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Work will begin on 14 January to resurface the M90 just north of the Queensferry Crossing between junctions 1B, Ferrytoll and 1C, Admiralty. It...

You know it's cold in Edinburgh when the Ross Fountain in Princes Street Gardens freezes over. And today it did just that, amid temperatures...

Staff at STV are due to strike on Wednesday over the compulsory redundancies and plans to cut the north edition of the News at...

Scotland’s participation in the World Cup for the first time since 1998 is set to be marked by a national bank holiday.  Scotland will face...

SNP leader, John Swinney, made a speech to begin the New Year in Glasgow on Monday morning referencing the Burns poem, To a Louse,...

GAIL Porter said she owes her life to her daughter after hitting her lowest point during a spell when she was homeless. The TV presenter,...

Improved training techniques could reduce the number of frontline police officers injured by more than 50% when they are assaulted in the line of...

The Shelter charity shop in Stockbridge took in more than £14,000 on Saturday - on the opening of its annual sale of designer brands. The...

Some 70,000 pupils have missed half of school time, and more than 6,000 have not been to school at all during the last six...

It is now only four months until the Scottish Parliamentary election on 7 May and all the parties have highlighted where they will focus...

A rare 18th century tartan snuff box concealing a secret portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie has fetched nearly £5,000 at auction. The circular wooden box,...

The final letter written by Mary, Queen of Scots, in the hours before her death, will go on display in Perth later in January...

Feuding gangland villains are "destabilising" overcrowded Scottish jails as "burnt out" prison guards struggle to keep rival gangs apart. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) warns...

Police Scotland say a 33-year-old man has been arrested in connection with road traffic offences on Friday afternoon. This followed an incident on Hanover...

Medals, trophies, awards and other rare objects collected by a Nobel Prize-winning physicist have been sold. Items owned by the late Professor Peter Higgs, who...

More than 60 police officers from North America have been coached by Police Scotland ahead of next summer’s World Cup. It has emerged 64 officers...

It is customary on New Year’s Day to go for a swim in the sea. Today at Portobello, many swimmers took to the water...

The first baby born on New Year’s Day at St John's Hospital in Livingston was a baby boy named Hunter. He was safely delivered at...

"Today draws a close to another year; one I’m sure that’ll live in the memory of many supporters. "I am pleased with the progress we...

What happened at Scottish Cabinet meetings in 2010 have been published online by National Records of Scotland (NRS). The Cabinet papers record The Scottish Government...

On the stroke of midnight (although a couple of seconds before Master of Ceremonies, Susie McCabe, on the main stage at Ross Bandstand, had...

Thousands of people gathered in Princes Street Gardens on Hogmanay to see in the New Year with music from Wet Leg, filler chat from...

The CEO of charity, Deaf Action, which has its HQ on Albany Street in Edinburgh, has been awarded the MBE for services to the...

Police last night arrested a 26-year-old man for behaving in a threatening and abusive manner ahead of the Hibs game against Aberdeen at Easter...

A 70-year-old man has been jailed for serious sexual offences against children that took place in Edinburgh. Brian Stobie was sentenced to 12 years and...

Many people from Edinburgh have been mentioned on the King's New Year's Honours List. Among them, there are two notable women. Ann Budge, the former...

The 2025 New Year Honours have been announced and there are many people who live or work in Edinburgh. The list includes: Ann Budge, former...

In the 2025 New Year Honours list the Chief Constable, Jo Farrell, is named as one of three recipients of the King's Police Medal....

The Chief Executive Officer of The Yard, a national Scottish charity with its flagship base in Canonmills, has been awarded the OBE in the...

The Chief Executive Officer of the Eric Liddell Community, John Macmillan has received an MBE in the New Year Honours List from HM The...