The Latest Breaking News from Scotland

The Darien disaster does not define story of Scottish colonisations

THE disastrous Darien scheme, a Scottish colony in Panama in the late 1690s whose failure almost crashed Scotland’s economy, played an important…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 16, 2023

This book looking at the worship of stones really rocks

FOLLOWING last month’s cold snap, there was a beautiful satellite image of Scotland that showed the Highlands and Border regions covered in snow;…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 16, 2023

Deadline approaches for Rishi Sunak to decide on blocking Scotland’s gender law

He would become the first Prime Minister to trigger Section 35 if he chooses to stand in the way of the SNP’s gender reforms.

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023

Blocking Scotland’s gender reforms would be ‘calamitous’, campaigners say

The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill passed in December.

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023

Keir Starmer faces backlash for contradicting Scottish Labour on gender reform

KEIR Starmer is facing a backlash from within his own party after he said he had “concerns” about gender reform in Scotland –…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 15, 2023

Keir Starmer says 16 is too young to change gender amid ‘concern’ over Scottish law

It comes as the UK Government considers whether to block a Scottish Bill that would allow people to self-identify as a different gender.

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023

SLAPPs: The 'obscure' legal issue that impacts on everyone in Scotland

"WHEN I was an MP, I became aware from journalists that there were a number of stories that could be perfectly justified, all the evidence was…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 15, 2023

Scotland to be hit with snow tonight as temperatures set to plummet to bone-chilling -15C

The UK is likely to turn colder than Siberia as a 500-mile-wide weather front from Greenland brings a bone-chilling Blue Monday.

Daily Record · Jan 15, 2023

Met Office warns ice and snow on way for much of the UK

The yellow warning comes after many areas have been hit by flooding

Wales Online · Jan 15, 2023

Ice and sub-zero temperatures due overnight as agencies work to combat floods

The Met Office has issued three yellow weather warnings for ice and snow.

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023