Protected birds of prey continue to be illegally shot and poisoned in Scotland

Teachers across Scotland are set to walkout today and Thursday forcing schools to close, partially close while some will remain open during the strike action.

A Border Collie was allegedly accidentally poisoned after anaesthetic was injected into her bloodstream at a vets in Airdrie after a syringe mix-up.

State Pension is a contributions-based benefit that provides essential financial support for over 12.4 million older people across the UK, including some 981,399 living in Scotland. However, research by Age UK has found that an estimated 1.25 million women who are claiming State Pension are living below the breadline - equivalent to one in five.

Labour has held its seat in the Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh by-election as councillor Tony Boyle secured his return to the council chambers in the poll.

Police are continuing to hunt for a schoolboy missing since last week.

Gurinder Chadha revealed in an In-Conversation at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival on Saturday, that she had been approached about collaborating on a local version of her hit 2002 hit Bend It Like Beckham during her trip to the festival.

Martin Compston has revealed he is the culprit for his son speaking his first swear word.

The latest figures from Social Security Scotland show that at the end of February, 2022 there were 124,081 people living in Scotland receiving additional financial support through Attendance Allowance. Across the UK, there are now more than 1.5 million people over State Pension age getting either £61.85 or £92.40 each week through the benefit.

A free-range egg firm was shut down after it was found littered with dead hens which had been left in horrendous living conditions with no food or water.

Screen Scotland, a national funding body, today announced that it has acquired the intellectual property rights to the Edinburgh International Film Festival and has launched an appraisal period to explore the possibilities of hosting a film festival in Edinburgh in 2023.

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Emma Sidi has landed the role of broadcaster and MacTaggart Lecture giver Emily Maitlis in Channel 4’s upcoming satire Prince Andrew: The Musical.

GPs are now prescribing heating to patients with medical conditions that become worse in the cold in some areas of the UK, Manchester Evening News reports.

Residents are starting to return home after a fire which sparked panic in Kilmarnock last night.

The sister of a man who died after being restrained by police officers in Fife will lead a vigil as the second part of the inquiry into his death begins.

The areas of Scotland that are the most happy and unhappy have been revealed in new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

A British dad has died from poisoning whilst on a family holiday to Disney World in Florida. Philip Weybourne, 40, was found to have fatal levels of fentanyl in his blood, an inquest heard.

Cops in Edinburgh have released the last known CCTV image of a Scot who disappeared three days ago. Martin Moran, 26, was last seen near Larch Grove House in Balerno at around 6am on Friday, November 18.

ScotRail passengers are being asked to check journey times ahead of travelling over the next few days after Met Office warnings for heavy rain were issued. The downpours are expected to cause speed restrictions on many railways, especially in the East of the country.

Lonely Planet has revealed its top travel destinations for the year ahead and Scotland has made the list.