Beavers to be introduced at Tay Forest Park in Perthshire to boost species numbers

A 'WrapUp Glasgow' campaign has been launched ahead of the freezing winter months to help the homeless stay warm during harsh weather.

Scottish Government “underfunding” of universities has left the sector increasingly dependent on cash from foreign students, Tories have claimed, as figures showed the number of new students coming to Scotland to start their degrees has trebled since the SNP came to power.

An investigation has been launched after police evacuated the STV studios in Glasgow on Tuesday evening following reports of a suspicious item in a car park.

Staff from care homes in Perthshire have been announced as finalists in a prestigious awards ceremony next month.

A Scots secondary school teacher who told one child "I am not here to wipe your a***" and shouted at pupils has been allowed to stay in the profession.

Island communities could get cut-price electricity from locally owned wind farms as part of Labour’s plan for a new nationalised clean energy company.

A total of 10 picturesque areas are in the running to be designated as Scotland's next National Park.

Nominations have opened for Scotland's next national park, with 10 expressions of interest already placed.

What could be better than a brisk wander through woodland turned golden by the changing of the season, surrounded by the oranges and reds of autumn in one of the UK’s most breathtaking locations?

Luton Airport is fully shut this morning with all flights suspended until at least midday after a fire ripped through a car park.

As we approach the midpoint of autumn, there has never been a better time to book a tranquil getaway in the Scottish countryside.

This is the horror moment caravans were swept away in mass flooding at a holiday park in Argyll and Bute.

As we approach the middle of autumn, time is running out to book a cosy Scottish staycation.

Hundreds of people have voiced their opposition to the introduction of parking charges in Castle Douglas.

Hundreds of foster and kinship carers across Dumfries and Galloway are to receive an increase in weekly payments to support their work in looking after children.

A local business owner has hit out at what he has described as a “heavy-handed” and “non-routine” inspection of his premises by Trading Standards and Police Scotland.

A family of extremely rare "super-predators" have been filmed roaming the Scottish wilderness in new footage.

A Scottish schoolgirl has been raped in a terrifying attack at a park in Paisley .

Perth and Kinross councillors will next week be asked to approve the consultation strategy for its bid to create a new national park in Northern Perthshire.

Shrek fans can rent out a recreation of the character’s swamp in the Scottish Highlands.The listing appeared on Airbnb on Tuesday (September 26), with guests able to stay within the swamp for a two-night stay for free from Friday, October 27 to Sunday, October 29.According to the listing, hosted by Eddie Murphy’s character Donkey from the film series, the swamp is a “mud-laden, moss-covered, murky-watered oasis” where guests can “relax in the ambiance of ‘earwax candlelight’”.“I have to be honest – I love everything about the swamp: the boulder out front, the modest interiors, the seclusion (ideal for singing karaoke late into the night), you get the picture,” Donkey writes. “I can’t wait for guests to experience this muddy slice of paradise for themselves.”To coincide with the swamp’s launch, Airbnb will make a one-time donation to HopScotch Children’s Charity, who provide Scotland’s most vulnerable children with respite through holiday breaks.As noted on the listing, the two-night stay is “not a contest” and guests are responsible “for their own travel to and from Scotland”.