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DOG owners in Scotland could be forced to microchip their dogs under new government plans. A government official has confirmed that a consultation will be held...

A SCOTTISH artist has hit out at the National Galleries saying it would be “foolish” to sit about and wait for them to host his...

TALKING cigarette packets could become the latest trend to encourage smokers to quit. Scottish researchers have created a new talking cigarette packet to warn addicts of...

A SCOTTISH racecourse is hoping its funeral packages will prove a dead cert with the families of deceased punters. Hamilton Park racecourse say public demand has prompted them to create a...

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SCOTLAND’S CHILDREN’S commissioner claims that touching children is “fundamental” to their development. Tam Baillie, has claimed that the “pendulum of safety has swung too far” as...

THE MOTHER of a Scots tennis ace has revealed she has one “big goal” to leave behind her legacy. Judy Murray is planning to build the...

SCOTS cyclists says he won’t re-cycle his gold-medal winning career. Sir Chris Hoy has stated  that he will not be coming out of retirement for the...

A SEX workers charity have hit out after a large-scale police raid on brothels. Charity Scot-pep have said they were “extremely concerned” after police in Edinburgh...

SCOTTISH roads are set to become a lot clearer thanks to a new method of “keyhole” technology. Disruption caused to roads across the country is set...

DYING Scots author Iain Banks has announced that his final book will detail the physical and emotional strain of cancer – the disease which has...

A national property group has secured an extended contract with City of Edinburgh Council which could provide homes for up to 1,500 people living in...

POLICE say a car involved in the fatal shooting of Mohammed Abdi has been found in Glasgow. Detectives are appealing to members of the public in...

THE BOSS of an upmarket Scottish restaurant has criticised a minority of customers who complain if their meals take more than 10 minutes to prepare. Dean...

SCOTS helicopter crews will compete with the man who fell from space for a prestigious aviation award. Crews from two Super Puma helicopters have been nominated...

A NURSE who refused a patient access to a psychiatric unit days before she was found dead has been struck off. Albert McGowan, 61, also failed...

TENNIS star Anna Kournikova’s eight-year-old brother Allan is among 520 youngsters vying for the championship at a top junior golf tournament. The competition, teeing off in...

A SCOTS dad has spoken of his relief after a routine eye exam discovered a tumour which could have left him blind. Thomas Vasvary, 47, was...

A cash-strapped Scottish council spent £17,500 to recruit a ‘Transformational Change Manager’ – who was then paid more than £70,000 a year. The “extraordinary” payment was...

RANGERS legend Willie Henderson has finished a gruelling trek through the jungle to the top of an active volcano - saying he fulfilled a promise...