Scots actor James McAvoy says financial pressure hindering budding working class actors

Alan Cumming says his late father’s bullying helped him pick up “good qualities” for becoming an actor.

James McAvoy is one of the best actors to come out of Scotland, starring in big blockbuster hits like the X-Men franchise and M. Night Shyamalan's Split.

Scotland's drug deaths crisis shows signs it might be improving as new figures show an eight per cent reduction last year.

Police have issued a fresh appeal for information on a Lanarkshire youngster who remains missing a week after disappearing with an accomplice.

Cops have launched an appeal in a bid to trace two teen boys who have been missing since Tuesday.

A Scots teacher who allegedly dragged a P2 pupil with special needs along the floor faces being struck off.

Hospitality workers have gathered outside Scottish pub group MacMerry's flagship central London bar to protest ongoing issues with pay, pensions and the treatment of staff.

Nicola Sturgeon has urged Scots to continue with “sensible precautions” against Covid-19, with the number of hospital patients infected with coronavirus at a 13-month high.

For many people still working from home or now following a new hybrid way of working, being in the house for longer periods of time typically means having the heating on more often than in the days before the coronavirus pandemic.

Police have launched an urgent search for a missing Elgin man.

A terminally ill dad who has just weeks left to live is desperate to attend his own living wake with loved ones before he dies.

The mother of a Scots baby who is unable to swallow has described watching her little girl suffer as '"soul destroying".

A Scots motorist knocked over a six-year-old boy on his scooter in a hit-and-run after suffering “brain fog” during a diabetic episode.

A young Scots woman has been left scarred for life after her 'manipulative' ex-boyfriend brutally attacked her in a Glasgow hotel.

A pensioner burned "scum" and "thief" into the grass of his ex-partner's garden after she ended their relationship.

A Scots foster carer who has looked after more than 400 children was caught with a £6000 cannabis farm in her garage.

Scottish Game of Thrones actor John Stahl has died aged 68.

A small number of 'possible' spiking incidents reported to have taken place in Dumfries over the past fortnight are being investigated by police.

Kevin Bridges has announced that he will be releasing a brand new book this summer.

P olice have launched an attempted murder probe after a man was rushed to hospital with 'serious injuries'.