Ayrshire pub workers and customers raise over £2k at the polar plunge on New Year's Day

An Ayrshire couple has donated over £2,000 to Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) in memory of tragic baby Joey who passed away at just 18 months old.

A team of global scientists have raised fears the devastating bird flu outbreak could eventually transmit to humans and create a new pandemic.

A community will gather to pay an emotional tribute to a “loved” scots dad who tragically died after falling off a bridge in New Zealand on Christmas Day. Duncan Gordon, 39, from Dunkeld, fell backwards from the bridge in Dunedin at around 8pm following a social gathering with friends.

A new sighting has been confirmed of a man who disappeared from Fife on New Year's Day. Scott McLaren left his home in the Dollar Crescent area of Kirkcaldy around midday on Sunday, January 1.

Police have launched an investigation into the death of a 16-year-old boy on New Year's Day in Aberdeenshire. Emergency services rushed to an address on Keirhill Avenue in the Westhill area yesterday morning after receiving reports of 'concern' for the teenager.

Police are searching for a missing man who disappeared from Fife on New Year's Day.

Scots have lost a massive £1.9billion in wages in just one year due to working unpaid overtime. Figures show workers completed an average of 8.1 hours of unpaid ­overtime every week. If each hour was paid at the average hourly pay rate, the staff would be entitled to almost £2billion extra.

Police say they are "increasingly concerned" for the welfare of a missing Scots man who drove off in his car in the early hours of New Year's Day.

Scotland has welcomed the first babies of 2023 as parents from across the country celebrate special arrivals on the first day of the year.

As Nicole Brown gazes at daughter Miah, it’s impossible not to see the baby boy she held in her arms for the last time a year ago. Her son Micah was born with the rare genetic condition congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and, after a six-month battle, his little body could not take any more and he passed away on New Year’s Day.

There is no shortage of Scottish Hogmanay traditions to partake in, a few of which date back hundreds of years.

Thousands of revellers returned from all over the world to welcome in New Year at Scotland’s biggest street party. Over 40,000 people flooded into Edinburgh for the world-famous Hogmanay for the first time in three years.

A plane has been spotted flying over the North Sea this afternoon in the shape of the number 23 ahead of the New Year.

With Hogmanay approaching, we're likely to hear some fireworks through the evening. While most New Year's Eve fireworks are carried out by professionals, some like to set off their own displays.

Those who are planning to go out to see some New Year's fireworks might want to keep an umbrella to hand. This weekend will see in 2023, with Hogmanay taking place on Saturday, December 31, and New Year's Day taking place on Sunday, January 1.

With the arrival of 2023 looming, many of us will be planning to make some changes with some New Year's Resolutions. Most Scots will be tucking into some good food and drink to celebrate the festive period, but come January 1, many of us will be whipping ourselves into shape.

New Year's Day falls on a Sunday this year, meaning most banks and many shops will already be closed.

There is no doubt that nowhere celebrates New Year's Eve quite like Scotland, with a number of unique and historic traditions that are still followed to this day across the country.

With Christmas over and done, it is time to start thinking about Hogmanay — arguably an even bigger holiday in Scotland.