Scotland

Ahead of the wet weather, BEAR Scotland said traffic will be diverted from the A83 Rest and Be Thankful to the Old Military Road as a precaution. BEAR Scotland’s north west representative, Ian Stewart, said the measures would be reassessed on Tuesday morning. He added: “The forecast for heavy rain …

Dr Gardiner says it has also been about giving them the confidence and connections with the vet schools, who sent instructors, and the chance to meet others their own age thinking of the same path. She says: “That is enormously helpful since they are likely to be the only one …

Raith Rovers have surprisingly sacked manager Ian Murray just one game into the new Scottish Championship season and two months after he guided the club to the play-off final. Rovers say that despite last season’s second-place finish, “results and performances since the turn of the year have fallen short of …

It started slowly, before belatedly gathering momentum. But can the Scottish athletes’ medal pursuit really pick up pace in the final week of the Paris Olympics? The first nine days of competition have yielded six medals. No Scottish person in history has won as many now as swimmer Duncan Scott, …

Sighthill Bridge opened next to the development in 2023 and reconnected the area to the city centre over the M8. James, 21, moved into the development when it was first built and told BBC Scotland News he usually struggled to find a place to park in front of his own …

A 21-year-old woman has been hospitalised following a stabbing in Stirling. The incident happened about 20:20 on Saturday and the woman was taken to Forth Valley Royal Hospital for treatment with her condition described as not life threatening. A 29-year-old, described by police as a white man local to the …

Around 145,000 students across Scotland will receive their exams results on 6 August. Source link

A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland. Source link

Papers lodged with the employment tribunal say Ms Mackenzie was described by her recruiting officer as an “impressive” candidate when she applied to join Police Scotland in 2019. She was issued with a provisional offer of employment subject to conditions. These included being certified both physically and mentally fit to …

It was a serene start to the athletics for Scotland’s middle distance runners on Friday as they largely cruised through their heats. World 1500m champion Kerr stayed well back before taking victory in his race courtesy of a searing final lap. He mentioned staying away from any trouble as being …

“You spend the last three years, pretty much every day thinking about it,” an emotional Carnegie told BBC Scotland. “It’s not for me, it is for my teammates, my family, everyone who is coming to watch, everyone who has sacrificed so much for me, I can’t put it in to …

A 27-year-old man has been arrested and charged after police recovered an estimated £210,000 worth of cocaine from a car in Glasgow. Officers discovered the drugs during a search of a vehicle on Glenalmond street. The man is due to appear in court in connection with the recovery on Monday. …

The man was struck on the M74 in Lanarkshire in a collision involving an HGV and died at the scene. Source link

Team GB rowing pair Rowan McKellar and Sholto Carnegie break down in tears as they describe their respective medal successes. Source link

Speaking to BBC’s Good Morning Scotland programme, Unite organiser Lorna Robertson said all eyes are on Grangemouth today. “We’ve seen a change in the last few months since we’ve had a new UK government and a new first minister in Scotland,” she said. “The general secretary of Unite has been …

Fresh presenter claims and a further delay to the Glen Sannox ferry lead today’s papers. Source link

This time last year, Michael Beale was manager of Rangers, Lee Johnson was at Hibs, Steven MacLean was in charge of St Johnstone, Barry Robson was looking forward to the new season as Aberdeen boss and Malky Mackay was in charge at Ross County. For years, Scottish football used to …

Sir Andy Murray’s career has come to an end as he bowed out in the men’s doubles on day six of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Murray has been hailed as Scotland’s “greatest ever sportsman”, having won Wimbledon twice, the US Open in 2012 and two Olympic gold medals. But back …

It is believed the Abernethy Pearl, affectionately known as Little Willie, could have been growing in its mussel for more than 80 years before Mr Abernethy found it, meaning it was created during the reign of Queen Victoria. Weighing 43.6 grains, it is the largest freshwater pearl found in Scotland …

Student acapella group the Oxford Alternotives ended up performing in the street after having to leave the Space Triplex building on Hill Place. The group’s Hattie Twigger-Ross said: “We made the best of the situation and performed outside. “Whilst the situation was not ideal, we were able to lighten the …