Unionist politicians say new GERS figures show Scotland is better off in the UK, with nearly £2,600 more spent per person than the UK average. Scotland’s public spending deficit has risen to almost 12% of GDP, more than double the UK’s figure. Falling North Sea oil and gas

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A Glasgow man who tried to kill a toddler by stepping out in front of a train while holding him has been jailed for 10 years. Frederick Danquah took the then two-year-old boy to Garrowhill railway station on the night of Sunday, July 2, 2023. The 28-year-old placed the child on

Artificial intelligence is being used to create glasses that will help people with hearing loss read lips. The technology, being developed by Heriot-Watt University, will filter out background noise in real time. A small camera built into the spectacles tracks lip movements,

From today, police will be encouraged to disclose the ethnicity and nationality of suspects charged in high-profile and sensitive investigations. The National Police Chiefs' Council says it hopes the new guidance will reduce the risk to public safety where there are high levels

There's been a more than 50% rise in the number of motorists caught driving so-called unroadworthy vehicles. Just over 13,000 British drivers were convicted of the offence in 2024 - up from around 8500 the year before.

Scots are being warned of a very high risk of wildfires in place for the next week. Despite the heatwave forecast over the next few days, @fire_scot are asking the public to avoid portable barbecues or anything involving a naked flame. The warning is in place from the August

There's fears nitazenes are increasingly being detected in Scotland's unregulated drugs supply. The synthetic opioids are most commonly being found as a contaminant in drugs like heroin - posing a substantial risk of overdose. @P_H_S_Official have issued a new RADAR alert

There's a warning back to school season could bring a spike in asthma attacks. Last year, the number of hospital admissions for school aged children more than doubled in August and September compared to July. Some reasons for the increased danger include increased exposure to

MISSING: Have you seen East Kilbride man Lewis Cuthbert?. The 25-year-old was last spotted around 4pm on Monday, August 4 at Strathaven. He is described as around 5ft 10, slim build with short brown curly hair. Lewis was last seen wearing a brown collared jacket, dark coloured

Firefighters are still at the scene of a blaze on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh more than 40 hours after it started. Emergency services were called to the fire on Sunday afternoon. One engine remains at the site with crew members working to dampen down any hotspots. The Scottish

Paloma Faith and The Cure's frontman Robert Smith are among musicians calling on the UK Government to block further development at an oil field in the North Sea. They say continuing to drill at Rosebank would undermine Britain's climate commitments and hurt creative projects.

The rate of unemployment in the UK remained at 4.7% in the three months to June. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show the portion of adults not in work remained stable compared to the previous quarter, where it rose to its highest level since 2021. Meanwhile,

Scottish Conservatives claim Glasgow's safer drugs consumption room and expensive new bins have done little to stop dirty needles in the Calton. Freedom of Information requests show £5k has been spent on two "sharps" bins near the Thistle, but local residents say they're still

Nicola Sturgeon's new memoir 'Frankly' was on the agenda on Sunday's Go Radio Politics Show with Bernard Ponsonby. The book is described as a 'deeply personal' account of her journey to becoming First Minister and beyond which 'candidly recounts interactions' with the likes of

A 47-year-old man has been hospitalised following an assault and robbery in Glasgow city centre. An incident was reported at a Duke Street shop around 11am yesterday. Two men, aged 46 and 25, were arrested in connection and enquiries are ongoing.

There are fresh calls for the Scottish Government to back the nation's struggling hospitality industry. A Scottish Licenced Trade Association survey revealed three quarters of outlets report profitability is down compared to last year. More than half of respondents said they

Two teenagers have been arrested after a van was stolen in the Cambuslang area. Police received reports around 9:30am today and traced the vehicle, driver, and passenger to Elder Drive. Two boys, both aged 13, were arrested and charged in connection.

Emergency services have put out a fire that's destroyed a historic building in Wishaw. Flames were first reported at the YMCA property just off Main Street around 10.35pm last night. The century-old structure had lain empty since 2018, but work was ongoing to re-open it. No

A man's died after a car crash in Motherwell. The 61-year-old was behind the wheel of a Renault Captur that crashed on the B7066 Carfin Road, between the junctions of Whittagreen Crescent and Whittagreen Avenue, around 9.35am yesterday. The driver was taken to University