2+ hour, 30+ min ago  (332+ 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+ day, 21+ hour ago  (536+ words) Glasgow is Scotland's "most generous city, with donations to Sir Chris Hoy's charity cycling appeal helping it claim the title, according to crowdfunding platform GoFundMe. The fundraising company compared per capita donations throughout 2025 on its online service. Liverpool emerged as…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (920+ words) An ex-head gamekeeper has been jailed for a minimum of 19 years after murdering a former colleague with a shotgun on a country track in Perth and Kinross. David Campbell, 77, killed Brian Low, 65, on February 16 2024, having previously disabled CCTV cameras at…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (470+ words) The jury has begun its second day of deliberations in the trial of an ex-head gamekeeper accused of gunning down a former colleague on a country track near Aberfeldy. David Campbell, 77, is accused of murdering Brian Low, 65, on February 16 2024, having…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (925+ words) I'm always wanting to come home, Scottish Hollywood star Karen Gillan has said, adding that the first thing she does when she returns to Scotland is order black pudding and scrambled egg, anywhere that serves it. The Inverness-born actor, who…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (517+ words) A Bafta-winning movie-maker from Glasgow is to receive an award from a film festival in her home city for her outstanding contribution to the industry. Lynne Ramsay, 56, is to receive the cinema city honorary award from the Glasgow Film Festival…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (844+ words) An ex-gamekeeper accused of shooting a man with a shotgun near Aberfeldy in 2024 hunted his victim down "like he was quarry, a court has been told. David Campbell, 77, is accused of murdering Brian Low, 65, on February 16 2024, having allegedly previously disabled…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (750+ words) Hollywood star James McAvoy and director Mark Jenkin will be among the big names taking to the red carpet at this year's Glasgow Film Festival (GFF), which begins later this month. The 22nd edition of the festival, which opens on February…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (408+ words) The former chief executive of Moorfields Eye Hospital is accused of flashing at a woman in a London park before sexually assaulting the police officer who arrested him. Dr Martin Kuper, 57, is accused of exposing himself in front of the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (661+ words) A Labour MSP has defended her relationship with a twice-convicted paedophile after she was suspended from the party. Pam Duncan-Glancy said she was "deeply disappointed" by Scottish Labour's decision to remove the whip and said it was not yet clear…...