Scotland

The renowned scientist came up with revolutionary ideas in the 1960s, sparking a 50-year search for evidence. Source link

Edinburgh’s Grant Gilchrist and Scotland internationalists Chloe Rollie and Leah Bartlett Source link

The man’s body was found in the Union Canal on Tuesday morning – police are treating it as unexplained. Source link

Supporters of the new law point out that it contains safeguards designed to protect freedom of speech. For example, it states that it is a defence for a person charged with stirring up hatred to show that their actions were “reasonable”. It also references the right to freedom of expression …

Ms Dempsey had earlier posted a video of her charity Glasgow’s No.1 Baby and Family Support Service helping asylum seekers, which she stated “contradicts the attempted narrative.” She said: “We should never be afraid to speak up when people are suffering. Children should expect equal treatment. “It was an honest …

Take a look back at some of the iconic ship launches on Glasgow’s River Clyde. The sight of ships gliding into the water from their yards has becoming increasingly rare, with other methods now favoured by shipbuilders. Calmac vessel MV Glen Rosa, due to be launched from Ferguson Marine in …

CalMac ferry MV Glen Rosa has been launched in Port Glasgow. At 3,000 tonnes it is the heaviest vessel ever to leave the slipway at Marine Ferguson. Newly-qualified welder Beth Atkinson named the 102m (335ft) ship. The ship will still need more than a year of fitting out work at …

PA MediaCopyright: PA Media Jim McColl and Nicola Sturgeon at the launch of Glen SannoxImage caption: Jim McColl and Nicola Sturgeon at the launch of Glen Sannox That’s a hotly contested topic. The contract was awarded to Ferguson’s in 2015, a year after it had been rescued from administration by …

Ramsay El-Nakla is charged with extortion and abduction following an incident where a man fell from a window. Source link

Serie A clubs Sassuolo and Cagliari have made Aberdeen midfielder Connor Barron a top summer target, with the 21-year-old soon to be out of contract at Pittodrie and available for £500,000 in training compensation. (Daily Record)external-link Romania midfielder Ianis Hagi’s agent has confirmed that the 25-year-old, who has been linked …

NHS Dumfries and Galloway chief executive Julie White said people needed to remain on their guard nearly a month on from the incident. “Everyone is advised to be alert for any attempts to access their data, or for approaches by anyone claiming to be in possession of either their personal …

A major fire has broken out at a recycling plant in North Ayrshire. Emergency teams were called to the site on Byrehill Road in Kilwinning on Monday evening. The road has been closed and local residents are being asked to keep their windows and doors closed as a precaution. Source …

Plans for the controversial Glasgow show to be recreated in LA and union fears that budget cuts could increase crime makes the papers. Source link

Fire crews are tackling a blaze which broke out at a recycling plant in North Ayrshire on Monday night. Emergency teams were called to the site on Byrehill Road in Kilwinning just after 22:00. The road has been closed and local residents are being asked to keep their windows and …

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Next week’s launch of MV Glen Rosa down a greased slipway could be the final chance to witness such a spectacle. Source link

Footage shared on social media shows at about 15 police vehicles responding to reports of a “disturbance” in Glasgow. Dozens of officers were witnessed running along Bell Street, in the Gallowgate area, at about 20:40. A number of people have been reported over disorder offences. Police Scotland said nobody was …

The room at Tundergarth Church honours the 270 people killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland on 21 December 1988. The church overlooks the field where the nose cone of the plane came down. It is one of a number of memorial sites in and around …

He is alleged to have thrown the teacher to the floor before seizing her by the throat at a Dundee school. Source link

Alan Baxter had to wait for years for the right conditions before he uncovered 500 artefacts from a Fife field. Source link