1+ hour, 15+ min ago  (293+ words) Further enquiries into a social media post that allegedly celebrated the death of Ann Widdecombe are being carried out by police. Heather Herbert, believed to be a web developer at Aberdeen University, faced backlash after posting comments about Widdecombe’s death…...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (194+ words) There is a 'very high risk' of fire in Central Highlands, Southern and Eastern Scotland from Wednesday to Monday A warning of a “very high” risk of wildfires in large parts of Scotland has been issued. The Scottish Fire and…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago  (733+ words) Glasgow’s new night-time economy commission has been formed with an independent panel of experts A new night-time economy commission wants to establish Glasgow as a 24-hour city, with plans to improve transport and perceptions of safety after dark. The city…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (211+ words) A castle which featured in the hit series Outlander is opening to visitors for the first time in more than a decade. It’s the first time the inside of the castle has been accessible to visitors for more than a…...

5+ hour, 32+ min ago  (266+ words) The 62-year-old woman was a passenger in a Range Rover, which was involved in a collision with two other cars and a lorry A woman has died in hospital more than a week after a fatal crash in the Highlands…...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago  (461+ words) The haul, estimated to be worth over £5 million, is one of the largest seizures of its kind in the UK Around 58,000 fake football strips worth over £5m have been recovered in Edinburgh in one of the largest seizures of its kind…...

7+ hour, 4+ min ago  (176+ words) A hillwalker with serious injuries had to be rescued by a helicopter after falling on Goatfell. Arran Mountain Rescue Team were called around 3pm on Sunday to reports of a hiker who had fallen on the path while descending from Goatfell…...

4+ hour, 39+ min ago  (662+ words) In the fifth report of her Covid inquiry, Baroness Heather Hallett criticised the 'vast' waste in pandemic procurement, amounting to £9.9 billion. The scramble to buy PPE during the pandemic saw the UK waste almost £10 billion of taxpayers’ money, the official…...

5+ hour, 40+ min ago  (246+ words) Connir Knighton, 22, preyed on the two women at a property in Burntisland in Fife between November 2021 and October 2022 A man who subjected two women to a campaign of brutal rapes and assaults has been jailed for five and a half…...

7+ hour, 6+ min ago  (470+ words) The Harry Potter author set up the 'women-centred' Beira's Place which was described as 'anti-rights' Amnesty International UK has said it regrets publishing a report describing a sexual violence centre set up by JK Rowling as “anti-rights”. Beira’s Place was…...