All news on the topic: Scotland

A former manager of the Argyll and Bute Women’s Aid branch has been jailed after being found guilty of embezzling almost £40,000 from the charity.

An investigation has been launched after a Glasgow hospital mistakenly released the wrong body to undertakers, leading to a cremation being carried out in error.

The former Tory minister was introduced by Mr. Farage during a party rally in Falkirk on Saturday. Announcing his defection, he said he believed the Scottish Conservatives have “given up” on Scotland.

Nigel Farage has turned on broadcasters for questioning him about his alleged teenage racism and antisemitism as the number of school contemporaries who recalled such behaviour to the Guardian reached 28.

Approximately 100 schools in northern Scotland are closed as snow and ice cause further disruption across the area.

A firm which operates eight holiday parks in the west of Scotland has gone into administration.

The leader of Highland Council has accused the UK Home Office of “disrespect” over its handling of plans to house asylum seekers in an Army barracks in Inverness.

Scotland’s new £1bn super-prison will be too small to solve an overcrowding crisis despite costing the same to build as a five-star Dubai hotel, Anas Sarwar has warned.

New research by Transparency International UK reveals that £3.2 billion worth of property in Scotland is held by opaque offshore structures, making it impossible to identify the true owner and raising concerns that transparency loopholes could undermine the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill currently before MSPs.

Five members of a Romanian grooming gang have been jailed for raping and sexually exploiting vulnerable women in Scotland.

The Scottish Government is urging the UK Government to cover the £26 million cost of Donald Trump and JD Vance’s recent visits to Scotland, stating it has so far declined.

A judge has sentenced a Rhode Island man who appeared to fake his death and flee the United States to avoid arrest to at least five years in prison for rape.

The Scottish Green co-leader has insisted that UK citizens who have fought with Israel in the conflict in Palestine should be tried for war crimes when they return home.

A Royal Navy ’poster girl’ who appeared in a TV advertisement defrauded the military of more than £2,000 by submitting fraudulent travel expenses.

Councils face a funding shortfall of more than £4 billion next year, putting more strain on overstretched services, according to a report.

A man has been killed and hundreds of thousands of homes on the island of Ireland are without power after Storm Amy caused widespread disruption on Friday.

Strong winds and heavy rain were causing further disruption as Storm Amy hit large parts of the UK on Saturday.

High profile environmental campaigner and Labour donor Dale Vince has claimed that the public is being ’misled’ by organic labelling standards.

The UK is prepared for disruption as heavy rain is expected to cause flooding, with possible hail and thunder.

Tories have claimed there is a “real risk” Scotland could fall behind England in dealing with child sexual abuse after MSPs voted down a bid to force research into grooming gangs.

A major search is underway for a man last seen entering the River Leven in Scotland on Saturday.

Mosques in Scotland have increased their security measures following a foiled terror plot and a series of other incidents across the country.

Seven people in England and Scotland have been charged with terrorism offences related to organizing protests and holding Zoom meetings allegedly linked to the banned group Palestine Action, police said.

The release of Scotland’s latest drug death statistics is an annual event that has become tragically routine.

The head of the UK’s largest trade union in Scotland has been suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct, it has been reported.