Scotland have defeated Ukraine in a qualifier for the Women's World Cup. The four goal victory puts the Scots five points behind group leaders Spain with one game to go as they bid for a playoff place for the tournament...

Hibernian have confirmed the signing of former Celtic winger Aiden McGeady. The Republic of Ireland international signed a one-year-deal at the Easter Road club on Friday. The 36-year-old is returning to Scotland since he joined Spartak Moscow from Celtic for...

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is set to chair an emergency summit on abortion care and buffer zones in Scotland on Monday in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade. Demands for an emergency summit...

Defender Jamie McCart has agreed terms on a move to the English Championship when his contract at St Johnstone expires next week. The 25-year-old will join newly-promoted Rotherham United after helping to guide the Perth club away from the second...

A three-day music festival which was set to take place in Edinburgh’s New Town has been cancelled by organisers after the council deemed it would “cause undue public nuisance”. Over the Bridge festival was set to welcome the likes of...

A woman who was left injured on a Dumfries and Galloway road six days ago has died in hospital. Michelle Martin, from Moffat, was found on the A701 near St Ann’s at Lockerbie at around 1.45am on Saturday. Emergency services...

A massive stand has been taken by councillors in the fight to stop violence against women as they voted to obligate businesses to make sure workers got home safe at night in North Ayrshire. Irvine Councillor Nairn McDonald put forward...

Derek Mackay has told MSPs that he believed the risks identified in awarding the ultimately disastrous ferries contract had been "resolved" at the time. The contract to build two CalMac ferries was awarded to Ferguson Marine in 2015. However, the...

Health bosses have issued an urgent plea as the number of patients with Covid has increased by 50% in the last week. NHS Lothian has said that community prevalence of the virus is causing "serious capacity issues" across the health...

Rickie Lamie says it was a ‘no-brainer’ to sign a two-year contract to remain at Motherwell - as he and the club are a good fit. Lamie says he and his team-mates are looking forward to the new campaign which...

Police have confirmed the identity of a motorcyclist who died after colliding with a car on a Highland road. Liam Mackay, 21, from Dunnet, was riding his motorbike down the A836 Castletown to Dunnet road when he was involved in...

Concerns are growing over the welfare of a woman missing from Aberdeenshire since Tuesday afternoon. Ruth Watt was last seen on Mackie Avenue near the village of Tarves in the region shortly after 4pm on June 21, but has failed...

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has condemned the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortions almost 50 years after it was enshrined in American law. Roe v. Wade was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court...

Luke Crosbie is honoured to be captaining Scotland A against Chile in Santiago on Saturday. The 25-year-old Edinburgh flanker has only one senior cap to his name so far after making his international debut against Tonga last October. Scotland management...

A football fan who travelled to a Celtic convention in Las Vegas has died following a sudden diagnosis of cancer during her trip. Ellen Cassidy from Springburn, Glasgow, had been looking forward to a "trip of a lifetime" to the...

A man has been arrested over an alleged attempted abduction of a teenage girl in East Renfrewshire. The 14-year-old was reportedly targeted by two men on Harvie Avenue, Newton Mearns, at around 3pm on Wednesday. The pair are alleged to...

A woman has died after a fire ripped through a block of flats in Glasgow on Friday morning. Fire crews attended the blaze on Ruby Street near Dalmarnock Primary School in the east end of the city. Nine fire engines,...

Douglas Ross has urged Boris Johnson to listen to the message sent to him by the public after the Conservatives suffered two by-election losses in England. On a bruising night for the party, the Liberal Democrats overturned a huge Tory...

Team Scotland have unveiled the outfits the athletes will wear for the opening ceremony at the Commonwealth Games. Scotland's athletes will wear the new kit just over a month from now, when the Birmingham games get under way on July...

ScotRail has warned passengers heading to see Liam Gallagher perform in Glasgow this weekend of travel disruption amid rail strikes. The former Oasis singer is taking to the stage at Hampden Park on June 26, supported by Kasabian and Goat...

Falkirk Council has uncovered a multi-million pound "bonus" after discovering its expenditure last year was nearly £7m under budget. Chief finance officer Amanda Templeman told members of Falkirk Council’s executive on Tuesday that while the final accounts have yet to...

Shetland seafood producers claim they were advised by a Scottish Government agency to scale back landings and production to ease freight pressure. The seafood industry and hauliers met Transport Scotland and Serco-owned NorthLink Ferries in Lerwick earlier this week to repeat their...

One in 20 people in Scotland are estimated to have had Covid-19 last week. It is a significant increase from the estimate of one in 30 people the previous week. It follows warnings the true number of infections could be...

An appeal has been launched by a devastated dog owner to trace her beloved pooch after she “stolen by two men on a speedboat”. Frances Curley, from Troon, was camping on Inchtavannach Island in Loch Lomond on Sunday, June 19,...

UK inflation has risen to its highest rate in 40 years as the cost of living crisis deepens across the board. The situation is expected to get even worse in the autumn when energy bills could rise again from already record highs....

A motorcyclist has been airlifted to hospital while another is also in a serious condition following a crash with a car in the Highlands. The bikers, aged 28 and 26 respectively, were hurt in the collision on the A939 near...

Thousands of midges were caught on camera forming a swirling "tornado" in the skies above Scotland. In footage to make the skin of some viewers crawl, the bugs were captured in a mass column in Kinross on Thursday evening. Experts...

A major road has been closed in both directions after a tanker crashed off the carriageway in Argyll and Bute. Emergency services were alerted to the collision around 7.30am on Friday, on the A82 north of Bridge of Orchy at...

An Aberdeenshire councillor has said she is “disappointed” the local authority has deferred a paper agreeing the meaning of the term Islamophobia. The council’s business services committee discussed adopting the All-Party Parliamentary Group’s (APPG) definition on Thursday. The definition has...

Katie Price has avoided jail for sending an “angry and inflammatory” message to her ex-husband in breach of a restraining order banning her from contacting his new partner. The 44-year-old former glamour model sent Kieran Hayler a message on January...

Golfers who took part in the controversial LIV Series have been banned from competing in next month's Scottish Open, the DP World Tour has announced. The Saudi-backed tour held its first event in London earlier this month, with some top...

Residents in the Highlands have been warned not to consume shellfish from Loch Sunart due to "increased levels" of a biotoxin. Highland Council issued the warning after its environmental health team found increased levels of "naturally occurring" bivalve shellfish toxins...

The public are to be asked for their views over plans for a new scheme to regulate short-term lets in Glasgow. Proposals are being brought forward by Glasgow City Council's Licensing and Regulatory Committee. It is in response to an...

Andy Murray has been drawn to face James Duckworth in the first round at Wimbledon. The Scot was unseeded in Friday’s draw and avoided meeting Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic early in the tournament that has delivered two of his three...

A hunt has been launched after two men tried to persuade a teenage girl into a car on Wednesday afternoon. Between 2.45pm and 3.45pm, the 14-year-old was walking, with friends, on Harvie Avenue, Newton Mearns. She stopped at a bus...

Getting customers back into shops and stores is one thing post-pandemic - persuading commuters to return to the office is another. But one area of Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow might have come up with all the answers. Between Dalhousie Street...

Two metal detectorists have been ordered to carry out 80-hours unpaid work after damaging a historic monument and removing an artefact. Andrejs Grisulis, 35, and Matthew Madden, 55, have also been banned from entering any site owned and managed by...

A lorry driver has been treated for “non-life threatening injuries” in hospital after the vehicle he was driving crashed onto railway tracks in East Lothian. The incident occurred around 1.30pm on Thursday after the lorry, which was being driven on...

Comedian Alan Carr has opened up about his "raw" divorce and finding material for his newest tour during one of his toughest years. Speaking exclusively with Laura Boyd for What's On Scotland on Friday, the beloved comic opened up about...

Around 20 million lives around the world were saved thanks to the Covid-19 jabs in the first year of the vaccine programme, according to new estimates. The first ever Covid-19 jab outside a clinical trial was administered in the UK...

Voters have rejected the Conservatives in two by-elections in England inflicting a double blow on Boris Johnson's leadership. In Tiverton and Honiton the Liberal Democrats overturned a 24,000 Tory majority to win, while Labour reclaimed Wakefield. The contests were triggered...

Strathclyde Sirens captain Gia Abernethy has announced her retirement. The 28-year-old Australian, who has spent the last four years at the Glasgow side, admitted she would struggle to compete at the top level for another full season. Abernethy was signed...

Households are facing a “huge” jump in energy-related scams as fraudsters exploit fear and confusion around soaring bills, figures show. Scams mentioning one of the ‘big six’ energy firms in the first quarter of this year were up 10% on...

A charity is honouring families who have served Britain for generations on this year’s Armed Forces Day. The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) will recognise volunteers, staff, and their families on Saturday to mark the occasion. One of...

A man with epilepsy has told how "every day is a lottery" since the condition forced him to give up his job as a support worker. Dave McTernan, from Edinburgh, was first diagnosed 38 years ago when he was 17...

Thousands watched as the towers at the heart of Scotland’s steel capital fell to the ground in 1996. Once the largest hot-strip steel mill in western Europe, the closure of Ravenscraig four years earlier dealt a devastating blow to thousands...

A "far greater" number of children could be affected by sub-standard hearing tests than previously thought. An audit into NHS Lothian found significant failures in 155 of the 1,113 patients treated between 2009 and 2018, which led to children being...

Rail passengers have been warned to expect cancellations and delays on services for the rest of the week ahead of further strike action by workers. Members of the RMT union will walk out for the third time in the space...

Biffy Clyro have been crowned best British act at the annual Kerrang! music awards. The Scottish rock band defeated Neck Deep, Loathe, Venom Prison and Franker Carter And The Rattlesnakes in the hotly-contested category at the ceremony held at the...

Two people have been left injured following a crash in the Highlands. Emergency services were called to the scene on the A939 road near Ferness after the collision was reported at around 3.35pm on Thursday. Both of the injured people...

Former Champions League winning winger Harry Kewell admits joining his fellow Australian Ange Postecoglou's coaching staff at Celtic was a “no-brainer”. The former Liverpool, Leeds and Galatasaray star was officially revealed as first-team coach at the Scottish champions on Thursday...

Policing COP 26 was delivered with a £13m underspend, according to papers presented to the Scottish Police Authority. The climate conference took place in Glasgow from October 31 to November 13 last year, and saw tens of thousands of people...

A baby was delivered at the side of the road by two “quick-thinking” police officers after they were flagged down by a member of the public in Glasgow Southside. Officers PC Stevie Fergus and PC Guy Rawson were on a...

Scotland striker Oliver McBurnie has been charged with assault in connection with a disturbance on the pitch after his club's play-off semi-final defeat last month. The Sheffield United player has been summonsed to court, along with team mate Rhian Brewster,...

A third council building has had to be closed to the public in West Lothian because of the danger of roof collapse and failing Siporex concrete panels. Council officers have been monitoring nine buildings where Siporex roof panels had been identified...

Mental health services across Glasgow are seeing an increase in “severe and complex illness” after new figures revealed fewer people were referred during lockdown. A freedom of information request (FOI) submitted to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) confirms that...

A local appetite for change has seen a homeowner allowed to replace traditional timber windows with new plastic frames. Midlothian councillors overturned a decision by planners to refuse permission for the house in a modern Penicuik estate to have new...

A lorry has crashed through a stone wall, down an embankment and onto railway tracks in East Lothian. Cross-border rail passengers have been advised not to travel as they face severe disruptions on the line. Images sent to STV News...

Rishi Sunak travelled to Aberdeen to speak with oil and gas bosses over plans for a windfall tax. The Chancellor met with sector leaders as they made clear their opposition to the proposal. The plans were unveiled by Sunak in...

Ian Blackford has been pressed over the future of SNP MP Patrick Grady who was suspended after being found guilty of sexual misconduct. The SNP Westminster leader spoke to STV News on Thursday - the first time he has addressed...

A man has been arrested after allegedly brandishing a knife at police before fleeing the scene and smashing into a car during a five-mile chase. Officers raided a home in the village of West Kilbride as part of an ongoing...

Rail stations across Scotland became ghost towns for the second time in the space of three days as workers walked out in the largest strike of its kind in a generation over pay and conditions. Services have been drastically reduced...

A man has been arrested in connection with the seizure of a six-figure sum of drugs in Dundee. The 28-year-old has also been charged over the raid that took place on Arbroath Road on June 10. Police say cannabis with...

Gregor Townsend has handed the Scotland captaincy to Edinburgh Rugby’s Luke Crosbie – one year after he was originally due to lead out his country. Crosbie, 25, will skipper a Scotland A team against Chile in Santiago on Saturday as...

The sister of a three-year-old who went missing in 1976 "knows deep in her heart” he was murdered. Sandy Davidson was a month shy of his fourth birthday when he vanished from his grandparents' garden in Irvine, North Ayrshire.  His...

An overwhelming majority of British Airways staff have voted for industrial action at Heathrow Airport over peak summer holiday months. In a vote conducted on Thursday, over 95% of GMB union members said they were prepared to strike, on a...

Glasgow is to launch a bid to host the Eurovision song contest next year if Ukraine is unable due to the ongoing Russian invasion.  SNP council leader Susan Aitken revealed officials had started “informal” and “hypothetical” talks about the Scottish city...

Moss on council house roofs is encouraging gulls to nest and should be removed as a matter of urgency. That was the message from Elgin councillors at a meeting of the housing and community safety committee on Tuesday. But Moray...

It is an issue that the SNP simply cannot draw a line under: the fallout from the sexual misconduct finding against Glasgow North MP Patrick Grady. To recap briefly. An independent probe found that Grady had harassed a staff member...

Scotland women's boss Pedro Martinez Losa says they can't worry about other teams’ results as they push for second spot and a place in the World Cup play-offs. Scotland are a point ahead of third placed Hungary ahead of Friday's...

Macedonian international striker Bojan Miovski is to join Aberdeen from MTK Budapest and has agreed a four-year contract with the club. Miovski will make the move to Pittodrie after he has completed the UK immigration process and becomes Jim Goodwin's...

Eight medics are set to stand trial over accusations of "criminal negligence" surrounding the death of legendary footballer Diego Maradona. Lawmakers in Argentina have ordered a culpable homicide trial surrounding his passing following a heart attack in Buenos Aires at...

An appeal for information has been launched after a dog ingested poison at an Edinburgh park. Animal charity the Scottish SPCA reported that pink pellets believed to be “rat poison” was found at Dovecot Park in Edinburgh on Wednesday. The...

Scottish travellers will have to pay a fee for entry to the European Union under a new scheme expected to come into force next year. The European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) will require a payment of £6 before...

Iconic British girl group Sugababes have announced their first UK tour in over two decades - with dates in both Edinburgh and Glasgow. The original line up of the multi-platinum trio will embark on a 17 date tour in October...

Nicola Sturgeon has condemned a leaked audio recording of an SNP Westminster group meeting as "utterly unacceptable", as she said it appeared to show more concern for the perpetrator of sexual harassment than for the victim. It comes after SNP...

A lorry driver who caused the death of a dog trainer in a devastating head on collision after he fell asleep at the wheel has been jailed for five years. Michael Wilson's articulated vehicle crossed the centre line of the...

An 83-year-old driver was pulled over by police for going too slow before they found his licence had been revoked. Road Policing officers stopped the elderly man on the A92 near Ladybank in Fife. They said they were used to...

Transport police have warned a "spike" in railway trespassing incidents in Scotland is putting youngsters at risk of "serious, life-changing" injuries. Officials recorded a 20% rise in the number of reports of people on the line in the 2020-21 period...

Leadership must be shown by the Scottish Government amid fears over a rise in Covid cases, MSPs have heard. Dr Sally Witcher, an independent consultant on disability equality, urged ministers to "follow the science", as she stressed the importance of...

A major road has been blocked in both directions after a one-vehicle crash in Argyll and Bute. Police were alerted to the crash on the A83, in Ardrishaig, around 8.50am on Thursday. Both sides of Tarbert Road were completely blocked...

Household sizes across Scotland have shrunk in all but two parts of the country over the last 20 years, according to a new report. An average of 2.12 people lived in more than 2.67 million homes in 2021 - down...

Scotland Under-21 defender Lewis Mayo has joined Kilmarnock on a season-long loan from Rangers. The centre-back will be part of Derek McInnes' squad as Killie return to the Premiership and aims to get further first team experience away from Ibrox....

Moray Council is holding more than £80,000 belonging to dead health and social care clients, an audit has found. Some of the money has been sitting in the corporate bank account for four years. The total of £80,482 belongs to...

Two Nigerian nationals, one of whom is a politician, have been charged with allegedly plotting to harvest the organs of a child in the UK. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, a district senator and lawyer, and Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, have been...

Councillors have agreed to lease ground in Ellon to group planning to bring a "unique" wheel park to the town for just £1 per month for the next 25 years. Formartine area committee have backed Ellon Wheel Park Group's assest...

Parents at Inverclyde Council who suffer a pregnancy loss at any stage will now be offered two weeks leave on full pay. The local authority will also sign a pledge with the Miscarriage Association, to ensure workers are properly supported...

A lack of clarity over the decision to shut a popular children’s play area in Queen’s Park has sparked anger from community representatives. The Balvicar Street play park was shut last month, with Glasgow City Council claiming the decision had...

A historical man trap has been stolen from the ruins of a medieval monastery in Aberdeenshire. The trap, located at the Deer Abbey in Mintlaw, is believed by investigating officers to have been removed between the afternoon of June 14...

A new dedicated food security unit is to be established to ensure supplies in Scotland are secure in the face of global pressures. Recommendations were made by a taskforce established following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The crisis in the Eastern...

A four-year-old boy dubbed a "wee warrior" who won over the hearts of his doctors has been awarded the Child of Courage prize at the Pride of Scotland Awards. Zac Gunn from Motherwell was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension in 2019,...

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has teamed up with HM Coastguard to launch a water safety campaign as figures reveal over a quarter of a million people visited its lifeguarded beaches in Scotland last summer. According to a recent survey,...

An MSP has launched a bill that could see thousands of women convicted of witchcraft around 300 years ago legally pardoned. Natalie Don says she hopes the member's bill will “right the historic wrong of witchcraft convictions”. The SNP MSP...

Film and television productions could boost the Scottish economy to tune of £1bn by the end of the decade, it has been claimed. Screen Scotland said the country's booming demand as a filming location for big budget productions including Indiana...

A social media entrepreneur is celebrating twice this week as he graduates from the University of Dundee as well as marking the two-year anniversary of his now-viral TikTok account. Italian Davide Patron jumped in popularity online by sharing English language...

A second 24-hour rail strike in the space of three days has started in a dispute over pay, conditions and redundancies. Workers represented by the RMT union walked out after the latest round of talks with Network Rail broke down...

The cost-of-living crisis is continuing to deepen with inflation now at its highest rate since the early 1980s. Households across the country are having to make difficult decisions with UK inflation rising to 9.1% in May and expected to hit...

A family fear losing out on their £17,000 holiday as they wait for a passport for their little girl. Laura Douglas applied for a passport on April 12 for her four-year-old daughter Ava which has not arrived. The family plan...

Paul Harley has been missing for eight years. His children remember him as a family man who loved football, gardening and hillwalking. The welder for Network Rail has three children and a granddaughter, who he doted on.   He went missing...

Rishi Sunak is set to meet with North Sea oil and gas bosses as they push back on plans to impose a windfall tax on the sector. The Chancellor last month announced the Government's intention to introduce a £5bn tax...