For the first time in decades, numbers of the mammals have dropped significantly in the west coast of Scotland.

First Minister John Swinney is due to set out his vision of an independent Scotland as 'modern, dynamic and forward-looking'.

Figures show there are now just under 2.5 million breeding sheep across the country - a significant decline that’s raised ...

Around 4,000 NHSGGC patients will take part in the two-year trial to see how genetic profiles affect responses to 60 common medications.

SNP has taken over Dumfries and Galloway Council hours after the former Tory administration quit. The local authority leader ...

An East Lothian landlord who admitted a tenant slept in a cupboard under the stairs defended his action saying it kept the ...

Edinburgh City Council officials described Oasis fans as ‘older’, ‘rowdy’ and ‘taking up more room’ in safety briefings.

Sir Keir Starmer has said he will meet Donald Trump for “one-on-one” talks at a major global summit in a push to get the ...

Highs of around 28C aren't out of the question in areas such as the Moray coast, Perth, Glasgow, Stirling, Edinburgh, and ...

Officers and multiple police vehicles were seen at a property in the Muirhouse Drive area of Edinburgh on Sunday.

Emergency services were called to Boghead Roundabout in Bathgate after a crash between a Volkswagen Polo and an HGV on Monday ...

A councillor said Scott Street and South Street in Perth could be shut for 24 weeks while demolition works take place after a ...