Dogs Trust West Calder appeal for new home for three-year-old Lurcher Noah

Plans for a massive new oil field off the Scottish coast have been thrown into doubt after a watchdog demanded answers on emissions targets.

A West Lothian man is fronting a new campaign from a national mental health programme to help more veterans open up about their mental health.

A brave six-year-old boy undergoing rigorous treatment for an aggressive brain tumour was the guest of honour at a major Santa Dash this weekend.

Police have launched an urgent search for a Scots man who vanished from his home on Thursday afternoon.

A teenager has been charged in connection with an alleged assault on a pupil at the trouble-hit Bannerman High School in Glasgow.

A carer who stole from elderly widow's bank account on the day of her husband's funeral has avoided a prison sentence. Margaret McPhail, 62, carried out £11,800 worth of cash withdrawals on 87-year-old Agnes Fowler's account from her home in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire.

A Scots woman has posted about her emotional reunion with family after a four-year trip abroad. Madison Frain surprised her relatives after returning home for Christmas from Australia, reports Edinburgh Live.

A '100-year-old angry-message in a bottle' was unexpectedly found underneath a toppled Queen Victoria statue. The furious message inside the bottle blasted controversial drinking laws in 1921.

A Scots pensioner who lost a 'treasured' wedding ring that hadn’t left his finger for 64 years has been reunited with the jewellery thanks to eagle-eyed castle staff. Charlie Watson and wife Margaret decided to check out a light show at Brodie Castle, near Forres, Moray, with their daughter Elaine Butterworth, who had arrived for a visit from Canada.

Cops have launched an desperate appeal in an effort to trace a pensioner who vanished while walking his dogs this morning.

West Lothian Crematorium is inviting the local community to visit on Wednesday, December 7, to take part in its annual Christmas Carol and Memorial Service.

West Lothian’s SNP politicians have been reacting to Supreme Court judges rejecting the Scottish Government’s argument that it can hold a second independence referendum.

Emergency services raced to Armadale last night after a HGV left the road and collided with a brick wall.

Ashley Jensen is taking over from Dougie Henshall as the main actor in Shetland.

A three-year-old girl and a 79-year-old man have tragically died in a motorway crash with one vehicle bursting into flames.

Furious Edinburgh residents have hit out after mindless vandals who graffitied newly installed park sculptures.

A mum has been left flabbergasted after she found a 135-year-old time capsule underneath the floorboards in her home.

A Dumbarton mum who lost her three-week-old son to cot death is hoping to raise awareness of the support available to parents after a successful fundraising Christmas Fayre.