Return of beavers to Scotland hailed as global example by Scots nature minister

The number of calls to a leading energy advice service has more than quadrupled over the last year as Scots struggle with the cost of living crisis.

Devastated friends of a Scots woman found dead in Airdrie have paid tribute to the 'lovely person' who had an 'infectious smile'.

Popular BBC show Line of Duty is to return to our screens next year, according to reports.

Scottish ministers have been urged to finally ban “cruel and unnecessary” snare traps after an expert group recommended the move on animal welfare grounds. Labour MSP Colin Smyth said snaring was a “barbaric” practice that needed to be “consigned to the history books”.

Scotland’s Ukraine minister has told those who fled to the country after the Russian invasion “Scotland is your home for as long as you’re here” ahead of the festive period.

A former Labour First Minister has claimed new gender recognition proposals could lure sex offenders to Scotland.

Kaye Adams has wished her Strictly Come Dancing chums who are in tonight's final 'good luck' ahead of her return to the dancefloor.

Christmas will be very different this year for Paul Shepherd – a man who firmly believes that everything that’s intrinsically good about him is because of the influence of the woman he loved. This year, Paul will be gathered up by members of his loving family, and they’ll make new Christmas memories together.

A Scottish fine-dining restaurant has been awarded the title of the country's 'Best Restaurant' for the second year running at the third annual World Culinary Awards.

A body has been found on a Scots beach amid the search for a missing woman.

A walker fell into freezing water at a popular Scots tourist attraction and was saved by Mountain Rescue volunteers.

An emergency response is needed to tackle nature loss and prevent the wipe out of some of Scotland’s rarest species, a Scottish Government report has warned.

Police have launched an investigation after the body of a man was discovered in a park on the outskirts of Glasgow next to a busy motorway.

A scathing report warning Scotland is failing to hit its climate goals should serve as a “wake up call”, Green minister Lorna Slater has admitted.

Falkirk Council's 'black box' collections - which accept glass, textiles and small electrical items - will come to an end next year, with the start of a national scheme, that will see people return bottles and cans for cash.

It feels like Love Island was only just on our TVs, but now the winter series will be on our screens in just a matter of weeks.

Screen Scotland, a national funding body, today announced that it has acquired the intellectual property rights to the Edinburgh International Film Festival and has launched an appraisal period to explore the possibilities of hosting a film festival in Edinburgh in 2023.

Unionist parties should have the "courage of their convictions" and call an IndyRef2, the co-leader of the Scottish Greens has said. Lorna Slater claimed the Conservatives, Labour and Lib Dems were scared of losing another referendum on independence.

The Scottish Government should ban the use of zero hour contracts in health and social care jobs if it wants to solve a recruitment crisis, campaigners have claimed.