All news on the topic: Scotland

Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle, Leicester, Coventry, Hull and Bradford have the highest levels of air pollution in the country, a recent fieldwork study has revealed

Donald MacColl and his partner, Vivienne Macarthur, invested everything they had into their house, at the foot of the cliffs of Ben Lora, at Benderloch, near Oban

Barra Airport in the Outer Hebrides, 40 miles off the coast of western Scotland, requires pilots to watch out for cockle pickers and beach combers as they come in to land on the sand

For years Harry Potter fans have been making the pilgrimage to Scotland to witness the magnificent Jacobite steam train as it chugs across the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct, but that may soon be coming to an end

A firm in Scotland that makes artisan cheeses have signed a deal with a shopping chain for them to stock what is being claimed is the world's smelliest - it is described as having a 'meaty' and 'cabbagey' scent

Extremely rare bottles of ancient whisky once drunk by royalty are being sold at auction after being discovered in the dark cellar of a historic Scottish castle

Office for National Statistics (ONS) regularly assesses the UK's happiness and wellbeing through surveys and the latest shows the nation’s mood has dipped from the average mean of 2022

Edinburgh Zoo is preparing to bid farewell to Yang Guang and Tian Tian, a pair of giant pandas who visitors loved since their arrival in 2011, as they return to the China Wildlife Conservation Association

Emergency services dashed to the crash outside Queen of the South stadium Palmerston Park, in Dumfries, Scotland after the side played Dundee United in the Scottish Cup

On Friday next week, many parts of England could see the first snow of this winter season as an easterly freeze moves in and brings temperatures down around the country

Liam Hughes, 18, raped three girls in Grangemouth, Falkirk and Stirlingshire during his campaign of abuse between 2020 and 2022

The wintry weather is coming and along with it is the strong likelihood of snow across large parts of the country. It’s time to plan ahead for the freezing weather - so here’s everything you need to know

Snow is heading to the UK and weather maps have been released which show the exact parts which will be affected. As Christmas approaches, it’s time to brush the dust off your winter clothes

Want to live the Harry Potter dream? Then you could be the proud owner of a train station that the Hogwarts Express passed every time it journeyed to the fabled school for wizards and witches

One social media user has likened the orange sea creature to a chestburster, a creature which fatally bursts out of John Hurt’s torso in the 1979 horror film Alien

SNP Health Secretary Michael Matheson said his sons had watched football on his parliamentary-issued iPad and added he did not reveal this publicly in a bid to protect his family

Three people have been arrested in connection with damage caused on Wednesday morning during a 'small protest'

A single complaint to the council saw the bells at Beith Parish Church in Ayrshire silenced - but other locals have supported a campaign to reverse the decision

This Sunday marks 90 years since the first official photo of the Loch Ness Monster, and decades later, people are still trying to snap the rumoured beast that lives in the murky water

We have lived with the possibility of the Loch Ness Monster roaming the Scottish lakes for 90 years, but here's one X-rated theory that could prove what the sea creature could actually be

In 1933, Hugh Gray took a photo at Loch Ness which appeared to show an animal-like tail coming out of the water before sinking again - and 90 years on, the search is still ongoing

Elusive creature expert Andy McGrath has concluded a six-year search for the Woodwoose, which he now believes is extinct after finding 'scant' evidence of the creature

Fiona the sheep was safely rescued from a steep cliff in the Scottish Highlands this weekend - but animal activists say they are not happy about where she'll be rehomed

Emergency service crews were attacked by yobs during a night of violence on Bonfire Night in Edinburgh and Manchester, where projectiles were fired at vehicles

Kate and William visited Burghead Primary School in Moray, Scotland, on Thursday, and the Princess of Wales gave a pupil a surprising response when he asked her who she was