Scotland

The focus at COP26 today has been on fossil fuels and there has been a world first – 25 countries including the United States have promised to stop using taxpayers money to invest in foreign coal, oil, or gas projects by the end of next year and focus on clean energy instead.

Greta Thunberg has accused the summit delegates of failing to take the crisis seriously enough.

Enough of burning and drilling and mining – we are digging our own graves: the warning from the UN chief on the first day of this summit could hardly have been starker. 

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a 14-year-old boy in Glasgow.

In under three weeks, the world will gather in Glasgow for the climate change conference, COP26.

As the UK debates its heritage and history, what about its future?

The SNP and the Scottish Greens are to share power in Scotland.

In Scotland, pass rates in Highers and Advanced Highers have slipped since last year, but they’re still far above pre-pandemic levels, as Scotland’s education secretary praised students for achieving such strong results “under extraordinary circumstances”.

Scotland will scrap most of its remaining coronavirus restrictions from Monday but First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said face masks will remain mandatory in some settings “for some time to come” and people will be advised to carry on working from home where possible.

The number of drug deaths in Scotland has soared to record levels for the seventh year in a row, with more than 1,300 people losing their lives to drugs.

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed today that the whole country will move into its lowest level of restrictions on 19 July with some changes to the original plan.

Like many industries covid has hit it hard, with weddings cancelled and many jobs lost.

Any day now final judgement is expected in Edinburgh on the first of three possible launch pads for space rockets in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The issue is divisive – bringing industrialists, crofters, bureaucrats and naturalists to court as planning permission for one project in Sutherland comes under judicial review. Credits: Lucia Walker…

As countries mark World Ocean Day with pledges to clean up the seas and protect marine life, a groundbreaking scheme is aiming to put a million oysters back out to sea.

Scottish football fans who do not have tickets to next week’s Euro 2020 clash with England have been urged not to travel to London, amid concerns about Covid.