2+ week, 21+ hour ago  (470+ words) Exclusive: Group of MPs and animal charities call for end to practice after Scotland and Wales vote to phase it out Keir Starmer is coming under pressure from backbench Labour MPs to ban the "cruel" practice of greyhound racing. The…...

23+ hour, 21+ min ago  (295+ words) From the epic landscapes of the Highlands and islands to intimate local community events, our readers share their best finds in Scotland. .. Lochs, bothies and burial chambers: readers" favourite trips in Scotland From the epic landscapes of the Highlands and…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago  (665+ words) The Guardian The High Life: The Musical, Still Living It! review " the Alan Cumming creation flies into deliriously silly panto territory If someone tells you this musical spin-off from the cult 1994 TV sitcom is like a pantomime, they won't just…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (773+ words) Scotland's tournament was overshadowed by off-field uncertainty but, says former international Beth Blacklock, the future is looking brighter "There were players who were definitely struggling," says the former Scotland international Beth Blacklock of the contract uncertainty that surrounded the squad…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (269+ words) The impunity with which organised crime groups operate in jails is scandalous. Blocking drones should be just the start To most of the public, the widespread availability of illegal drugs in prisons must be hard to comprehend. A Ministry of…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (454+ words) Decision to seek contact ban orders for people who repeatedly call about non-criminal matters is believed to be UK first People who call with complaints about their neighbours could face a contact ban for wasting police resources, a police force…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1459+ words) Some campaigners are frustrated at slow pace of change, while those impacted are trying to work out what it means day-to-day A year ago, the supreme court made its landmark judgment on single-sex spaces. In a long-running case against the…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (734+ words) Succession is the question as Cox directs and stars as a distillery boss tempting estranged brother Cumming back into the Highland fold For his directorial debut, Brian Cox is painting in pretty broad strokes and primary colours; Glenrothan is a…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (373+ words) David Parrish, who won Cape Wrath Trail in 2023, had been attempting gruelling route again as fundraising challenge A 35-year-old ultramarathon champion from Dumfries has died while attempting to beat the record for a race to the most north-westerly point on…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (588+ words) Party says plan for "radical change" will be funded in part through higher taxes on aviation, gambling and landlords The Scottish Greens have called for free bus travel, thousands of extra teachers and doctors and a universal basic income among…...