Falkirk Council facing questions over 'unacceptable' closure of Bo'ness centre

A whistleblower has spoken out after it emerged the death of a mental health patient at a hospital is being probed by police.

Two senior detectives have been suspended over claims they leaked the details of undercover officers to a organised crime gang.

NHS Scotland has failed to find a doctor to lead its controversial child gender services clinic despite a five month search.

Firefighters have warned lives could be at risk after tendering for a new 999 mobilisation system failed to attract any bidders.

Steps have been taken to tackle a “significant safety risk” at one of the region’s police custody centres.

When people think of Scotland, many will picture the natural beauty of our hills and glens, or some of our most famous faces like Billy Connolly or Sean Connery.

A frantic search has been launched in an effort to trace a 10-year-old Scots girl missing from Edinburgh.

A scheme worth one billion pounds is being offered by the UK Government to help more than 300,000 families across Great Britain heat their home for less this year. The Great British Insulation Scheme aims to help low income households save up to £400 on their annual fuel bills through new energy efficiency upgrades.

A dad whose baby son died in a bathtime drowning tragedy has vowed to get justice after winning the right to sue Scotland’s biggest council for compensation.

A major waste firm has threatened to sue the ­Scottish Government for £100million over its bungled drinks recycling scheme.

More than a million visits were made to council services including libraries and partnership centres in West Lothian in the first full year since the covid lockdown.

The latest figures from the Scottish Government show that 460,860 people received a Council Tax Reduction (CTR) in October 2023, which means one-in-five households are being supported through the scheme, which is only available to those living north of the border.

Graeme Souness had admitted he "takes no pleasure" from seeing Paul Pogba's fall from grace after the ex-Manchester United midfielder's recent ban from football.

VisitScotland is set to close all of its tourist information centres over the next two years.

Officers are appealing for information after a fire at a second disused leisure centre in Livingston just days after Broxburn swimming pool was gutted by a blaze.

A senior SNP MP has branded new legislation aimed at stamping out hate crime as "McCarthyism".

Tackling poverty could become an even bigger priority for Dumfries and Galloway Council with the establishment of a group focused solely on this pervasive issue.

It’s Location, Location, Location meets Who Do You Think You Are? over on Channel 4 as its latest show – Key To A Fortune – tracks down the rightful inheritors of grand properties, left to them by distant relatives with no will. Hosted by A Place In The Sun star Jean Johansson, the new series surprises unsuspecting heirs with these ownerless homes, giving them the choice to develop the property themselves – or sell it for a cash windfall.

A company accused of falsifying performance figures looks set to be awarded Scotland’s largest ever public contract.

Gillian Anderson has reportedly had a lifelong love affair with Scotland - boasting Scottish roots as her grandfather was a Scot.