Culture news

How a London music venue will celebrate Scottish folk music and poetry

A year after Kings Place unveiled a brand new state-of-the-art 360° sound system, the home of innovative classical and contemporary music in London launches its 2024 season.

10 January 2024

Earth News

‘Localised tornado’ damages houses as Storm Gerrit sweeps across UK

The Scottish Green party has said climate change could be to blame for the storm.

28 December 2023

Culture news

Scottish government to increase culture budget by €18 million in 2024

Scotland's government will increase culture funding by £15.8 million (€18.2 million) next year as part of a five-year plan. Industry leaders say it falls short.

20 December 2023

Moments

Iconic Harry Potter train at risk of closure due to safety concerns

Jacobite journeys across Scotland’s Glenfinnan Viaduct are in jeopardy next year.

5 December 2023

United Kingdom

Scotland could rejoin EU 'smoothly and quickly' after independence

A new report from the government in Edinburgh lays out its plans for a future relationship with Europe, but independence is not on the cards any time soon.

18 November 2023

World News

Feminist foreign policy: Can Scotland succeed where Sweden failed?

Scotland will be the first part of the UK to adopt a feminist approach to international relations. But is it merely symbolic or transformative?

15 November 2023

United Kingdom

Edinburgh declares housing emergency as rent inflation soars

Scotland is taking steps to curb short-term holiday lets as many locals are priced out of a low-supply housing market.

3 November 2023

Health news

Scotland launches UK's first anti-HIV campaign in 40 years

European health agencies have repeatedly warned that persistent stigma against HIV-positive people means many are going untested and undiagnosed for years.

17 October 2023

Food and Drink

Highway to Hooch: AC/DC launch limited edition whiskey

The band joins the likes of Motörhead, The Flaming Lips, and Bob Dylan in getting their very own whiskey...

9 October 2023

Mobility

Man 'kidnapped' by his runaway EV rammed off the road by police

The motorist from Glasgow couldn't get his EV to brake. Instead, he was trapped in his moving vehicle until police were forced to take drastic action.

5 October 2023

United Kingdom

Europe's drug death capital tries a new way of reducing fatalities

With by far the highest drug abuse death rate in Europe, Scotland is pursuing new ways of bringing fatalities down.

29 September 2023

Lifestyle

Home sweet swamp: Shrek's swamp listed on Airbnb

Three "brogres" will get the chance to spend two nights in a 'real-life' swamp in the Scottish highlands, decorated to look just like Shrek's home.

27 September 2023

United Kingdom

Salmon fishing in Scotland threatened by rising sea temperatures

Since March 2023, Scotland's waters have been gripped by an unprecedented Category 4 marine heatwave, causing mass marine mortalities.

24 September 2023

Residences

21 of the world's 50 best hotels for 2023 are in Europe

The list of the World’s 50 Best Hotels has been revealed, awarding hotels on six continents for their exceptional, industry-defining properties.

20 September 2023

United Kingdom

The Scottish islands being put at risk by ferry crisis

Locals and businesses question whether they should stay on islands or move because of withdrawn and delayed services caused by an ageing fleet.

5 September 2023

Culture news

Henry Cavill's 'Highlander' reboot is back on the cards

There can be only one… more? Henry Cavill looks set to star in a reboot of the beloved action-adventure Highlander franchise.

31 August 2023

United Kingdom

Monster hunters flock to Scotland for biggest 'Nessie' hunt in decades

An old tale meets modern advances as the search for the elusive creature uses new underwater drone tech.

23 August 2023

Norway

Attention! Penguin promoted to Major General in Norwegian army

Major General Sir Nils Olav III, Baron of the Bouvet Islands, is now the most highly decorated penguin in the world - probably even the universe.

22 August 2023

United Kingdom

Scotland still has Europe's highest drugs deaths, new figures show

The number of drug deaths fell from the previous year's figures but are huge in comparison to numbers from 20 years ago, and other European countries.

22 August 2023

United Kingdom

Edinburgh faces conspiracy theories over 20-minute neighbourhoods

There are fears that misinformation is gaining "enough traction to be dangerous" amid a report that someone was assaulted for promoting the policy.

16 August 2023