The arrest on Wednesday afternoon was part of a counter-terrorism probe into the banned Kurdistan Workers Party, known as the PKK, police said.

New analysis of ancient bones and fossils found in a Highland cave has revealed them to be ‘fishier than the average bear’ and could even suggest polar bears once roamed Scotland. Advancements in the ...

First Minister John Swinney has been accused of having his “head in the sand” over the state of Scotland’s NHS – with Labour insisting ...

A Scottish dental practice founded in 1861 has been sold. The agent said the facility is a substantial, modern dental practice with eight surgeries and an on-site denture and prosthetic lab. The Platt ...

Today one of our readers hits out at the Government’s policy.

John Swinney was pushed on long waits for victims of crime and the state of the NHS in Scotland as he took questions from MSPs.

Kevin Sinfield says former Leeds team-mate Rob Burrow will be with him in spirit when he embarks on his latest fundraising challenge in support of the MND community. Burrow lost his battle against ...

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Police officers are “at the end of their tether” and need a “proper pay deal for Christmas”, bodies representing them have said as ...

Simon Mignolet on the long ball statistic that underlines Brendan Rodgers' influence on Celtic and Arne Engels' future at the Parkhead club.

The US conservative political commentor Candace Owens has been refused a visa to enter New Zealand for a speaking engagement because she had been banned from another country, immigration officials ...

For more than three years now the Scottish Government has failed to keep its own promises on funding for mental health services. Now in the ...