John Caldwell was shot several times while he was off duty and with his young son, packing up after coaching a youth football team.

Scotland’s youngest polar bear will be temporarily moving from Highland Wildlife Park to Yorkshire Wildlife Park while building work is carried out in his habitat. Keepers from the Royal Zoological ...

The Met Office said rain and hill snow, followed by clearing skies, will lead to the risk of icy patches on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

The SNP leader went on to warn both Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his Chancellor Rachel Reeves that without “urgent action to rectify the damage caused by austerity” there was a “very clear risk ...

The Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) has made its first investment in an offshore wind farm, “sending a strong signal to the market”, according to the Deputy First Minister.

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes spoke out as a new report was published into the impact of European Union funding for Scotland over 50 years.

Westminster is “sleepwalking into the deindustrialisation of Scotland”, Stephen Flynn has warned, as he clashed with a minister over the closure of ExxonMobil’s Fife plant. The SNP Commons leader ...

The King and Queen hosted members of the Diplomatic Corps, with the annual event staged in the castle for the first time in more than 20 years.

Scottish Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes urged the UK Government to ‘consider what more they can do’ for workers at ExxonMobil’s Mossmorran site.

Mandating residential outdoor education for children could require pay rises for teachers, Scotland’s local authority body has said. The Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill has ...

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for snow, as it said power cuts and travel delays on roads were likely in the “first notable cold snap of this autumn”. It comes after snow fell ...

Line Of Duty will return to the BBC for a seventh series, it has been announced. Written by Jed Mercurio and produced by World Productions, it will also see the return of Martin Compston, Vicky ...