Nicola Sturgeon spoke of feeling she had ‘failed’ when she did not win the constituency she stood in at the first Scottish Parliament election.

Nicola Sturgeon has opened up about her arrest, describing in her new book how the police investigation was like “mental torture” and she thought about disappearing into the North Sea.

Scottish police are thought to be on notice for a visit by the US vice president, who is on holiday in the UK with his family.

The leader of Warwickshire County Council has urged people to act in a peaceful manner at protests in Nuneaton on Saturday.

Dunfermline’s PJ Molloys will soon host a Glasgow band that was credited as an inspiration for Kurt Cobain. The Vaselines were formed back in 1986 by singers/guitarists Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee.

“On Friday at around lunchtime, there was a small rockfall in the Loom area (back of the Giant’s Causeway) in Port Noffer,” they said. “As a dynamic site, rockfalls do occasionally occur at the World ...

Scottish First Minister John Swinney has praised the work done by Sir Chris Hoy to raise awareness of prostate cancer following a meeting at Bute House. The champion cyclist, along with his wife Lady ...

JAM-packed with entertainment, The Alhambra in Dunfermline is gearing up for action this August. The theatre will see the return of Cirque: The Greatest Show Reimagined, a fusion of musical theatre ...

The last of 72,000 homes which lost power during Storm Floris have been reconnected after five days. Power network Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said the storm was “exceptional” ...

The fashion chain is to close a raft of high street stores after a court judge approved its restructuring plan.

The vice-president confirmed Washington had ‘no plans’ to recognise Palestine, which Britain has pledged to do unless Israel agrees to ...

Casey Gardner, a 19-year-old apprentice with North Scotland, is earning recognition in Fife for her work in construction ...