Veteran Scots actor John Cairney dead aged 93

She might not be quite as old as the Egyptian pharaoh from whom she takes her name, but this cat could well be Renfrewshire’s oldest. Cleopatra – Cleo to her friends – is turning a remarkable 23 years old next month and there are big celebrations lined up for the senior moggy.

Scottish Tory MSP Maurice Golden has criticised the Prime Minister's watering down of climate pledges. Writing for the Times, the north east list MSP said the announcements made last week from Downing Street were "regressive".

A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a hit and run in a Scots town on Friday.

The man behind a new podcast series on the Scots cheese wire murder has said 'time is running out' to solve the 40-year-old murder mystery.

A body has been found in the search for a missing man who vanished from a campsite in Skye.

Police are appealing for information to trace a missing Scots man who was last seen four days ago.

A gas leak in Edinburgh city centre has sparked an emergency evacuation of at least 45 flats.

A vulnerable 85-year-old woman has gone missing from her Edinburgh home sparking an urgent police search.

An urgent search has been launched for a missing Scots man as concern grows for his welfare.

A man was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being dragged along a Scots road by a white car in a hit and run.

A 22-year-old motorcyclist has died after a horror crash with a car on a Scots road.

A fire ripped through a Chinese takeaway in Uddingston this morning.

Scottish cousins who received heart transplants at the same age in their mid-40s have spoken of the new lease of life their procedures have given them.

An amateur fisherman was shocked to find more than 40 dead sea birds at a Scottish beauty spot - amid fears of a bird flu outbreak.

A frantic search has been launched in an effort to locate a Scots man who vanished two days ago.

A Mercedes driver has died following a horror crash with a tractor and a van in Perthshire.

Lorraine Kelly thanked staff at a Scots hospital after her mum made a full recovery from a serious health issue.

A Scots mum was left horrified after her security camera captured an intruder breaking into her home - and falling asleep on her bed.

The partner of a man found dead after leaving his home in Inverness has thanked family and friends for their search efforts. Grzegorz Ulas failed to return home after leaving his family home at Cranmore Drive in the city at around 10am on Thursday, August 31.

A major recovery mission has been launched after the body of a 19ft Minke whale washed up on a beach in North Berwick. Members of the public have been urged to keep their distance after it washed up onto rocks at East Beach on Thursday evening.