The Latest Breaking News from Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon hints she could debate JK Rowling over trans rights controversy

The former Scottish first minister said she did not know if the Harry Potter author would be willing to take part in a debate with her.

Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2025

JK Rowling responds as Nicola Sturgeon blames her for 'vile' gender row abuse

JK Rowling has said she will be publishing a review of Nicola Sturgeon’s memoir Frankly after the former first minister named her as a driving…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 12, 2025

Nicola Sturgeon says she could leave Scotland ‘for a wee while’

The former Scottish first minister said living elsewhere could help give her a ‘perspective shift’.

Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2025

Straight outta Scotland! New UK hi-fi brand debuts with a £1K DSP

Colinear Acoustics's DSP is made for botjh home and professional setups

T3 · Aug 12, 2025

John Swinney interview: The FM on indyref2, Israel, energy and more

It is easy to forget that Bute House – as well as a venue for press conferences, grand political announcements and resignations – is also a home…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 12, 2025

Skyrora becomes 1st British company to get license to launch from the UK

Scotland-based Skyrora has received the first U.K.-issued vertical launch license for a homegrown company, enabling rocket launches from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands.

Space · Aug 11, 2025

Sturgeon: ‘Witch-hunt’ MSPs investigating me were being directed by Salmond

The ex-Scotland first minister made the claims in her new book, which was released early on Monday after being slated to hit book shelves on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2025

The Burns Project review – Scotland’s national poet in all his glory and contradictions

Drawing on private letters and contemporary criticism, Cora Bissett’s imaginative production offers a rounded picture of a complicated man with a colourful love life

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2025

Scottish cultural groups 'lead world by far' on Israel boycott as major milestone hit

MORE than 200 Scottish cultural organisations have backed a boycott of Israel, which campaigners say represents “by far the highest proportional…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 11, 2025

UK’s largest concentration of wrecked warships given new legal protections

Scapa Bay off the coast of Orkney has about 100 shipwrecks, including several German warships scuttled in 1919

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025