Taxi drivers fear cutting spaces at a city centre rank will lead to more queuing for old and disabled passengers.

Two people have been seriously injured after a train with around 150 people on board derailed near Lewes in East Sussex.

Councillors have refused permission for a 20-metre 5G phone mast in Monifieth following confusion over who owns the land.

A popular Indian restaurant was given a rap on the knuckles for serving vodka which was not the kind displayed on the bottle following a visit by the North Ayrshire Trading Standards department.

A child has been taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle outside a Glasgow primary school.

A search has been launched for a white van after a cyclist was knocked down in a hit-and-run in North Lanarkshire.

A crew of rowers have set off on their last leg of the gruelling challenge to row around Great Britain to raise funds for motor neurone disease (MND).

Scottish Water bosses received more than £250,000 in bonuses over the last year, the public body’s latest accounts show.

A Glasgow pub was broken into after thieves used a beer keg to smash a window.

A man accused of murdering his nine-year-old daughter at an industrial estate in Arbroath has made a second court appearance.

Celtic have signed midfielder Mika Baur on a four-year deal from Paderborn.

A man landed his innocent wife in the dock with him as he admitted having £176,000 of counterfeit tobacco in their home.

Social and affordable house-building targets set by the Scottish Government will not be met, according to a new economic report.

A snake has been filmed attempting to bite members of the public on a busy Glasgow city centre street.

Six wolfdogs who were abused by their former owner in Scotland are now thriving despite their "cruel" start to life.

Police have arrested four teenagers as part of an investigation into a spate of motorcycle thefts across Glasgow.

Staff at Dundee Airport were left "completely shocked" after Loganair axed all its operations, including its London route.

A man has been left "shaken" after an attack by a man on a motorbike at Strathclyde Park.

Neil McCann has assured Kilmarnock fans he and his players share their determination to beat Ayr as he prepares to sample another of Scotland's top derbies.

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill has reported good news about his health after getting back into work.

Scottish Labour leadership contenders faced each other for the first time at a party hustings last night.

An investigation has been launched after an eight-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at an Aberdeenshire playpark.

A cyclist has been taken to hospital after a crash involving a tractor in Perth and Kinross.

A petition has been launched in response to a ban preventing hillwalkers from accessing four sought-after Munros in Perthshire.

The reopening of a Falkirk primary school, which was closed due to damage caused by Storm Eowyn, has been pushed back to 2028.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2027 will be held in Burgas, Bulgaria.

The brother of a woman who was murdered in Renfrewshire described her as the "glue of the family" at a vigil held in her hometown.

A man has appeared in court accused of striking a delivery driver with a traffic cone amid an anti-immigration protest.

Services have been disrupted after a person died after being struck by a train in the Highlands.

A busy road in Edinburgh city centre will be closed for three months as Scottish Water carries out major sewer works in the area.

Doctors and dentists in Scotland will be given an above-inflation pay uplift at the end of September, it has been announced.

A 17-year-old male has been arrested in connection with the rape of a teenage girl in Kirkintilloch.

More than 150 youth organisations and young people in Scotland have written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging him to rethink the UK social media ban for under-16s.

Pregnant women should be warned of a “potential harm” linked to a common chemical used to flavour vapes, scientists have said.

Concerns about a “dangerous” scam where victims are being tricked into approving card payments have been raised by a consumer group.

The UK economy grew by 0.4% between April and June, according to the ONS, but Treasury officials warn the economy may not grow at all next year if conflict around the Strait of Hormuz continues to affect trade.

Celtic have confirmed the signing of Egyptian winger Haissem Hassan on a four-year deal.

Taxi drivers in Glasgow are set to be able to add a surcharge to hires for three months due to high fuel costs.

Scots have turned out in their droves to catch a glimpse of a rare partial solar eclipse.

Rangers have confirmed the permanent transfer of midfielder Mohamed Diomande to Turkish Super League side Corum for an undisclosed fee.

The potentially deadly bluetongue virus has been detected in two sheep on a second farm in South West Scotland.

A person is in hospital following a two car crash on a slip road on the M8.

Four suspects have been charged after a group of men was allegedly seen wielding bladed weapons.

A man has appeared in court after four people were injured in an alleged stabbing in Glasgow city centre.

The Eurovision Song Contest has changed its rules so that the next winner will be automatically ineligible to host the following year if their state is involved in an "armed conflict" or "sensitive geopolitical situation".

A car was engulfed in flames on an Aberdeen street on Tuesday night due to a mechanical fault.

More than 400 jobs are at risk as a company which owns six hotels in Scotland has collapsed into administration.

Hearts boss Wouter Vrancken is hoping no news is good news on the Claudio Braga front as he would love to retain the Portuguese forward beyond the end of this transfer window.

A convicted killer who was freed and went on to abuse a number of women has been handed a life sentence.

NHS Tayside “fell significantly short” when asked to provide details linked to disgraced neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel, Scotland’s Information Commissioner has ruled.

A person has been rescued with ropes after falling at The Devil's Pulpit near Loch Lomond.

A suspect has been arrested and charged after two men were assaulted on a bridge in Edinburgh.

A woman has died after being injured in a property in East Kilbride.

Derek McInnes says Rangers are "playing with fire" with squad numbers after a spate of injuries.

A warning has been issued across parts of Scotland over the "very high" risk of wildfires this week.

Lionel Messi has said he is not sure how long he will continue playing football as he shared a heartfelt tribute to his late father on social media.

The Tennent's Sixes, an iconic Scottish football staple of the 1980s and 1990s, will return this autumn to Braehead Arena with the official backing of the SPFL.

A teenage girl who disappeared in the Highlands has now been traced, police have confirmed.

Police have arrested four men following raids at properties across Glasgow and Lanarkshire in connection with disorder seen during the Celtic title party.

Motherwell have signed former Wolves midfielder Joe Hodge from Portuguese side Tondela for an undisclosed fee.

Celtic are on the verge of a deal with Paderborn for midfielder Mika Baur, STV Sport understands.

A racist broke into the BBC Scotland studios to demand an interview about migrants.

A man has been seriously injured following a disturbance in Glasgow city centre.

Not one, but two cosmic events are happening tonight, as the perseids meteor shower will be seen across the skies later.

A man who stabbed his own leg in an attempt to frame the victim he subjected to a life-threatening assault has been jailed for five years.

Ricky Gervais has offered his support to The Office co-star Lucy Davis following her “incurable” breast cancer diagnosis.

Cash raised from revenues in Scotland reached a record high last year – but figures also showed “historically high” levels of public spending gave the country a £25.3 billion deficit.

A bin lorry was forced to dump a load of rubbish onto the street in Glasgow after a battery caught fire among the waste.

A section of a street in Glasgow has been cordoned off as police officers stand guard.

Serial sex attacker Simon Levy will spend the rest of his life in jail after murdering two women and raping a third, as ITV News Correspondent John Ray reports Simon Levy has been handed a rare whole life order at the Old Bailey for the murder of two women and.

Football icon Cristiano Ronaldo has married his long-term partner Georgina Rodríguez in a civil ceremony in Portugal.

The so-called Da Vinci rapist could be monitored for life after he was found guilty of two other rapes at around the time of his attack on a student near Rosslyn Chapel.

Police are investigating after a marked police car was involved in a crash in Perth.

A man has been charged with attempted murder after an alleged stabbing in Glasgow city centre left four injured.

STV's Sean Batty has jetted off to Spain to experience a once-in-a-generation solar eclipse and is taking us with him.

Dozens of murals under Glasgow's Kingston Bridge have been painted over as part of the production for the Batman sequel, just months after they were completed.

A farming family in Dumfries and Galloway have confirmed one of their lambs had the first recorded case of the bluetongue virus in Scotland.

The much-loved Time Capsule leisure complex is set for major upgrades as part of a £2.5 million makeover.

A motorcyclist has been rushed to hospital following a crash on a rural road in Aberdeenshire.

Astronomers have revealed photographs of glasses from 1927 used to view eclipses, ahead of the best solar eclipse in decades this evening.

Scotland's marine and islands minister has been gauging opinion among fishing communities about the future protection of Scottish coastal waters.

Sir Rod Stewart has cancelled the remainder of his 2026 US tour after undergoing heart surgery.

Viewing events are set to take place across Scotland as stargazers gather to witness a rare partial solar eclipse – but forecasters have warned the event is likely to be hidden behind clouds in many areas.

Thousands of households living near new or upgraded electricity pylons are set to receive £2,500 off their energy bills under a new UK Government scheme.

Campaigners calling for a moratorium on new hyperscale data centres are pressing for a meeting with the First Minister amid concerns over the “disastrous effects” of such developments on both communities and the environment.

Highland communities are being invited to apply for a share of a Scottish Government nature restoration fund.

A mum who was left with a permanent colostomy after the traumatic birth of her first child says more must be done to improve maternal support in Scotland's hospitals.

Sir Rod Stewart has cancelled the remainder of his 2026 US tour after undergoing heart surgery.

More than 2,000 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in what is now the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease on record.

Andy Burnham will chair a meeting of the government’s emergency Cobra committee on Wednesday in response to extreme heat, which has caused widespread wildfires and plunged many parts of the country into drought.