2 h. ago Communities 'will pay the price if another 1000 prisoners are released early' warns senior cop

Chief Superintendent Rob Hay's warning comes as the Scottish Government is preparing to release another 1000 prisoners by April – the third emergency measure in just over a year.

Events

14 h. ago Warning of ‘most severe flu outbreak in decades’ as infections surge to December levels

NHS leaders have issued a “flu jab SOS” urging people to get protected

Events

18 h. ago Martin Lewis issues warning to people who use debit cards over credit cards

The personal finance expert explained why credit cards are not always ‘bad’

Events

18 h. ago Storm Claudia live: Severe flooding could be followed by snow across UK

Authorities warn of ‘significant risk to life’ due to flooding as a major incident is declared in South Wales

Events

20 h. ago Storm Claudia live: Snow could hit UK next week after severe flooding prompts major incident

Authorities warn of ‘significant risk to life’ due to flooding as a major incident is declared in South Wales

Events

22 h. ago Storm Claudia live: Floods prompt ‘danger to life’ warnings as major incident declared in Monmouth

Authorities warn of ‘significant risk to life’ due to flooding as a major incident is declared in South Wales

Events

33 h. ago Doctors issue sugar warning for teenagers ahead of Christmas

Younger people aged 16 to 24 year olds tend to eat a total of 135g of sugar on Christmas Day - a staggering 106g more than usual, which equates to devouring half a box of Celebrations chocolates

Events

36 h. ago Storm Claudia live: Cold weather alert issued as more than 100 flood warnings in place across UK

Cold weather alerts come in the wake of Storm Claudia

Events

38 h. ago Readers' Letters: Why has it taken so long to act over bus louts?

Scottish Government should have acted speedily over young people causing trouble on buses, says reader

Politics

41 h. ago Storm Claudia live: Over 100 flood alerts issued across UK with fears of major travel disruption

Fast-flowing, deep floodwater and gust winds are set to cause travel disruption and power cuts

Events

43 h. ago New Forest tourists issued warning about harassing pigs for selfies

A campaigner reported a visitor putting a camera “three inches” from a sow’s snout

Events

44 h. ago Storm Claudia live: Britain braces for a month’s worth of rain in 24 hours as flood alerts issued

Fast-flowing, deep floodwater and gust winds are set to cause travel disruption and power cuts

Events

45 h. ago Cheltenham race organisers ‘bracing ourselves’ for Storm Claudia as amber warning issued

Storm Claudia could affect the three-day racing event in Cheltenham

Events

45 h. ago One month to go: East Kilbride–Glasgow line just weeks away from electric trains

It’s part of a £144m investment from the Scottish Government to modernise the route.

Politics

49 h. ago Why investors in new Scottish Government bonds may be banking on failure of SNP's independence dream

Credit rating agency Moody’s praises Scotland’s ‘large and well-diversified economy’ but adds a note of caution about the effects of independence

Economics

62 h. ago Lack of support for recall Bill would be ‘failure of Parliament’, MSPs told

The legislation would create a mechanism for MSPs to lose their seats if they behave unacceptably.

Politics

64 h. ago What is a black box warning? The label on your medication that you should never ignore

According to a 2022 study, more than 400 medications currently carry black box warnings

Events

66 h. ago Scottish Government 'open' to launching national grooming gangs inquiry

A grooming gang’s survivor has written to the First Minister with her concerns.

Politics

66 h. ago NHS will face pressure this winter during ‘challenging’ flu season, says Swinney

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar accused the Government of forcing the health service to ‘breaking point’.

Sport

66 h. ago Scotland plans to issue £1.5bn of its own bonds – ‘kilts’ rather than gilts

Announcement by first minister John Swinney comes after Moody’s and S&P give country same credit rating as UKThe Scottish first minister John Swinney has said Edinburgh is on track to issue its own government bonds, nicknamed “kilts”, after the country was given the same credit rating as the UK.Two ratings agencies Moody’s and S&P Global gave Scotland a score of Aa3 and AA respectively, echoing their judgment for the UK as a whole. Continue reading...

Economics