65 m. ago Glasgow homes firebombed in fresh attacks as Edinburgh gangland war 'spreads'

New attacks in Glasgow are linked to the Edinburgh gang war. Three properties were targeted in the early hours of Monday, April 7.

Events

95 m. ago Wishaw MP calls on town's MSP to fight to save hospital's neonatal unit from being downgraded

The Scottish Government plans to downgrade the Wishaw unit’s status after accepting 76 recommendations made in the ‘Best Start’ report from 2017.

Politics

2 h. ago Mum of young sailor locked up in Middle East in tears as he returns home

Owen Haggerty was banged up in Bahrain for trying to stop a street brawl in February.

Politics

2 h. ago SNP warned rent control plans fail to 'live up to scale' of housing crisis as changes tabled

The Scottish Government has been accused of not doing enough to protect tenants after confirming how rent controls will work,

Events

2 h. ago The month you are born influences how your body stores fat, study finds

People conceived in colder months may end up with lower BMI

Politics

2 h. ago 7 Emmerdale spoilers as John exposes his past, Caleb gets to the truth and Anthony's body is gone

It's another week in the Dales as tensions continue to rise

Politics

3 h. ago Emmerdale's Caleb Miligan star Will Ash sparks missing body riddle in shock murder twist

As Caleb grows suspicious of kidney thief Joe, another mystery is set to haunt the Emmerdale businessman when his daughter, Steph, finds out Anthony Fox's supposed grave is empty.

Events

3 h. ago Emmerdale's Caleb Miligan star Will Ash teases missing body twist as Steph spirals

As Steph Miligan grows increasingly suspicious of Joe Tate in Emmerdale, her father Caleb is also consumed by the fear of Jai Sharma discovering the truth about Anthony Fox's murder

Events

3 h. ago Prison reformers warn of fear and stagnation in Scotland's biggest jail

Howard League Scotland offers scathing verdict on of Barlinnie prison, three years before a new jail is due to replace it

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3 h. ago 'We can't let our prisons go to ruin' amid reports of bullying and overcrowding

The Record reports today how inmates are locked up 22 hours a day because of gang feuds.

Events

3 h. ago Cancer survivor left homeless after £90k campervan dream turns into nightmare

Fiona Helen, has been living in temporary accommodation in the Highlands with her two dogs for nine weeks, after her dream of touring Scotland ended in catastrophe.

Economics

3 h. ago Barlinnie prisoners reporting 'bully' officer attacks at overcrowded jail

Survey pinpoints threats and attacks by "bully" officers at Scotland's biggest jail. Inspectors claim overcrowding is causing bad conditions

Events

5 h. ago I knew some of the paramedics killed in Gaza. As humanitarian workers, we are drowning in grief | Amy Neilson

I write to bear witness to the incredible nature of these men – to their kindness, their gentleness and their goodnessWhen the initial news of the executions of eight paramedics from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and the disappearance of one more broke on Eid al-Fitr, I stared for a long time at the pictures of the men the Israel Defense Forces had killed. I have stared more every day since.I knew some of these men. Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago Coronation Street star who played Charlie Whelan dies aged 72 and won't have funeral

John Saint Ryan, who played Charlie Whelan in Coronation Street in the early 1990s, has died at the age of 72, but he will not have a funeral as he donated his body to science

Events

6 h. ago Ten Brits are accused of committing war crimes 'by targeting and killing civilians and aid workers' in Gaza while fighting for Israel

The alleged war crimes include 'running a bulldozer over a dead body' and a vehicle demolishing part of a hospital.

Events

7 h. ago Twisted killer who refuses to reveal where he hid teenage girl's body becomes one of first murderers denied parole under Helen's Law

Twisted David Hodgson, 47, was convicted of murdering 19-year-old Jenny Nicholl, when she disappeared without trace after leaving her home in Richmond, North Yorkshire in 2005.

Events

8 h. ago Minister to pitch Scottish business during trip to China and Japan

Richard Lochhead said the two Asian markets are increasingly important to Scotland amid a ‘volatile global economy’.

Politics

8 h. ago 'Hard to believe': The extraordinary first UK baby born from a womb transplant thanks to Scottish donor

It is more than 15 years since Professor Richard Smith presented his rabbit study on womb transplants to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine conference in Atlanta in the US.

Politics

8 h. ago Former principal to lead expert taskforce set up to help Dundee University

Sir Alan Langlands will head a strategic advisory taskforce set up by the Scottish Government to help the cash-strapped university.

Politics

10 h. ago 'I gave my sister a womb, now she's the first UK woman to give birth after the transplant'

A selfless donation by Amy Purdie, who lives in Scotland, helped make medical history as her sister became the first woman in the UK to give birth after a womb transplant.

Politics