The Latest Breaking News from Scotland

Schools across Scotland evacuated after receiving 'threatening messages'

Police are investigating 'threatening' messages which have been sent to schools across Scotland, sparking multiple evacuations

The National (Scotland) · Oct 19

UK’s first plant to build subsea cables opens in Highlands

The Japanese firm behind the factory has claimed it could create up to 250 direct jobs.

Evening Standard · Oct 19

'First of its kind' £350m Scottish subsea cable plant officially opens

A “FIRST of its kind” state-of-the-art subsea cable manufacturing plant has officially opened in the Highlands ...

The National (Scotland) · Oct 19

Deputy First Minister defends SNP bus plans after McGill’s threatens legal action

Scotland's Deputy First Minister has pledged to work with bus companies to bring buses back under public control after a major firm accused First Minister John Swinney of behaving like a dictator

The National (Scotland) · Oct 18

We’ll work with bus owners, Gilruth says, after they compare Swinney to dictators

A flagship promise to bring buses back under public control has prompted a fierce backlash from one of Scotland’s bus companies.

Evening Standard · Oct 18

Questions as councils reveal no government guidance on Scotland's data centre pause

THE Scottish Government has been urged to provide clarity after councils with live hyperscale data centre applications confirmed they have received no guidance on Holyrood’s vote to pause applications

The National (Scotland) · Oct 18

She bought a glass vase for £1 at Scottish car-boot sale, used it as a plant pot; it sold for £32,450

In 2008, a woman bought a glass vase for just £1 at a car-boot sale in Dumfries, Scotland, and used it as a plant pot. She later discovered it was a rare 1929 creation by French designer René Lalique. After experts valued it at £25,000 on Antiques Roadshow, the vase…

The Times of India · Oct 18

Sewage warning for Scotland as ‘unprecedented’ El Niño winter approaches

A LACK of sewer overflow monitoring in Scotland, combined with the prospect of a wetter and stormier El Niño winter, could pose a significant risk to public and environmental health, environmental charities have warned

The National (Scotland) · Oct 18

Scotland’s ancient forests could still disappear, rewilding pioneer warns

FORTY years ago, Alan Watson Featherstone stood up in front of 240 people and made a pledge to launch a project to regenerate the remnants of Scotland’s unique Caledonian Forest

The National (Scotland) · Oct 18

Karen Gillan opens up on pregnancy, Highlander and returning to Scotland

IT was the title for Let’s Have Kids that immediately enticed Karen Gillan

The National (Scotland) · Oct 18