2 h. ago Where are the shadow fleet oil tankers? Vessel seized by US spotted off Scottish coast

Sanctioned oil is transported through international waters using vessels carrying fake flags

Events

5 h. ago Scots 'couldn't buy a Mars Bar' with 'tiny' income tax savings from SNP Budget

Scots on lower incomes will save at most £40 a year as a result of SNP changes to income tax thresholds announced this week.

Economics

6 h. ago Edinburgh attraction loved by Outlander star Sam Heughan looking for new 'storytellers'

No previous acting experience is required.

Politics

7 h. ago Canada’s ‘Camp Poutine’ kickstarts a World Cup year with a long

A January camp for domestic players allows Jesse Marsch to boost a development system that will outlast his tenureMen have stood broken on her piers. It can be a desolate place, too, especially in winter, which is of course when the lobster boats do the bulk of their fishing. But the weather had improved by the time Canadian men’s national team head coach Jesse Marsch ferried his squad from around the world to Halifax, Nova Scotia, for a training camp ahead of last summer’s Gold Cup. It was the first time the men’s national team had visited the province.But it was not Marsch’s first time in town, having previously kicked off a cross-country coaching clinic – a whirlwind tour meant to share with local soccer communities what he’d done with the national team at Copa América in 2024 – at a local hotel and convention centre. He’d promised, and pitched a vision, to make the national team truly national in a way no coach had before him. And he was delivering, having also made similar coac...

Politics

7 h. ago New DWP update on State Pension annual uprating and income tax threshold

The Personal Allowance will remain frozen at £12,570 until April 2030.

Economics

10 h. ago I must pay income tax on my two tiny private pensions: What do I need to do? HEATHER ROGERS replies

The state pension means I am below the personal allowance. However, I also have workplace pensions which will take me above it. How, then, do I pay tax? Do I get sent a bill?

Economics

12 h. ago Scottish Budget: The truth behind the SNP's big claim about income tax

Don’t be fooled into thinking that Scotland is a low-tax country by talk of 55 per cent of people paying less than those south of the border

Economics

24 h. ago Scottish budget as it happened: Income tax, mansion tax and breakfast clubs

Scottish budget as it happened: Income tax, mansion tax and breakfast clubs

Economics

25 h. ago Lower and middle earners get a Scottish Budget boost but wealthy homeowners hit

The Scottish Budget will impact people’s finances north of the border - benefiting lower and middle earners thanks to changes to income tax thresholds, but hitting those living in the most expensive properties.

Economics

27 h. ago Scottish Budget 2026: SNP vow new mansion tax while lower earners will pay less

A mansion tax will be rolled out, while low and medium earners will see income tax thresholds rise

Economics

27 h. ago Scottish Budget 2026: 100,000 Scots to be 'clobbered' by SNP tax tweaks

A mansion tax will be rolled out, while low and medium earners will see income tax thresholds increase.

Economics

27 h. ago Scottish budget LIVE: Income tax thresholds adjusted, mansion tax introduced and child payments increased

Follow along live as Finance Secretary Shona Robison sets out the 2026/27 budget.

Economics

27 h. ago Income tax changes for Scots announced by SNP Government in budget

The move will see some Scots pay less income tax.

Politics

30 h. ago The town just outside of Glasgow that is Scotland's 'hottest property market' for 2026

Nine out of the 10 top markets in the UK this year are Scottish.

Politics

34 h. ago New HMRC alert as thousands of workers 'could lose free childcare' in tax threshold change

Rachel Reeves' decision to freeze the income tax threshold until 2031 is set to see the number of Britons earning six-figure salaries rise to over two million for the first time

Economics

42 h. ago Scotland dominates 'hottest property markets for 2026' with 9 locations in UK top 10

Housing markets across Scotland have the strongest prospects for house price growth in 2026, a property website has predicted.

Society

52 h. ago Bruno Mars drops UK tour bombshell with just two Wembley dates announced (aff)

Bruno Mars is bringing his world tour back to the UK with just two Wembley Stadium dates confirmed so far and demand is expected to be huge.

Events

53 h. ago Ice warning after heavy rain and melting snow causes flood disruption

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for ice in parts of Scotland.

Events

54 h. ago Scottish Budget: How a zero income tax rate for Scotland's young entrepreneurs would create thousands of jobs

Scotland’s economy is flat-lining but there is a way to kickstart a job-creating business revolution

Economics

55 h. ago Scottish commercial property: Why Edinburgh’s office market is ‘primed for growth’ in 2026

“We’re seeing occupiers plan further ahead than ever before” – Hannah Done, JLL Edinburgh

Politics