Dame Elaine Paige and Lorraine Kelly are among the stars paying tribute to “pioneer and force of nature” Dame Esther Rantzen.

Cristiano Ronaldo has left Portugal’s training camp and promised to “tell the truth about the reasons that led to my departure”.

US rapper Macklemore said he is “blown away” after tickets for all three shows for his upcoming Free Palestine tour “sold out immediately”.

A man has been fined following a crash involving a car and a school bus taking pupils to Perth High School.

A Fraserburgh man has won the fight to fit UPVC doors on his 19th century home despite fears they would not fit in with the historic neighbourhood.

It is “deeply disappointing” that no payment can be made under a Scottish Government furlough scheme set up to try to help workers at the bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis, Economy Secretary Stephen Flynn has said.

Broadcaster and assisted dying campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen has died aged 86.

More than 600 consultations have taken place at Fife’s first walk-in clinic since its launch in Buckhaven at the end of August.

Police say extensive enquiries remain ongoing for a missing 36-year-old man on the Isle of Mull.

Staff at Glasgow Caledonian University are set to walk out for two weeks in protest over compulsory redundancies.

A Fife care worker has been struck off after stealing more than £3,000 from a person she supported and cared for.

John Swinney will work with Police Scotland to consider whether officers need additional powers to deal with masked youths riding e-bikes and electric scooters.

A Moray councillor has emigrated thousands of miles away to Egypt without informing his constituents.

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) “does not have a position” on the debate around gender ideology and biological sex, a senior executive has told a tribunal.

A Scottish Borders councillor has described a “sad day” for dozens of workers after Greggs announced plans to shut four factories, including one in Scotland.

The owners of a Glasgow wedding and events venue have said they are "deeply disappointed" after councillors rejected a retrospective planning application for the second time.

Escalators at several Glasgow Subway stations are out of order following a failure by the maintenance contractor to "deliver on their contractual obligations".

Plans have been submitted to create a £16.5bn data centre at the site of the former Chapelcross nuclear power station near Annan.

A woman has been charged following a crash near Anderston Cross in Glasgow, which left two people in hospital.

An Edinburgh-based game development company has fallen into administration, resulting in further job losses.

A man who sexually assaulted and attempted to rape two children in Edinburgh has been jailed for six years.

A doctor in Glasgow has been suspended for ten months after she deliberately filled out more than 30 death certificates incorrectly to avoid more work.

A man who raped a girl on her 14th birthday had earlier given the child cocaine, a court has heard.

Anas Sarwar has said Andy Burnham's comments about the First Minister during a Labour conference speech weren't an attack, and added the SNP should work with him to defeat Reform.

A 91-year-old man has been seriously injured after being hit by a truck near a business park in Rutherglen.

Peter Murrell has had his legal aid withdrawn after being jailed for embezzling more than £400,000 from the SNP.

A commercial plane travelling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, briefly raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble warplanes.

Police are investigating two men who were seen surveilling the British school attended by Harry and Meghan’s children.

Greggs has said it plans to shut four factories, including one in Scotland, with the loss of about 740 jobs.

New Scotland boss Sebastien Pocognoli expressed “sadness” and “frustration” that an early red card for Jack Hendry effectively rendered his Hampden debut against Switzerland a write-off.

A commercial plane travelling from Dubai to Israel plummeted 17,400 feet in just over two minutes as a "violent incident" broke out between two pilots – with a second flight diverted later on Wednesday.

The decision to review the dual role of the Lord Advocate is “absolutely not” linked to controversy over the handling of the Peter Murrell case, Scotland’s Justice Secretary has said.

A Scottish space company is hailing the successful static test of a scaled-down version of its rocket, hoping it will pave the way for satellite launches.

Two of Scotland’s most esteemed broadcasters, Kaye Adams and Shereen Nanjiani, are set to co-present a special one-off show on national commercial radio station, STV Radio.

Some supplements marketed at menopausal women and costing hundreds of pounds a year are no better than a 6p a dose multivitamin, a watchdog has said.

Mental health patients may be subject to “inhuman and degrading” treatment through excessive restraint, Scotland’s human rights watchdog has warned.

Vaping products are expected to become more expensive as a new tax takes effect on Thursday.

When Paul Ranton moved to Aberdeen in the 1980s, it was a spur-of-the-moment decision which would change his life.

Scotland can still become the first country in the world to end HIV transmission but only if more is done to help people get tested and end stigma around the virus, according to a charity.

More than four million homes who remain on a standard energy tariff are to see their bills rise from Thursday when Ofgem’s price cap increases by 4%.