Cosy farmhouse named Scotland's Christmas Home of the 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.

While the majority of Scots will be busy planning out their Hogmanay celebrations, the inhabitants of one Scottish island won't be thinking about the holiday for another two weeks.

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.

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.

A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the “cold-blooded” killing of a 26-year-old who was shot in the head at a pub on Christmas Eve.

A family from Dumfries welcomed what could be Scotland's first baby born on Christmas Day.

Celebs Go Dating's Laura Anderson and Gary Lucy spent their first Christmas Day together as a couple.

A 22-year-old woman who tragically died after being hit by a police car on Christmas Eve has been described as a cherished daughter by her heartbroken family. Rachael Louise Moore died on Saturday December 24, after being hit by the emergency vehicle in Liverpool.

A Scots mum has told of her heartbreak as she marked the first Christmas since her still her stillborn baby passed away.

The first Scots Christmas babies have been born in hospitals up and down the country.

Mrs Brown's Boys returns to our TV screens today for a Christmas special and as you can imagine things are going to be as raucous as ever for Mammy, played by Brendon O'Carroll.

In the past Scots have tried their lottery luck during the festive period hoping to bring home a huge jackpot.

It's the question children around the world are dying to know on Christmas Eve - "Where is Santa Claus?"

Ukrainian refugees celebrating the festive season have thanked Scotland for welcoming them from their war-torn homeland.

Some Scots may want to know what train services will be available over the festive period this year.

Adult Disability Payment and Child Disability Payment are new health benefits replacing Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Disability Living Allowance for Children (DLA for Child) for people living in Scotland. The devolved benefits will provide financial support for young children and those between 16 and State Pension age, who are disabled, have a long-term health condition or have a terminal illness.

The families of St Mary’s, Bathgate Primary School pupils have been collecting donations for St Vincent de Paul Scotland over the past few weeks.

Robbie Neilson was only in his first full season as a top team regular when Hearts last secured back-to-back top three finishes. That was back in 2003-04 and the man now in charge of the Jambos reckons curing their away day blues is key to repeating the feat 19 years later and cementing their place as Scotland’s third force.

It's strange to imagine what December would be like without Christmas at the end of it, but that is exactly what it was like in Scotland for almost 400 years.

The Scottish Highlands is the only part of the UK likely to see a white Christmas, according to the Met Office. Christmas is likely to be wet and cloudy for a lot of the country with the heavy snowfall coming two weeks too early to give most people a white Christmas.