgow city centre on Wednesday evening.

A probe into the full restoration of maternity services at Dr Gray’s Hospital has revealed the Scottish Government knew in July it was going to miss its 2026 target – three months before it was publicly announced.

Hearts have announced a loss of £2.4million after investing heavily to return to European football this season.

The UK government has introduced legislation to stop new oil and gas exploration licences being issued in the North Sea.

New Glasgow flats with a rooftop garden are to be built on a long-derelict site empty since the Garden Festival.

The Scottish Parliament has voted down Reform UK’s push to ban the burka.

The examination of two areas of interest in the search for two missing men and a fishing boat off the Isle of Lewis has been completed, with nothing found.

A school has said it is "devastated" after one of its pupils, a 12-year-old girl, died after being hit by a bus in North Ayrshire.

A suspicious package that prompted the evacuation of Elgin Academy was not harmful or hazardous, Moray Council has confirmed.

A man who carried out a Christmas Day sex attack on a new mother during a catalogue of abuse against women has been jailed.

A man has been charged with various offences across Glasgow dating back to September last year.

A man has been charged with multiple shoplifting offences during proactive police patrols in Glasgow.

A chef at a Highland restaurant has been awarded over £34,000 after she was "constructively dismissed" following a final confrontation over mushy peas.

The £2 bus fare cap in the greater Glasgow area could cost ScotRail as much as £20 million, MSPs have been told, as passengers jump from train journeys.

It's a staple on breakfast tables across the country, but fans of Rice Krispies may be in for a snap, crackle and a shock as Kellogg's has revised its recipe.

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has tasked regulators with scrutinising Sky’s £1.6 billion deal to buy ITV’s media and entertainment arm after stepping in over public interest concerns.

Police are hunting for a man who was caught performing an "indecent act" on himself while in a car near a school in Glasgow.

A man killed his "much-loved" friend by restraining him during a drug-fueled "threesome" with a former male escort, a court has heard.

An investigation has been launched into claims that multiple brothels are operating within Arbroath.

Rangers boss Derek McInnes has stressed his desire to sign James Penrice on a permanent deal.

A secondary school in Moray has been evacuated following reports of a suspicious envelope.

A man who sneaked up to a woman on a bus and offered her cash for sex has been spared jail.

A care worker involved in mass disorder after an Old Firm cup match is facing a jail term.

Keepers at Edinburgh Zoo have confirmed that capybaras born last week are two boys and one girl.

Sandie Peggie will appeal a judge's decision to dismiss her claims that she was discriminated against by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) because of her beliefs.

Lawyers are warning that employers may need to do more to protect staff from being filmed by customers wearing Meta glasses, following the introduction of new workplace harassment laws.

Police have seized more than a quarter of a ton of fireworks in what is believed to be one of the largest recoveries in Scotland.

The deaths of three people in a train derailment in Aberdeenshire could have been avoided if a drain had been constructed and installed properly, a sheriff has found.

Police are hunting those responsible for spray-painting "stop the boats" at several locations across Galashiels.

Two teenagers have been charged after fireworks were thrown in Midlothian on Halloween.

A tour promoter has denied Karen Dunbar's claims that they failed to pay her for her 40-date tour, which she was forced to cancel midway through.

A tour boat operator has lost his bid to have his conviction quashed after being found guilty of breaching conservation regulations following a trial at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.

Two men who attacked a man in the kitchen of a busy McDonald's restaurant have been jailed for a total of more than eight years.

An elderly hit-and-run driver has avoided a jail term after ploughing into a cyclist on a roundabout, sending him flying into the air and seriously injuring him.

Two men have been banned from keeping animals for ten years after four dogs were found to be living among empty syringes and other drug paraphernalia at their Aberdeenshire home.

A body has been found in the search for a 72-year-old man reported missing from Orkney.

British taxpayers will not pay a penny more as a result of Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s “new approach” to the Commonwealth, the foreign secretary has insisted.

Hollywood film star Rebel Wilson is being prosecuted in the UK for failing to insure a £50,000 Audi while in the United States waiting for her second child to be born.

Celebrity hairstylist and beauty entrepreneur John Frieda has died aged 75.

Donald Trump has been branded a “failed lame duck president” after the Democrats inflicted a string of historic defeats against the Republicans to take control of Congress.

More girls will be given opportunities to play football under a new long-term plan to make Scotland a leading nation for the women’s game in the next decade.

A Fife beach faces having its clean bathing water status stripped over contamination from a sewage leak, the cause of which remains a mystery.

More than half a million people across Scotland are at risk of needing a food bank over the coming year, a report has found.

Setting a new target to virtually treble Scotland’s onshore wind capacity by 2040 could generate more than £4bn for the country’s economy while supporting thousands of jobs, research has revealed.

A mum-of-three whose husband died by suicide says there is still not enough support for people in crisis or for the families left behind.

The family of a farm worker, who died after being crushed by a bale in Stirling, hope a fatal accident inquiry will bring them closure and help them "move on with peace".

The King made fun of his drenching in a downpour when he hosted a banquet for Commonwealth leaders, quipping he would “provide an umbrella for you all”.

A 12-year-old girl has died after being hit by a bus in North Ayrshire.