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Nasa has postponed its first launch of astronauts from US soil in nine years due to bad weather. Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley were set to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) on a rocket and capsule system built...

MSPs have backed a Bill aimed at improving the experience of children in the family legal system. The Children (Scotland) Bill passed its first stage unanimously in Holyrood on Wednesday. It proposes to give the views of children more weight...

Scotland’s colleges and universities are preparing for a phased return of students to campuses in September as the coronavirus lockdown eases. Further and higher education minister Richard Lochhead has written to the country’s college and university principals about the Scottish...

Concerns have been raised about the impact of the coronavirus lockdown on Scotland’s most vulnerable children, with a report warning domestic abuse is on the rise. The Scottish Government’s vulnerable children report, written earlier this month, said there are a...

A second man has now been charged in connection with a shooting in North Ayrshire. Police were called to a house in Nithsdale Road in Ardrossan on Sunday afternoon where Paul Cairns was found with serious injuries. The 42-year-old died...

Two Nasa astronauts are on course to make history as they launch into space from US soil for the first time in nine years. Preparations are under way for Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to travel to the International Space...

A man who harassed a 15-year-old girl outside a train station has been jailed for 12 months. Duncan Brown, 55, was drunk when called the teenager over near Glasgow Central railway station last March. She initially couldn’t understand him and...

Rangers have confirmed Ianis Hagi has signed a long-term contract at Ibrox. Genk announced on Tuesday night that Rangers had taken up the option to sign the Romanian international following his loan spell. The 21-year-old told Rangers’ website: "I am...

Scottish Professional Football League clubs will discuss reconstruction proposals next week. Hearts owner Ann Budge has suggested changing the structure from four to three divisions, each with 14 clubs, for two seasons. Following a SPFL board meeting on Wednesday, a...

An SNP MP has asked the Prime Minister if he has looked in his inbox amid public anger over the Dominic Cummings row. Pete Wishart urged Boris Johnson to apologise over the scandal and said the actions of his top...

Scientists at the University of Glasgow have teamed up with an illustrator to create a detailed 3D model of coronavirus. The university said the new images of SARS-CoV-2 are “one of the first and most detailed 3D representations of the...

A man missing for three days has been found safe on a hillside by a gamekeeper. Robin Green, 74, was reported missing from the west end of Aberdeen on Sunday. He had last been seen in Mill of Strachan, Aberdeenshire,...

A man has appeared in court charged with raping a teenage girl in woods near a castle. Craig Watson, 25, from Hamilton, has been accused of attacking the teenager near Bothwell Castle in South Lanarkshire on May 20. Watson appeared...

Staff at a hospital have said they have never faced anything like coronavirus before, but are now better prepared to fight a second wave of potential infections. The team at University Hospital Monklands in Airdrie said lessons have been learned...

Livingston goalkeeper Gary Maley has signed a one-year extension at the West Lothian club, after his future was put to a public vote on Twitter. Almost 200,000 people had their say on Maley's future in a stunt that has helped...

A pensioner has been reported by police after a man indecently exposed himself to a woman on a popular walking route in Aberdeen. A 37-year-old woman was running along the Old Deeside railway line between Bieldside and Cults when a...

A woman has been rescued from her car after driving it “at speed” into a river. The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon on the River Clyde at the crossing for the Renfrew Ferry, which links the town with Yoker in...

The European Union is “open” to extending the Brexit transition period to the end of 2022, chief negotiator Michel Barnier has confirmed. In a letter to the Westminster leaders of the SNP, Lib Dems, Plaid Cymru, SDLP, Green Party and...

A pro-independence blogger’s defamation appeal action against Kezia Dugdale has been rejected. Stuart Campbell, of Wings Over Scotland, alleged the former Scottish Labour leader had made defamatory comments about him in relation to a tweet he made alluding to David...

Every McDonald's drive-through restaurant in in Scotland will re-open next week, the fast food company said today. McDonald's said in a statement it will release the locations of the reopening restaurants on the morning of each day in a bid...

A second man has been arrested in connection with a shooting in North Ayrshire. Police were called to a house in Nithsdale Road in Ardrossan on Sunday afternoon where Paul Cairns was found with serious injuries. The 42-year-old died at...

The First Minister has said there will be a formal public inquiry into the Scottish Government's handling of the coronavirus crisis, including in care homes. Nicola Sturgeon was challenged over care home deaths as the latest figures showed more than...

Scotland is set to have its hottest day of the year so far with temperatures soaring to 27C. The central belt, Moray coast and the north Highlands will be hit with 25 -27C weather on Friday and Saturday. While very...

Four people were sprayed by a white liquid in a series of linked attacks across Tayside on Monday evening. Police are appealing for information about the incidents in Coupar Angus and Dundee. The first attack took place at approximately 9.30pm...

A man was out fishing with his family in Campbeltown Loch when they spotted a minke whale coming up for air next to their boat. The curious mammal surprised them by swimming around their boat for a few hours. Charlie...

Police officers acted proportionally in dealing with a man who claimed he had coronavirus and spat at a member of pharmacy staff, according to an independent report. The incident in Glasgow on Friday May 8 was subject to an investigation...

A miscarriage of justice campaigner who spent decades trying to overturn his conviction for armed robbery has died suddenly. William Beck, 59, suffered a heart attack on May 20 while with his family in Glasgow. Paramedics were unable to save...

The number of deaths involving coronavirus last week was 230, a fall of more than 100 on the week before. It marks the fourth consecutive week where deaths relating to Covid-19 have declined, while the proportion of deaths in care...

A total of 1812 contact tracers have been identified to support Scotland's mass Covid-19 testing regime, according to the health secretary. The Scottish Government had set a target for 2000 tracers by the end of the month, and Jeane Freeman...

Halfords is set to reopen 53 UK stores as bosses said they have seen a surge in bike sales due to commuters avoiding public transport. The stores spread across the country will allow a limited number of shoppers through its...

A man has been charged in connection with the rape of a teenage girl in a wooded area near a castle. The incident happened after the girl left friends in the woods near Bothwell Castle in South Lanarkshire, between 5.45pm...

The Eden Project is to investigate the feasibility of creating a new attraction in Dundee. The original Eden Project in Cornwall, known for its geodesic Biome domes, one of which houses an undercover rainforest, has welcomed more than 22 million...

The UK is proposing that key UN climate talks postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic will be held in November 2021, it has emerged. In a letter to UN member states, the UK has proposed the Cop26 talks, which were...

Firefighters have been called to tackle a blaze at a tenement building in Dundee.  Emergency crews were alerted to the fire inside the building on Dens Road at around 8.20pm on Tuesday.  Four appliances were called to the scene. Police...

Scotland's largest prison is "no longer fit for purpose" to deal with the number of inmates it houses, inspectors have said. An inspection of Barlinnie Prison in Glasgow found that holding cells in the reception area which were "first condemned...