NHS Scotland pay offer rejected as rail and postal strikes continue in Perth and Kinross

Alex Mitchell is planning to make it a very Happy New Year for St Johnstone supporters.

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.

Faithless fans were left heartbroken after the death of former frontman Maxi Jazz was announced 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.

With the Northern Lights expected to peak on Boxing Day, Scots could enjoy a festive light show. The Met Office space weather centre said despite the aurora borealis being less visible recently, this could be set to change on December 26.

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

Police are asking members of the public in Renfrew to check their sheds after a pensioner was reported missing on Christmas Eve.

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.

Nurses and midwives in Perth and Kinross will join strikes across Scotland next year after members of the Royal College of Nursing “overwhelmingly” rejected the latest pay offer for NHS workers.

Ange Postecoglou has warned his Celtic players that anyone who underperformis risks being booted out of the starting line-up against St Johnstone.

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.

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.

With Christmas just around the corner, the boss of supermarket chain Aldi has issued shoppers with an urgent warning ahead of the holidays.

Nurses in Scotland are to take strike action in early 2023 after members of the Royal College of Nursing "overwhelmingly" rejected the latest pay offer from the Scottish Government.

Plans for a brand new Lidl store in Perth have gone back to the drawing board following feedback from Perth and Kinross Council.

Leading supermarkets will be giving away free veggies this Christmas so that the little ones can leave something behind for Rudolph.