The Latest Breaking News from Scotland

Commuters in Scotland faced a shock at ticket machines as the Scottish government abandoned a pilot scheme that removed peak rail fares. During the pilot, tickets were the same price all day. But now that it has ended, the increase in fares is significant. The cost of commuting at peak…

Devolution is “a process, not an event”, according to the then-secretary of state for Wales, Ron Davies, in 1997. But it is unclear what may come next for Wales in that process under the new UK Labour government, despite the same party now being in charge in both London and…

PRO-PALESTINE activists in Scotland have taken part in UK-wide action targeting 10 offices of Allianz, the world's largest insurance firm, to…

SCOTLAND’s population rose faster than at any time since the 1940s the first half of last year thanks to people moving to the country from abroad…

SCOTLAND'S largest trade union body has become the latest organisation to call on the Scottish Government to withdraw the National Care Service…

Joey Sides’ peripatetic career included stints in Netherlands, Germany and Scotland (where he was sponsored by a hotel). The memories will last a lifetime

England and Wales are looking at promotion while Ireland and Scotland could face the drop

IN this penultimate part of my series on the ancient history of the Scottish Borders, I will deal with momentous events, none more tragic than the…

The Scottish Government is awarding grants of up to £80,000 to 12 local projects that support families in poverty around the country ...