THE Scottish Government has chartered a second cruise ship to provide temporary accommodation for Ukrainian refugees arriving into Scotland.

WASTE workers are set to strike in numerous local authorities across Scotland.

A CAMPAIGN group has said grouse shooting is surrounded by a “circle of destruction” on one of the busiest days in the sport’s calendar.

A NEW film following indigenous Amazonians as they visit a Scottish forest during COP26 is set for release next week.

AN English professor at the University of Aberdeen has defended the decision to provide alternative texts to students in certain courses after an article in The Times accused him of "censorship".

HOLLYWOOD actor Alan Cumming welcomed Nicola Sturgeon to the final performance of his Edinburgh Festival run last night.

THERE are calls for the UK government to ban the release of millions of game birds into the countryside due to the risk they may accelerate the spread of avian flu among wild populations.

THE use of acoustic deterrent devices (ADDs) on Scottish fish farms has effectively been banned following an intervention from Environmental Standards Scotland.

A PROMINENT supporter of Liz Truss has called on the next prime minister to stop focusing on offshore windfarms and pour money into fracking instead.

A pro-independence protest is set to take place at the Conservative party leadership hustings in Perth.