'Our Kids...Our Future' Daily Record calls for action to help curb epidemic of youth violence

Perthshire North MSP John Swinney has called for the planned industrial action in schools to be called off.

The View will release their first new album in eight years this summer.

Sir Rod Stewart's first studio tape, which helped him secure his debut record deal, is being sold at auction by his former manager.

Scotland's teachers will continue with their strike action after rejecting the latest pay offer. A special meeting of the EIS Salaries Committee today unanimously rejected the revised pay offer from the Scottish Government and COSLA, which the union said was only a “marginal improvement”.

Scottish Labour splits on the constitution have reopened after a senior MSP dismissed a high profile report by Gordon Brown as “stale” and “irrelevant”.

A new online petition is calling on the UK Government to “urgently work” with charities and the veterinary industry to introduce targeted animal welfare support across the country to prevent pets from being abandoned or euthanised as owners struggle to cope with the ongoing cost of living crisis.

Michael Smith doesn’t know if he’s got a long-term future at Hearts. But, if this is to be his last season at Tynecastle, the Northern Irish defender is driven to leave with a Scottish Cup medal around his neck after triple heartbreak in the past.

A selfless Scots schoolboy defied bullies for three years to grow his hair long and help cancer-stricken kids.

A mum has backed calls for national FASD (Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders) services after her adopted son waited six years for a diagnosis.

Motherwell chairman Jim McMahon has lifted the lid on the process that's taken chief executive Alan Burrows to fellow Premiership side Aberdeen.

Asda has launched a new initiative that will see the supermarket serve thousands of free warm breakfasts to children this February half-term.

Scotland’s largest teaching union has announced it will take "targeted" strike action in the Glasgow constituency of Nicola Sturgeon in a row over pay.

Less than two per cent of complaints made against Police Scotland officers led to management action, according to research by the Scottish Liberal Democrats. Just 63 out of more than 4,000 issues raised were resolved by action from seniors on the force.

Historic visitor sites popular with tourists are set to close on Wednesday across Scotland due to strikes.

Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley has been forced to apologise after calling Sam Smith 'he' during an interview on the ITV breakfast show.

Tributes have been paid to an owl named Yoda after he died from cancer.

The mum of a schoolgirl who was allegedly beaten on a school bus has spoken out against a spate of horrific attacks among youths in Scotland. Kaylynn Donald, 12, is receiving therapy for an alleged beating which took place during a journey on her way home from class at Bell Baxter High School in Ladybank, Fife, on October 25.

Scotland's biggest teaching union has called for better recording of violent incidents in schools amid a rise in cases.

More details are slowly emerging about the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF) which is due to be paid to some 900,000 households across Great Britain who do not have a direct relationship with their electricity supplier from next month.

If you're looking to get in touch with your roots, a new series of virtual talks is designed to help people trace their Scottish ancestors.