Scotland

Former health secretary Michael Matheson has confirmed he will stand down as an MSP at the Holyrood election next year. The Falkirk West SNP representative is one of the original intake having been elected in 1999. Since then he has served in a number of government roles including justice secretary …

Scotland’s education secretary has vowed the SNP would never bring back tuition fees. Jenny Gilruth told BBC Scotland’s The Sunday Show the policy had helped close the attainment gap by widening access to higher education to students from less well-off backgrounds. Dundee University has announced plans to cut 632 full-time …

Two women are in critical condition after a two-car crash on the A82 in Stirling. Police Scotland said the collision, between a Ford Mondeo and an Audi A2, happened near the Falls of Falloch at about 13:40 on Saturday. Officers said a 35-year-old woman was taken to the Queen Elizabeth …

Sailings on the new Glen Sannox ferry will resume two days after crack was found in the ship’s hull. CalMac confirmed it would return to service with the 14:50 sailing from Brodick after repairs and testing were successfully completed. The welding work was carried out on Saturday, following an assessment …

Education Minister Jenny Gilruth has vowed the SNP will “stand by” free tuition fees despite the funding crisis facing Scotland’s universities. Scotland is the only UK nation to offer free university tuition to its home students. The future of the policy has been questioned amid a funding crisis in the …

Angie Brown BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh The turf knife is about 49cm (19in) long A large turf knife thought to date back to the late 1800s has been discovered under the ground at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh. The “exciting” artefact was found …

A teenager has been arrested after a man was stabbed in Stonehaven. Officers were called to the Aberdeenshire town’s Market Square at about 20:15 on Saturday following reports of a serious assault. The 18-year-old, found injured at the scene, was taken to hospital for treatment. Police Scotland said a 17-year-old …

Musician Grace Stewart-Skinner, 25, is creating a music album to celebrate the fishing heritage of Black Isle village, Avoch. Grace, who plays the Clàrsach, recorded interviews with “Avochies” – local people – speaking in their dialect and combined these with her own musical compositions to create Auchies Spikkin’ Auchie. The …

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Douglas Fraser Business/economy editor, Scotland Getty Images University staff took strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions in 2023 Scotland’s universities are hitting a crunch point with their finances, forcing job losses on a scale we used to see from major factory closures and raising questions about whether …

There may be six places and 13 points between Dundee United and Dundee in the Scottish Premiership at present, but that gap has not been obvious on the three occasions the sides have met this season. An opening-day draw at Tannadice, was followed by a win apiece in January – …

“We didn’t get the breaks,” added Townsend, who refused to be drawn on the decision to only show a yellow card to Peato Mauvaka for a headbutt on Ben White. “We had the bad luck before half-time [with a disallowed try] and a mistake and they scored just after half-time. …

France: 15-Ramos; 14-Penaud, 13-Fickou, 12-Moefana, 11-Bielle-Biarrey; 10-Ntamack, 9-Lucu; 1-Gros, 2-Mauvaka, 3-Atonio, 4-Flament, 5-Guillard, 6-Cros, 7-Boudehent, 8-Alldritt (capt). Replacements: 16-Marchand, 17-Baille, 18-Aldegheri, 19-Auradou, 20-Meafou, 21-Jegou, 22-Jelonch, 23-Le Garrec. Scotland: 15-Kinghorn; 14-Graham, 13-Jones, 12-Jordan, 11-Van der Merwe; 10-Russell (co-capt), 9-White; 1-Schoeman, 2-Cherry, 3-Z Fagerson, 4-Brown, 5-Gilchrist, 6-Ritchie, 7-Darge (co-capt), 8-M Fagerson. Replacements: …

Watch Louis Bielle-Biarrey’s game-changing try against Scotland which helped France secure the Six Nations title. With this try, Bielle-Biarrey became the first player to score eight tries in a single Six Nations since 1925. WATCH MORE: England score 10 tries to keep Six Nations title hopes alive Watch highlights on …

However, this is a Celtic-Rangers game and for supporters of both, it remains of huge importance regardless of how much is at stake in the wider picture. Rangers’ wins in the east end of the city have been a rarity – it has not happened since Conor Goldson’s double saw …

Greg Macvean Les McKeown’s wife PekoKeiko Tsukioka and son Jubei McKeown attended the unveilling of a memorial bench Memorial benches honouring two former members of the Bay City Rollers have been unveiled in Edinburgh. Online fan group Still Rollin raised more than £12,000 for the tributes in the city’s Princes …

Passengers who were expecting to board the Glen Sannox ferry have given their reaction to a crack in the ship’s hull. The brand new vessel only began operating in January after being delivered almost seven years late and costing more than four times the original contract price. CalMac confirmed the …

Scotland opened with a victory over defending champions Canada at the World Women’s Curling Championship in South Korea. Sophie Jackson’s rink took three in the final end for an 8-7 success over the top-ranked team in the world. Morrison delivered two perfect shots with her final two stones to claim …

A driver is in a critical condition after his van was involved in a collision with a lorry on the A90 in Angus. Police said the accident happened on the southbound Aberdeen to Dundee road, at Brechin, at about 14:45 on Friday. The driver of the HGV did not require …

Detectives are trying to trace a man who went on the run before he was convicted of raping a student in St Andrews. Omed Hassan failed to turn up at the High Court in Edinburgh for the final day of his trial on Thursday when jurors were deliberating their verdict. …