Scotland news

• 'Every baby has a perspective': How Glasgow nurseries protect babies' rights

  19-06-2026 11:54 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Glasgow city nurseries are running a project to help respect the voices of babies and make decisions with their best interests in mind.
  
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• Scotland's papers: Tartan Army 'looking for a miracle' and Starmer exit 'inevitable'

  20-06-2026 09:59 via bbc.com
  
  A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.
  
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• Disruption expected after Edinburgh airport evacuation

  20-06-2026 09:49 via bbc.com
  
  The airport says it is working to resume services after the incident on Friday night, but there would be "knock-on impacts".
  
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• New replica unveiled of Clydebuilt ship that changed the world

  20-06-2026 09:29 via bbc.com
  
  A full-sized model celebrates Henry Bell's Comet, built more than 200 years ago in Port Glasgow.
  
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• Flawed but relentless Scotland show themselves as men of substance

  20-06-2026 03:41 via bbc.com
  
  Morocco threatened to blow Scotland away early on, but Steve Clarke's squad showed their resilience, writes Tom English.
  
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• Scotland fans dejected after loss to Morocco at World Cup

  20-06-2026 03:09 via bbc.com
  
  Fans at home and at the World Cup in the US watched as Scotland lost 1-0 to Morocco.
  
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• Should Scotland have had two penalties & been playing against 10 men?

  20-06-2026 02:55 via bbc.com
  
  Were Scotland hard done by in Boston in losing 1-0 to Morocco in their second game of the World Cup finals?
  
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• Train driver killed and dozens seriously injured as two trains collide near Bedford

  20-06-2026 01:05 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Two trains have collided in the Bedford area, police have said
  
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• Edinburgh Airport evacuated following report of potentially suspicious package

  19-06-2026 22:52 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Explosive Ordnance Disposal are in attendance and a cordon is in place around the airport with road closures in place.
  
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• Man jailed for 3 years as crackdown on use of 'dodgy' Fire Sticks in the UK continues

  19-06-2026 19:31 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A man has been jailed for more than three years for selling illegal IPTV subscriptions and pre-loaded Firesticks to almost 2,000 customers.
  
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• Film about Elbit Systems legal cases to be shown in two Scottish cities next month

  19-06-2026 19:24 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A film telling the story of the 'Filton 25' and their legal battle against terrorism charges will be shown in Glasgow and Edinburgh next month
  
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• Squirrelpox warning after sick red squirrels spotted

  19-06-2026 19:19 via bbc.com
  
  People in Dollar have been urged to take down any wildlife feeders in their gardens for the next two weeks.
  
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• Crewman dies after falling from cruise ship in Sound of Mull

  19-06-2026 19:13 via bbc.com
  
  Hebridean Island Cruises said crew responded immediately to Tuesday's incident.
  
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• Union Street fire spread 'rapidly' through voids before emergency crews arrived

  19-06-2026 18:28 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Union Street fire spread “rapidly” through concealed voids before emergency services arrived on the scene, initial investigations have indicated.
  
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• Scotcast: By-election bonanza - what it all means for Scotland

  19-06-2026 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour’s Andy Burnham has won the Makerfield by-election.
  
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• Scotland's dairy godfather on family, online fame, and 80 years of milking cows

  19-06-2026 18:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Today, Dr Graham holds court at the Graham’s tent at the Royal Highland Show, blue and white bunting blowing in the wind.
  
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• May's burst of sunshine offers reassurance, but is not an economic turning point

  19-06-2026 18:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A spell of warm weather and seasonal spending gave UK retailers a timely boost in May, but the underlying picture remains fragile
  
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• '200 tasters in a day.' Is judging ice cream the best job at the Royal Highland Show?

  19-06-2026 18:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Someone has to taste the over 200 ice creams that were entered into the Scottish Dairy Championships this year. This, says a judge, is what it's like
  
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• Possible squirrelpox outbreak prompts appeal to locals in Scottish town

  19-06-2026 17:43 via heraldscotland.com
  
  National conservation project Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels (SSRS) and conservation charity The Eastern Lowlands Red Squirrel Group (ELRSG) said they ave received multiple reports of sick red squirrels in Dollar, with symptoms they believe to be consistent with squirrelpox
  
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• Protect, enhance and increase the value of your property with Glasgow-based PureBuilt

  19-06-2026 17:36 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Home is where the heart is…. but for homeowners, it’s also where the money is and as such, it makes sense to protect it with Glasgow-based PureBuilt.
  
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• Man jailed for 10 years for child rape and sexual offences

  19-06-2026 17:19 via bbc.com
  
  Jonathan Hopson, 45, was sentenced for crimes he carried out in the Elgin area.
  
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• Wind farm permission to be quashed following court challenge

  19-06-2026 17:16 via bbc.com
  
  Council lawyers mounted a legal challenge after their objection was not considered by the Scottish government
  
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• River City actor gave 'unreliable' evidence in rape trial, says prosecutor

  19-06-2026 17:14 via bbc.com
  
  Defence for Iain Robertson - who denies seven charges - questioned whether jurors could conclude they do not believe him.
  
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• Judge rules Scottish guidance for housing trans prisoners is unlawful

  19-06-2026 17:05 via bbc.com
  
  Judge Lady Ross said sex segregation in prisons must be based on biological sex, based on a Supreme Court ruling last year.
  
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• Inside story: How Tories turned things around to win in Aberdeen South

  19-06-2026 16:58 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Analysis of how the Conservatives turned Aberdeen South into a referendum on oil and gas, exposing SNP uncertainty on North Sea jobs and economic trust.
  
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• This striking Glasgow office block is to be converted into a flagship aparthotel

  19-06-2026 16:27 via heraldscotland.com
  
  An office building in Glasgow's Merchant City is to be transformed into a 'flagship' 153-unit aparthotel
  
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• 'Time is up': Ed Miliband and Shabana Mahmood urge Starmer to set departure timeline

  19-06-2026 16:07 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Ed Miliband and Shabana Mahmood have urged Sir Keir Starmer to set a departure timeline as Cabinet pressure mounts after Andy Burnham’s Makerfield win.
  
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• Swinney vows SNP will ‘consider the implications’ of Aberdeen South defeat

  19-06-2026 15:48 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The SNP will “consider the implications” of its defeat in the Aberdeen South by-election, leader John Swinney has said, as he admitted the Tories seized the seat from his party after capturing “understandable anger” in the area over the future of the oil and has...
  
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• Landmark Glasgow city centre hospitality space set for major transformation

  19-06-2026 15:45 via heraldscotland.com
  
  One of Glasgow’s most recognisable hospitality spaces is set to undergo a major transformation this autumn.
  
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• Historic by-election win sends message to Labour and SNP - Badenoch

  19-06-2026 15:20 via bbc.com
  
  Kemi Badenoch hailed the Scottish Conservatives' first by-election win since 1973, after the party took Aberdeen South from the SNP.
  
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