Today's Top Stories

Firefighters in Scotland postpone strikes after increased pay offer made, FBU announces
Scotland

Firefighters postpone strikes after increased pay offer made
Edinburgh University student with endometriosis ‘accosted’ by anti-abortion protesters at clinic
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Edinburgh & East

Woman with endometriosis 'accosted' by anti-abortion protesters
Lesley Paterson: Scottish champion triathlete tipped for Oscars glory
Entertainment

Scottish world champion triathlete tipped for Oscars glory
Police Scotland and road safety charity Brake issue plea after spate of deadly crashes on Scotland’s roads
Scotland

Safety plea after spate of fatal road crashes across Scotland 
Institute for Fiscal Studies: Scotland’s tax system more progressive than rest of Britain
Politics

Scotland's tax system 'most progressive in Britain' - report
Is Twitter down?: Outage sees users told they have exceeded post limit
UK & International

Twitter users hit by warnings as thousands left unable to tweet
Nursing course applicants drop by a quarter amid NHS recruitment fears
Politics

Nursing shortage fears as university applications fall by quarter 

Latest in Edinburgh & East

Spraying badly behaved off-road bikers leads to 64% drop in complaints
Edinburgh & East

Spraying badly behaved off-road bikers leads to 64% drop in complaints
Suspended police officer Martyn Coulter raped young girl and tried to pull her into bath’ court hears
Edinburgh & East

Police officer ‘raped young girl and tried to pull her into bath’
Child hid from ex Police Scotland officer Martyn Coulter accused of rape and assault, trial told
Edinburgh & East

Child hid from police officer accused of raping young girl, trial told
Edinburgh Playhouse theatre boss issues warning after staff abused by audience members
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Edinburgh & East

Theatre boss issues warning after staff 'punched and spat on'
Galashiels man charged after missing 11-year-old traced after search operation by police and public
Edinburgh & East

Man charged after missing 11-year-old traced after search operation
Nearly 500% more drivers without seatbelts over three-month period in Midlothian, police reveal
Edinburgh & East

Nearly 500% more drivers without seatbelts over three-month period
House cordoned off and man arrested after search for missing 11-year-old girl in Galashiels
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Edinburgh & East

House cordoned off and man arrested after search for missing 11-year-old

Popular Videos

Freezing gusts of wind up to 75mph to hit parts of Scotland as yellow weather warning issued by Met Office
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Scotland

Freezing gusts of wind up to 75mph and snow to hit parts of Scotland
Rare and elusive wildcat kittens caught on camera near Angus Glens by Forestry & Land Scotland
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North East & Tayside

Watch: Rare and elusive wildcat kittens caught on camera
Glen Clova Project: ‘Life-changing’ service for vulnerable women in Angus faces closure
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North East & Tayside

'Life-changing' service for vulnerable women faces closure
Scottish teachers escalate strikes targeting Nicola Sturgeon’s constituency
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Scotland

Teachers escalate strikes targeting Nicola Sturgeon's constituency
First pictures of endangered koala joeys born at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland
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Edinburgh & East

First pictures of endangered koala joeys born in Scotland
Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell to star in Netflix drama based on Duke of York Newsnight interview
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Entertainment

Gillian Anderson to star in drama based on Prince Andrew interview
Beyoncé: Tickets go on sale for Renaissance tour show at Edinburgh Murrayfield
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EXPLAINER

Beyoncé tickets - everything you need to know about Edinburgh show

Featured Articles

Milk caps: Why supermarkets such as Sainsbury’s, Aldi and Waitrose are ditching coloured lids?
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EXPLAINER

Why are supermarkets ditching coloured lids on milk bottles?
Montrose Basin: Restoration of overgrown saltmarsh sparks return of wildlife
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North East & Tayside

'The diggers left and within days the wildlife was back'
The King’s Theatre urges audiences not to ‘out-sing’ performers during run of musical The Bodyguard
Glasgow & West

Theatre urges audiences not to 'out-sing' performers during musical run