New chief executive starts at Perth and Kinross Council

Women throughout Scotland will now be able to get the progestogen-only contraceptive pill without going to their GP.

Two more bodies have been found at the site of a New Zealand coal mine explosion which killed 29 workers, including two Scots, more than a decade ago.

Ever fancied working on the set of your favourite TV show amongst some big names?

Scots TV chef Gordon Ramsay, who is as famous for his foul mouthed on screen temper tantrums as he is for his cooking has been named as the best TV chef of all time, beating the likes of Jamie Oliver.

The Pension Age Disability Payment is a new benefit to be delivered by Social Security Scotland that will eventually replace Attendance Allowance for Scottish claimants.

Two of Scotland’s favourite TV characters are set to make a return to our TV screens after almost three years away - or their voices at least.

A senior Scots cop has issued high praise for climate change activists who have spent the last seven days protesting in Glasgow.

NHS heroes who put their lives on the line during the pandemic have been rewarded with a 60p fruit pot or a cup of cheap coffee.

Franz Ferdinand have returned with new single ‘Billy Goodbye’, taken from their upcoming ‘best of’ collection ‘Hits To The Head’. Check out the new single below, and our video interview with frontman Alex Kapranos above.Having teased their return earlier this week, the Scottish indie veterans have stormed back with ‘Billy Goodbye’ – a raucous glam stomper that the band worked on with Stuart Price (Dua Lipa, Madonna, Pet Shop Boys).

20 Scottish fish and chip shops have been named in an influential guide to the best chippies across the UK.

Two teens have been charged in connection with a blaze which ripped through an Edinburgh chip shop in the early hours.

Enjoy a winter break in the ‘Scottish Lake District’ at the Balcary Bay Country House Hotel.

Planned strikes by bin workers in Glasgow during COP26 have been called off following a new national pay offer to council workers.

Mark Millar from DIY SOS is on the hunt for Scottish people to take part in a new Channel 5 home renovation show.

People causing violent disorder on the streets of Glasgow during the COP26 climate conference will be met with "physical engagement" from cops, Police Scotland has announced.

Another COVID-related death has been recorded in Perth and Kinross as positive cases continue to slowly rise.

Scotland’s hottest secret bar is bringing a taste of New York City to Glasgow with bagels, cocktails, jazz and more.

A chief fire officer from Scotland has been cleared of fraud after making a winning £500 bid on one of his own brigade's Land Rovers in an auction he was running.

Perth and Kinross Council’s education committee convener is “disappointed” secondary pupils will have to continue wearing face masks.