Planned NHS strike action in Scotland halted as new pay negotiations begin

Historic visitor sites popular with tourists are set to close on Wednesday across Scotland due to strikes.

The family of a missing NHS nurse have paid tribute to their 'angel and best friend' after a body was found in the search for her.

Lethal new pills on the street have sparked a major warning they could fuel Scotland’s drug death toll.

Food banks have been set up for NHS staff who are struggling to pay for meals for their children and unable to afford their bus fare to work in the Lothians. They have been launched at various NHS sites around Edinburgh by members of Unison Lothian Health Branch, supporting staff who are experiencing economic hardship, reports Edinburgh Live.

Scotland needs 1000 new hospital beds to deal with a bed-blocking crisis clogging up the entire health service. More than 1900 patients are currently trapped in hospital who are well enough to leave, according to the latest figures.

Nicola Sturgeon has said Gordon Brown was warned ahead of the 2014 independence referendum that the NHS could be threatened by creeping privatisation.

Calls have been made for unused wards at the Vale of Leven Hospital to help “tackle the worst NHS winter crisis in living memory.”

Proceeds of crime prosecutors have accepted an offer of little more than £30,000 from a fake designer goods merchant who made more than a million pounds from flogging bogus bling.

Today the Daily Record begins a week dedicated to saving our NHS by shining a spotlight on the huge challenges facing our GP surgeries and hospitals.

Police Scotland currently has 25 police officers suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct, the Sunday Mail can reveal.

Live images of aurora borealis in Scotland are being streamed online this morning. The beautiful live images of the Northern Lights are being streamed from Burrafirth in Unst - one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands.

Harry Potter star Robbie Coltrane's ashes have been scattered at a few of his favourite spots in New York.

Children across Scotland are set to miss more days of school as a teaching union has announced 22 additional days of strikes in the ongoing pay dispute. The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) said the new strike days are in addition to the previously announced 16-day programme of rolling strike action, set to begin in schools across the country next week.

Union leaders have said teacher strikes planned for Scotland's schools next week will go ahead after talks failed to produce an improved pay offer. Discussions took place on Thursday involving the Scottish Government, local authority leaders and teaching unions.

Scotland's largest health board has announced it is suspending non-urgent procedures as it prioritises urgent treatment and cancer care. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) released a statement on Wednesday, January 11, stating that elective surgeries will be paused due to the 'major pressures' that the health board is facing.

The SNP and Greens have been accused of being "out of touch with reality" after MSPs debated Scottish independence today while the NHS is in crisis.

Schools across Stirling have faced more disruption this week as teachers continue their ongoing walkout over a pay deal.

Embattled Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has announced extra social care funding in a desperate bid to free up hospital beds.

The NHS in Scotland has been left "fighting for its life" as new figures revealed the pressure on A&E wards during the festive season.

Schools across Perth and Kinross will close for three days over the next week as teachers resume strike action over pay and conditions.