7 h. ago Scandal of NHS prostate cancer postcode lottery: Thousands of men at greater risk of death as 96 trusts fail to meet target to start treatment, forcing hundreds to wait months for care

To maximise survival chances, the NHS should diagnose the disease and start patients' treatment within 62 days of them being referred by a doctor.

Events

44 h. ago Scotland fire: Dramatic moment helicopter fights raging wildfire in the Scottish Borders

Footage shows a massive wildfire in the Scottish Borders, as people are advised to avoid the area.

Events

44 h. ago Scotland fire: Dramatic moment helicopter fights raging wildfire in Scottish forest park

Footage shows a massive wildfire in the Scottish Borders, as people are advised to avoid the area.

Events

4 d. ago Parents of terminally ill boy leave Scotland to give him 'fighting chance' with US treatment

Little Jamie Tierney Jr's parents have been desperately trying to save him since he was diagnosed in March 2022.

Politics

6 d. ago Just weeks after giving birth, a young mum found out she had incurable cancer – now this family needs help

Gemma, 33, was given the devastating news that she has incurable cancer just weeks after giving birth to baby Samuel – now she needs £200,000 for treatment that will give her the vital chance she needs to make precious memories with her little boy while she can

Politics

1 week ago Kenny MacAskill named new Alba Party leader following sudden death of Alex Salmond

Alba currently has just one MSP and no MPs with the fledgling party left fighting for attention in Scotland's crowded political scene.

Events

1 week ago Shotts can pull off shock by staying up, says boss John McKeown

The Hannah Park side are fighting for survival at the foot of the West of Scotland Premier Division

Events

2 w. ago Breakthrough as paralyzed man walks again after single injection of new treatment

Although scientists said larger clinical trials will be needed, the early results point to a 50-50 chance that this treatment could restore a paralyzed patient's ability to move again.

Economics

2 w. ago South Lanarkshire Council back fight againt litter with Spring Clean Scotland

“Dropped litter is a curse across South Lanarkshire" said Councillor Robert Brown, chair of the council’s Community and Enterprise Resources Committee.

Sport

2 w. ago Greece vs Scotland LIVE score and goal updates from Nations League playoff in Athens

International football is back as Scotland fight for their Nations League division A survival

Sport

2 w. ago Greece 0 Scotland 0 LIVE score and goal updates from the Nations League playoff in Athens

International football is back as Scotland fight for their Nations League division A survival

Sport

2 w. ago Greece 0 Scotland 1 LIVE as Scott McTominay opens scoring from the spot

International football is back as Scotland fight for their Nations League division A survival

Politics

2 w. ago Greece 0 Scotland 1 LIVE as 4 George Hirst makes debut off bench and Kieran Tierney introduced

International football is back as Scotland fight for their Nations League division A survival

Politics

3 w. ago Hotel on Loch Lomond apologises after telling parents of terminally ill three

Three-month-old Charlie is receiving end of life care at Robin House Children's Hospice in Balloch, in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

Society

3 w. ago Vicious Rottweilers leave boy, 12, brain dead after dragging him into woods

Guilherme Gabriel Couto, 12, was playing football in Santa Marta, in Brazil's Minas Gerais state, when two Rottweilers escaped their home and attacked him

Events

3 w. ago Trapped in Australia: 'Extremely sad' case of man unable to be with family he raised in Scotland for 30 years

SNP MSP David Torrance is fighting for Ian Addie to be able to return to Scotland after living here for 30 years

Politics

3 w. ago Dog owner who let his Doberman savagely attack and injure two

Teenager Lennon McKay was also banned from having dogs for five years after allowing his Doberman to leave the two-year-old boy needing 13 facial stitches.

Events

4 w. ago ‘I’ve been compared to Donald Trump’: how neighbour turned on neighbour over Scotland’s new national park

An ugly fight has ripped through Galloway in south-west Scotland, with rival campaigns complaining of dirty tricks and murky finances. How could the mere possibility of a new national park stir up so much ill will?As soon as the green fields of Galloway, in south-west Scotland, were selected as the preferred site for Britain’s first new national park in 15 years, Denise Brownlee sprang into action. The 64-year-old retired civil servant had served two seasons as a park ranger in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, and knew a thing or two about the chaos brought by thoughtless day-trippers and campers. “The detritus!” she says. “I’ve seen a two-man tent used as a human litter tray. You think dog poo on the pavement is bad? Try wandering up any remote little area in a national park. Your faith in humankind gets lost.”In July, Galloway was chosen as the frontrunner from a shortlist of five areas as part of the Scottish government’s pledge to designate at least one new national park – the cou...

Politics

4 w. ago Scotland v Wales media reaction as 'extraordinary' Welsh spirit and fight offers hope

There is some hope for Wales rugby fans despite no win in the Six Nations for two years

Politics