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Swinney said the anniversary prompts reflection on lasting peace

Northern Ireland crisp maker Glens of Antrim Potatoes has ceased trading after entering administration, with 95 staff made redundant.

Three-quarters of people in Scotland say offshore wind farms should only be built where they do not harm nature , according to a new poll.

Students will take to the streets across the country for pro-Palestine marches on the third anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 attacks.

Retired police officers hit out over Scottish pension delays as MSP Pauline McNeill lodges a Holyrood motion calling for urgent action after Herald reports.

Standards Commission papers reveal it own internal warnings that Scotland’s councillors could have their freedom of speech curbed by the Code of Conduct.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS)’s annual report for the capital outlines the number of intentional blazes reported during 2025/26.

The FCA has been urged to compensate victims of the Aberdeen Midas fraud after a heated Edinburgh meeting dominated by the Simon Andriesz whistleblower case and Jeffrey Epstein links.

A liquidator has been appointed to a Scottish recycling company

Scotland and Denmark began the century on similar footing.

Some detectorists wait a lifetime before finding anything - this man found two

A film writer and historian is campaigning for Edinburgh to be recognised as the birthplace of the 'talking' feature film instead of New York.

Sleep Action will close Scotland’s national Sleep Support Line in March 2027 unless new funding is found, affecting 700 families each year.

Stuart McMillan, the Inverclyde MSP and piper, has invoked the British state's crackdown after Culloden in a letter demanding the BBC reverse plans to drop its World Pipe Band Championships coverage.

John Swinney defended the Scottish Government's £586m taxpayer guarantee on Sanjeev Gupta's Lochaber smelter as 'rational' at FMQs, but declined to answer whether ministers knew investors could profit regardless of whether any aluminium was ever produced.

An oil tanker has burst into flame in the Black Sea, with dark plumes of smoke visible from the Russian city of Sochi

George Robertson promised devolution would kill the SNP stone dead.

A young man who died following a 'disturbance' in Glasgow's Royal Exchange Square has been named as Daniel Colrain

John Swinney has referred a row over his claim Scots would 'lose their pensions' to independent ministerial code advisers, after Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay accused him of peddling misinformation about changes to the triple lock.

Scotmid has rebounded from disruption linked to the Co-op cyber attack, but chief executive Karen Scott is warning of rising costs and continued uncertainty

Clydebuilt unveils refreshed branding and three 10-year-old Scotch single malts, including sherry-matured and Candlebrae whiskies from Ardgowan Distillery.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre's new musical Ceilidh is described by the venue as 'part night out, part love story, part cultural phenomenon'.

ASOS has updated customers following a 'hacked' alert that was sent out to millions of app users.

Social Investment Scotland launches a £3.5m loan fund for small businesses in Glasgow and six West of Scotland areas, with loans of £25,001-£125,000.

Edinburgh University Principal Professor Sir Peter Mathieson plans to leave his post, but a contentious restructuring process remains firmly on track.

Scottish Government permanent secretary Joe Griffin has ordered civil servants back to the office at least 40% of the week, backed by a new location monitoring tool.

The Friends of Princes Street Gardens is holding its official launch event at Edinburgh City Chambers from 7 pm to 8.30 pm on Tuesday, October 20.

Woodland at Sundrum Castle Estate could be given permanent legal protection after concerns were raised about tree felling and land sales.

Family of University of Glasgow student Ethan Brown settle civil action after he took his own life on December 13 following an incorrectly recorded grade.

A company which is set to cut close to 400 jobs at Grangemouth did not 'substantively' respond to either the UK or Scottish Government when asked about measures to support its future

The country's floating wind sector faces a pivotal test as new CfD rounds offer fresh momentum, but developers still need to overcome costs, technology and supply-chain hurdles, writes Matthew Smith, Senior Associate, Shepherd and Wedderburn

A nationwide love of reading is alive and well, but daily life is making it harder.

A new three-bedroom show home has opened at Longniddry Village, a development ten miles from Edinburgh.

A piazza in Italy will be renamed for a musician who was stabbed to death for allegedly having an affair with Mary, Queen of Scots

John Swinney has refused to row back on claims Labour's triple lock reforms will leave Scottish pensioners £4 billion worse off by 2050, as his spokesman accused critics of making 'mischief' to mask their own desperation.

Turnover at NLM Building Consultancy rose by 51 per cent in a year as the firm expanded its services and senior team.

True Brit Entertainment was founded by veteran film executive Zygi Kamasa in 2023.

Opening a salon, refurbishing an established business or upgrading equipment is a significant investment, with owners having to balance the look and feel of their premises against the practical demands of running a modern professional operation.

Scottish Greens co-leader Ross Greer has backed key elements of the Green Party of England and Wales motion declaring Zionism racist, drawing condemnation from Conservative and Reform politicians.

Scotland’s A&E waits hit a record in August, with 50,747 patients missing the four-hour target and 17,717 waiting over eight hours amid NHS pressure.

The secrets of Scotland's biggest bridge revealed to a select few

The commercial real estate firm’s planning team, which is based in the Scottish capital as well as in London, Bristol, Manchester and Leeds, is set to be axed.

A 37-year-old man died after being found unresponsive on a bus in Portree on October 5.

A special anniversary show will celebrate 25 years since the release of Loss.

Perthshire bottled water giant Highland Spring toasted record sales, with revenue up 10.2 per cent

All remaining members of staff have been made redundant as Scotland's first community whisky distillery officially enters administration

Traditional, jazz and classical music players will take centre stage in a new orchestral collective which will open the Celtic Connections festival in January.

Aujla Foundation's September Seva commitment sees Tudor Hotel provide freshly prepared meals — with an even bigger community initiative planned for October

Nine in 10 charity leaders fear tax rises or benefit cuts could harm their organisations financially.

An Irish band who walked out on Ed Sheeran over the treatment of Macklemore are to play a headline gig at Celtic Connections in Glasgow.