1 week ago Police Scotland say transgender suspects have the right to ask for a male officer to search one half of their body and a female officer to search the other half

Gender-critical campaigners have accused Police Scotland of putting female staff at risk with new rules drawn up after a recent Supreme Court verdict.

Events

1 week ago Ancient Viking crystal jar buried over 1,000 years ago to go on public display in Scotland

The Viking hoard was buried in around AD 900 and contains extraordinary items, including brooches, bracelets, pendants and rare relics.

Politics

2 w. ago Euan McColm: Issue of child sex exploitation must be put ahead of party politics

Point-scoring over public inquiry is petty, while Scotland must also face the issue head on

Politics

2 w. ago Decision to delay new muirburn rules in Scotland hailed as a 'pragmatic' move

The licensing proposals have raised widespread concern among the rural sector

Events

2 w. ago Senior SNP minister refuses to rule out benefit cuts in Scotland after UK welfare changes

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville could not confirm whether Scots on disability benefits would have their payments reduced.

Politics

3 w. ago Campaigners consider legal action against Scottish government after supreme court gender ruling

For Women Scotland says public discussion around legal definition of women has shifted to debates about toilets policyFor Women Scotland, the group responsible for April’s landmark supreme court ruling on biological sex, is considering further legal action against the Scottish government as they warned the key motivation for bringing the case was being lost amid debates about policy on toilets.At a fringe event at the Scottish Conservative conference in Edinburgh, the gender critical campaign group’s co-director Susan Smith said there had been “extraordinary pushback” since five judges ruled unanimously that the legal definition of a woman in the Equality Act 2010 did not include transgender women who hold gender recognition certificates. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Police Scotland officers sent to Northern Ireland amid disorder in Ballymena

An undisclosed number of public order officers will leave Scotland on Thursday after days of amid anti-immigration riots.

Events

3 w. ago Hepatitis outbreak linked to supermarket item after 58 Brits hospitalised

Public Health Scotland is taking the lead in the investigation alongside officials with the UK Health Security Agency.

Science

3 w. ago 'You’re only as old as you feel': How Scotland’s older adults are rewriting the rules of ageing

As Age Without Limits Day calls for a mindset shift on later life, new data reveals how movement, motivation and meaningful ambition matter more than age itself – and in Scotland, where older adults are among the most worried about staying in their homes, that mindset shift feels especially urgent.

Politics

3 w. ago Gender row Scotland: Public 'none the wiser' about Police Scotland's gender ruling stance

Concern raised over public confidence in Police Scotland and its stance on the gender ruling from the Supreme Court.

Events

3 w. ago Scotland's nobility meet in Edinburgh where past titles meet with present

A private gathering at the famous New Club marks the growing public interest in Scotland's neglected aristocracy

Politics

4 w. ago Scotland star's heartbreak as injury rules 29y/o out of Lions tour

Tighthead fails to recover from calf injury picked up in training

Events