Scots firework licensing scheme to be delayed by SNP Ministers over budget pressure

Concerns are increasing for two Scots teens who were reported missing after travelling to a seaside town together.

Renowned singer-songwriter Eddi Reader is bringing her highly-anticipated spring tour to the Fair City.

Netflix film crews have taken over a Scots street as production for a brand new thriller series starring Kelly Macdonald gets underway. Melville Street in Edinburgh is partially closed from 8am until 5pm on Wednesday as film crews are capturing scenes for upcoming detective show Department Q, from a best-selling Danish author, writes Edinburgh Live.

A Scots midwife and mum-of-five recently took part in the delivery her own grandchild.

Greta Gerwig tells me there’s “no resistance” from her about the possibility of Barbie 2.

A pensioner used her brother's death to con the benefits agency out of nearly £2,000.

Prosecutors have dropped a criminal case against three Police Scotland officers accused of public indecency - after they were secretly filmed playing a consensual game of strip poker.

Police have raced to a Scots street after reports of an "XL bully" incident.

Police have released CCTV images of a missing man's last movements as they continue their searches in Caithness.

A Scots mum was forced to go online to get an autism diagnosis for her son after waiting years to get an NHS assessment.

Despite assurances at this week's Spring Budget that the average UK worker would benefit from yet another cut to National Insurance tax, many across the country are unlikely to notice a difference at the end of each month as taxes and fixed costs continue to rise across the board. In fact, continued cost of living pressures mean the average worker in Greater Manchester is unlikely to notice any difference at all.

An urban explorer has shared incredible snaps from inside a home that has been left to rot for almost two decades. Kyle Urbex regularly documents his visits to abandoned properties across the UK.

The Scottish Government’s target to eradicate fuel poverty by 2040 is in jeopardy unless the transition to clean heat and energy efficient homes speeds up, it’s been warned.

Rishi Sunak has hinted at further cuts to national insurance in next week's Spring Budget.

Emmerdale star Lawrence Robb, who plays Mackenzie Boyd on the ITV soap, has taken to social media admitting he's "crazy" over a new venture away from the Dales. The actor took to Instagram to give an update.

A top cop probed over claims he asked a man to hide a shotgun after a siege has been cleared of any wrongdoing.

A fuming Scots motorist has been left hundreds of pounds out of pocket after rats chewed through car wiring causing several dangerous and expensive faults.

“Under Pressure” under protest.The 1981 hit — a colossal collaboration between British music gods Queen and David Bowie that soared to No. 1 in the UK and has remained a class-rock mainstay — didn’t mesh as well with May as it has with fans over the years.“I never liked it, to be honest, the way it was mixed,” May, 76, told “Total Guitar” magazine.Indeed, the Queen guitarist clashed with the late Bowie during the “very difficult” late-night studio session “after we had a meal and a lot of drinks.”An earlier version of the song — which was much more to May’s liking — “sounded like The Who” and was “massively chord-driven.”“I was beaming because I liked The Who.

Two men have been arrested after cops discovered a cannabis farm at a former Scots care home.

A schoolgirl was rushed to hospital after being mowed down by a 4x4 this afternoon.