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All the latest news and updates on Scotland, one of four countries making up the United Kingdom. Scotland shares a border with England, and its devolved parliament sits in Holyrood, in the capital Edinburgh. Other major cities include Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee. Get breaking news and latest weather forecasts here – plus Scottish travel inspiration.

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Win an overnight stay for two at 'stylish' Edinburgh hotel The Rutland

Travel 2 days ago By Sophie Laughton

A DFDS seaways ferry crossing the English Channel under a blue sky.

New £3,500,000,000 ferry linking Scotland and France could finally set sail

Travel January 27, 2026 By Ellie Hutchings

Guests evacuated from hotel following man's 'unexplained' death Kings Park Hotel in Rutherglen. picture: Google maps

Hotel guests told to evacuate after 'unexplained' death of man

UK January 25, 2026 By Sarah Hooper

Extra wide shot of a pier with part of it missing

Storm Ingrid washes away historic pier and crumbles sea wall after 60mph winds hit UK

UK January 25, 2026 By Sarah Ping

Man derails BBC Scotland live news report gyrating and thrusting in street

TV January 23, 2026 By Milo Pope

Massive AI-generated mural with American bald eagles approved by Glasgow council

UK January 23, 2026 By Josh Milton

Island dubbed ‘Scotland in miniature’ crowned best in UK – and it's not Skye

Travel January 21, 2026 By Sophie-May Williams

The new caledonian sleeper route picture: Getty/ metro

The Caledonian Sleeper train is getting a new route in biggest change in 30 years

Travel January 14, 2026 By Alice Giddings

Jamie Taylor, also known as Jamie Heggie, pleaded guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh on Thursday, 27 November, 2025. Around 6.45pm on Friday, 30 May, 2025, Taylor approached Livingston Police Station on Howden South Road. He threw canisters containing petrol towards the station and police vehicles, which ignited in the air. This resulted in a small fire, which was extinguished by an on-duty officer.

Man threw Molotov cocktails at police station after criminal record was revealed

UK January 13, 2026 By Sarah Hooper

Dunkirk town by twilight, with boats and waterways in the background, under a dark sky.

New ferry linking Scotland and France to finally set sail in spring 2026

Travel January 27, 2026 By Ellie Hutchings

Man who tried killing train passenger with a Buckfast bottle is jailed for 12 years

UK January 12, 2026 By Sarah Hooper

The City of Stirling, Central Scotland on a winters day.

UK's top travel spot for 2026 is lesser-known 'gem' with game-changing new train service

Travel January 11, 2026 By Jessica Lindsay

BEST QUALITY AVAILABLEUndated handout photo issued by Police Scotland of Jorja Colville who was sentenced to three years in prison at High Court in Stirling after she killed her boyfriend and two friends while speeding on a country road. Colville, now 21, was driving a Ford Focus with a private registration plate JO17 RJA, when she lost control on a C-road in Falkirk on July 26, 2024. Issue date: Thursday January 8, 2026. PA Photo. Three men were passengers, including Colville's boyfriend, Reece Williams, 23, and friends Lewis Soden, 24, and Connor Page, 21, as they headed out for dinner in the early evening. All three suffered serious injuries and died at the scene on the C3 Moss Road, Dunmore, Falkirk. Photo credit should read: Police Scotland/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Woman who killed boyfriend and two pals in 92mph crash jailed for just three years

UK January 8, 2026 By Sam Corbishley

This photograph shows a airplane from low cost airline company EasyJet covered with snow during heavy snowfalls which cause flight cancellations at Orly Airport, south of Paris on January 7, 2026. 40% of flights are expected to be cancelled at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG) airport and 25% at Orly airport, as snow disrupts air, rail and road traffic across the country, French Transport Minister announced on January 6, 2026. (Photo by Kiran RIDLEY / AFP via Getty Images)

Hundreds of flights and trains cancelled across UK and Europe amid snow chaos

Travel January 7, 2026 By Courtney Pochin

Lottie Gross in a red jumper sitting in the doorway of an open caravan, with her hand on her Manchester Terrier. They are in a caravan park, and a table and chair is beside them.

The UK's best dog-friendly breaks for 2026

Travel January 7, 2026 By Lottie Gross

A snowy clifftop overlooking the ocean and a seaside town behind it

The UK’s most spectacular winter beach walks to stroll in 2026

Travel January 6, 2026 By Sophie-May Williams

Pictured is the side of a Police Scotland vehicle, parked on the streets in Edinburgh. The high visibility marked car has contact details so the public know how to communicate with the key emergency service.

Van driver dies after crashing into parked car

UK January 3, 2026 By William Hallowell

A person shovels snow near parked cars which are snowed under as parts of the UK hit with weather warnings

UK weather map reveals where to expect snow this weekend

UK January 3, 2026 By Sarah Ping

Manhunt for 'stocky' prisoner who failed to return to jail after 'approved visit'

UK January 1, 2026 By Molly Lee

$Janine in hospital after being pushed and recovering from injury. // A woman recalls the life-changing moment she woke-up paralysed after her abusive ex pushed her over a balcony and broke her spine - because she refused to give him a ?New Year?s kiss?. Janine Kazmi, 38, has been left disabled after her ex-boyfriend, Barry Shankly, 45, became ?enraged? that their relationship ended. After refusing to kiss him, Shankly shoved Janine over the balcony in the hallway of his flat in Dalmarnock, Scotland, causing the devastating spinal injury. Janine woke-up with two fractured vertebrae and Shankly went on to convince her that she?d fallen by ?accident? after she temporarily lost her memory. Photo released 01/01/2026$

'I was left paralysed after refusing to give my abusive ex a New Year's kiss'

UK January 2, 2026 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

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