Scotland has the best access to culture of any part of the UK, according to a survey, but statistics indicate a class divide still exists.

A cash boost of up to £24m has been hailed by the deputy first minister as “one of the most significant public investments in our port infrastructure in decades”.

A new project focused on suicide prevention in farming has been launched across Scotland.

Teachers say they are at "breaking point" and unable to cope with the number of pupils now classed as having additional support needs in classrooms.

The SNP has been accused of being “all over the place” on state funding for defence companies, after the Government enterprise agency declined to back a Rolls-Royce welding skills centre.

Investigators are searching for a man following a number of housebreakings in Paisley on Saturday.

The number of jobs in the UK oil and gas sector could plunge to just 57,000 in the next few years, with a report warning there could be the equivalent of 400 cut every fortnight.

Police have said the deaths of two Scottish men in Spain are not being linked with ongoing violence in the central belt.

A woman has been jailed after dragging two police officers along a road in the Highlands with a vehicle.

CalMac has once again extended the emergency MV Alfred charter for another five months to support Scotland's ferry network.

The first block of flats at a rundown estate dubbed 'Scotland's Chernobyl' have been razed to the ground during demolition work.

A new report has warned that the oil and gas industry could lose up to 400 jobs every two weeks for the next five years unless action is taken.

Glenn Middleton has rejected an offer to stay at Dundee United and signed for EFL side Doncaster Rovers.

Just over a quarter of those who died in Scotland during 2023 had an “avoidable death”, National Records of Scotland (NRS) has said.

A vehicle set alight outside a home in Glasgow is believed to be linked to an ongoing criminal feud.

Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn believes Russell Martin has what it takes to be a success at Rangers, if he is announced as the Ibrox club's new head coach.

A convicted domestic abuser raped a vulnerable teenage girl in a guest house in Inverness.

Holyrood's presiding officer has insisted that she "acted in a neutral manner" after ejecting former Tory leader Douglas Ross from the chamber.

A man has been arrested after breaking into the grounds of Windsor Castle.

Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn is eager to find the right club to help provide him with a launchpad towards next summer’s World Cup finals.

Scottish ministers have refused planning permission for a development on the historic Bannockburn battlefield site.

A pod of orcas have been captured on camera swimming in the Firth of Forth.

An investigation has been launched after two boys were threatened with a knife and robbed at a park in Glasgow.

An investigation has been launched after a man was reportedly seen acting suspiciously near a primary school in Glasgow.

A drugs trafficker whose co-accused was the first man in legal history to get a ‘county lines’ conviction has been ordered to hand over more than £9,000 to the authorities.

A hunt for a man has been launched after two people were robbed and another was targeted in an attempted robbery in Grangemouth.

A fundraiser has been launched for the family of a dad-of-two who was struck by a car while making his way home from a night out in South Lanarkshire.

A search for two men has been launched almost two months after an incident during a Celtic v Hibs match in Glasgow.

A man has appeared in court accused of murdering his mother and attempting to murder his father in a knife attack.

There are 164 children who have been waiting more than a year for mental health services in Scotland - marking a 20% increase from this time last year.

Scotland's chief medical officer has said he is "anxious" about the United States leaving the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Nearly two decades after the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, Portuguese police are conducting fresh searches a few miles from the resort where she was last seen.

Aberdeen have extended the contract of defender Mats Knoester following their Scottish Cup success.

A voice actor best known for his work on animated series King of the Hill has died at the age of 59 after being shot outside his home in Texas.

Harry Potter will return to the screen as part of a new HBO television series, with a young Scottish actor cast to play Harry.

A teenager punched and kicked a "much-loved family man" to death in a frenzied attack because he thought a woman was being sexually assaulted.

M&S is facing an "unprecedented" class action lawsuit from Scottish law firm Thompsons Solicitors as a result of the cyber attack which affected their operations more than a month ago.

A Celtic season ticket holder who attacked a man on the way to a game has been banned from Glasgow on matchdays.

Two men guilty of "gratuitous violence" on four strangers in less than two hours have been jailed for a total of 14 and a half years.

The family of a Scottish man who disappeared on a stag do in Portugal say the search to find him has focused on a cliff area, with drones and dogs deployed.

A woman has told STV News she's stockpiled £250 worth of disposable vapes as a nationwide ban has come into effect.

A woman who was left injured alongside a man after an alleged stabbing at a house in Inverness has died.

A teenager has been arrested after allegedly jumping from a moving car, sending it plunging into the Clyde following a police pursuit.

A grateful mum has thanked NHS Ayrshire and Arran for “exceptional clinical care” after traveling to Crosshouse Hospital on a 130-mile trip to give birth due to a lack of resources in Tayside.

Former Celtic goalkeeper Scott Bain has signed for Falkirk after leaving the Parkhead club.

The mayor of Fuengirola has demanded more resources from Spain's government after a shooting that killed two Scots with links to organised crime.

Train journeys between Glasgow and London have been cancelled after a tree fell on the track.

Departing Rangers director Alastair Johnston believes the takeover of the Ibrox club will “extinguish the rot” which lingered since Craig Whyte’s ill-fated spell.

Keir Starmer has said another Scottish independence referendum is not a “priority” and he cannot imagine one taking place during his time as Prime Minister.

Scotland head coach Melissa Andreatta aims to carry some momentum into her first away game in charge despite suffering relegation from UEFA Women’s Nations League A in her debut.

Subway workers who feel “devalued and ignored” have voted for strike action in a dispute over pay and working conditions, a union has said.

A violent sex attacker who repeatedly stabbed a woman after she refused to have sex with him before then raping her has been jailed for ten and a half years.

Ministers are being pressured to take urgent action over illegal so-called ghost number plates.

A women’s centre founded by JK Rowling is hosting a conference on the impact of internet pornography in the “epidemic” of violence against women.

Witnesses and Palestinian health authorities say Israeli forces opened fire on large crowds around one kilometre from an Israeli run aid distribution site, as ITV News Correspondent Lucy Watson reports Health officials in Gaza say Israeli forces again fired on people heading to an aid site in Rafah on Tuesday,.

Outlander star Sam Heughan is to play Macbeth in his debut with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC).

The minimum amount someone needs in retirement has fallen, amid lower energy prices and people’s changing expectations, according to calculations.

Medics have welcomed new advice recommending a non-surgical treatment for young people with a rare sunken chest condition, saying it could have a “huge impact” on those affected.

The programme for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been launched, including more than 3,350 shows across 265 venues.

Talking to passengers and daydreaming are bigger causes of distracted driving mistakes than using a phone, a new survey suggests.

The Government has threatened legal action against former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to release £2.5 billion of funds from the sale of the London football club to help victims of the Ukraine war.

A ten-year-old child was among 91 cases of under-18s found by police to be in possession of a bladed weapon last year.

Residents in West Lothian say they are locked in a "losing battle" against a growing infestation of rats in their local area.