5+ hour, 1+ min ago  (595+ words) Commonwealth Games England has announced the return of the Team England Futures programme, delivered by SportsAid, for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. After the success of the inaugural programme for Birmingham 2022, over 100 athletes, coaches and support staff will join this year's…...

17+ hour, 18+ min ago  (249+ words) Scotland has become the first part of the UK to introduce water cremation, the Scottish Government has announced. The process, known as hydrolysis, offers an environmentally friendly alternative to cremation or burial. A body undergoing hydrolysis is wrapped in a…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (216+ words) The King has announced a Scottish bank holiday will be held on June 15 to mark the nation's return to the football World Cup. Scotland was last in the World Cup in 1998, and the declaration from palace officials came when First…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (500+ words) A Scottish Government minister has said he is "very disappointed" next year's Commonwealth Games will not be available on free TV. The body behind the Games, which will return to Glasgow in a slimmed-down format next year, announced on Friday…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (466+ words) Fans have shared their elation after Scotland qualified for the men's World Cup for the first time since 1998. Scotland sealed their place at next summer's tournament with a dramatic 4-2 win over Denmark at Hampden Park in Glasgow on Tuesday evening....

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (747+ words) Sir Chris Hoy is calling on men with prostate cancer to try and be more active to help with their quality of life. The retired champion track cyclist, who was once Scotland's most successful Olympian, was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (568+ words) A man who killed his partner in a car and drove her body around before confessing to his brother hours later has been sentenced to a hospital order under which he can be detained indefinitely. Kennedi Westcarr-Sabaroche, 25, was found dead…...

6+ mon, 4+ day ago  (877+ words) A 15-year-old self-proclaimed "Nazi" amassed a stash of deadly weapons as he discussed whether to "shoot up" his school, a court has heard. The youth, from near Market Drayton in Shropshire, pleaded guilty to having a butterfly knife, a stun…...

6+ mon, 4+ day ago  (226+ words) Planned strikes by hundreds of bus workers have been called off after a deal to resolve a dispute over pay and conditions. Around 450 members of Unite at Cardiff City Transport Services, known as ... Bus workers in Cardiff call off planned…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (905+ words) A teenager inspired by Hitler who planned to carry out a terrorist attack at a mosque has been sentenced to 10 years in custody. The 17-year-old had planned to set fire to a Muslim centre in Greenock, Inverclyde, after befriending the…...