52 m. ago More than two in five Scots want more action on empty homes, survey finds

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) research found that just 10 per cent of adults in Scotland believe their council is doing enough on the issue.

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52 m. ago Scots jail chiefs 'turn a blind eye to drugs', new report claims

One remand prisoner told researchers: "There's a tacit approval of drug taking and drug dealing in SPS jails."

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52 m. ago Grangemouth support shows the difference a Labour Government can make

Writing in his Daily Record column, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says the Grangemouth deal is just the start of the changes for working people that Labour will bring in.

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52 m. ago Scots husband who died less than two weeks after MND diagnosis 'let down by medics'

"I know it can take a long time to diagnose MND and there’s not a lot you can do for it, but I just feel like he was let down."

Events

52 m. ago Scots smuggler 'boasts of cushy prison life on TikTok using smuggled mobile'

Lee Robb was caged after using goose hunting as a cover for trafficking heroin.

Events

52 m. ago Prisons should be places of rehabilitation, not rife with drug

"It is entirely unacceptable that any drug-taking may have happened in the full knowledge of prison bosses but ignored for an easy life."

Events

52 m. ago Alan Cumming 'couldn't be happier' over success of Winter Words Festival

The Perthshire-born actor said he “couldn’t be more happy” with the success of his first major event.

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2 h. ago Moment great grandfather, 64, pulls out a GUN on his granddaughter during a family row: Man jailed for five years

Martin Gordon, 64, was filmed brandishing a gun and heavy-duty baseball bat in the West Midlands.

Events

2 h. ago Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury to be sentenced for punching man in street

The politician admitted assaulting a man in Frodsham, Cheshire, at a hearing last month.

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5 h. ago Staff at beleaguered Scottish university embark on 3 weeks of strikes from today over jobs threat

Union boss vows to fight ‘brutal cuts’ at cash-strapped institution

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5 h. ago The family heirlooms from Antiques Roadshow expert's stately Scottish home up for auction

The heirlooms belonging to the late Antiques Roadshow expert could fetch up to £3,000 each

Society

5 h. ago The ‘major existential threat’ facing Scotland's universities hit by 'huge' 22% cut

The plea on behalf of Scottish universities comes with Cardiff confirmed plans to cut 400 jobs last month

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5 h. ago Scottish Tory politician branded a 'fascist' and 'racist' for switching to Reform

Thomas Kerr has spoken after defecting from the Scottish Conservatives to Reform last month

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5 h. ago I couldn’t be happier with success of Winter Words Festival, says Alan Cumming

The acclaimed actor took over as artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre in January.

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5 h. ago Anton Du Beke wants to get women ‘involved’ in golf with Putt And Strut podcast

Du Beke said ‘that intimidatory factor’ can be a hurdle for some women who want to join in.

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5 h. ago Labour must take the fight to Reform ahead of Senedd polls, Carwyn Jones warns

Lord Jones said he wants to be a ‘voice for Wales’ and a proponent for devolution in Parliament’s upper chamber.

Events

5 h. ago Now British Egyptologist who found the first Egyptian Pharaoh's tomb in more than a century has discovered another one

Scottish Egyptologist Piers Litherland has revealed he has discovered not one but two burial tombs believed to belong to legendary Pharoah King Thutmose II who died around 3,500 years ago.

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6 h. ago Tragic Scot 'may have been killed by husband in France during botched staged burglary'

Dawn Searle was found dead alongside husband Andrew at their home in France.

Events

6 h. ago Is Ed Miliband's net zero dream dying? Just one in six energy bosses think the world can achieve it by 2050

The stark fall in confidence revealed in a global survey for the energy sector sparked calls for ministers to slash regulation, provide more financial incentives and reform Britain's planning system.

Events

7 h. ago Scot who found the first Egyptian Pharaoh's tomb in more than a century has now discovered another one!

Scottish Egyptologist Piers Litherland has revealed he has discovered not one but two burial tombs believed to belong to legendary Pharoah King Thutmose II who died around 3,500 years ago.

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