The Latest Breaking News from Scotland

UK Set To Launch Faster Train Service Connecting London To Scotland With Just 2 Stops

The new train service is expected to be launched in December 2024.

International Business Times UK · Jan 11, 2024

Scotland urged to learn from 'exemplar' Faroe Islands in independence push

SCOTLAND must follow the example of the Faroe Islands as it seeks to become and “ambitious and confident country”, an MP has insisted.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 11, 2024

Lesley Riddoch: Nordic naysayers are missing the point

WHY does the idea of learning from other countries enrage opponents of independence?

The National (Scotland) · Jan 11, 2024

New Scotland to Europe ferry 'highly unlikely' without government support

THE Scottish and UK Governments have been called on to provide “critical” financial support for the proposed Scotland to Europe ferry...

The National (Scotland) · Jan 10, 2024

Nicola Sturgeon hits out at 'timid Keir Starmer' in General Election warning

NICOLA Sturgeon has said claims that Labour need Scottish to win a majority at Westminster are a “fallacy” ...

The National (Scotland) · Jan 10, 2024

Bid to give Holyrood powers to reform role of Lord Advocate moves to second stage

LEGISLATION aiming to give Holyrood the power to split the role of Scotland’s top law officer into two separate jobs is set to move to the next…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 10, 2024

Poor Things: meet the radical Scottish visionary behind the new hit film

Director Yorgos Lanthimos’s Poor Things tells the story of Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), an irrepressibly free woman who seems to have the mind of an innocent child. She embarks on an exuberant voyage of discovery, travelling around 19th-century Europe and reaching Egypt, experiencing many new things as her intellect rapidly…

The Conversation · Jan 10, 2024

Pilot of juryless rape trials 'worth doing', senior Scottish judge tells MSPs

One of Scotland’s most senior judges has told MSPs she thinks it is worth having a pilot of rape trials without juries, proposals which have…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 10, 2024

SNP MP David Linden reacts after Labour MPs snub cost of living debate

SNP MP David Linden has reacted after ZERO Labour MPs attended his debate on the impact of the cost of living crisis in Scotland.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 10, 2024

SNP minister wants plan for conversion practices ban to send ‘strong message’

Emma Roddick says she wants LGBTQ+ people to know that Scottish government is ‘still with them’ as consultation begins

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024