Figures from the National Water Safety Forum (NWSF) show that in 2024 there were a total of 33 accidental drownings in ...

Leading Scottish charity Enable has today (Thursday 10 July 2025) launched a new landmark programme, ‘Access for All’, ...

This initiative will specifically target males aged 18 and above, with a focus on reaching those attending sporting events.

Bed rotting has a silly Scottish cousin. Believe it or not, you probably already love to “hurkle-durkle” — a Caledonian colloquialism that’s trending globally on English-language social ...

Scottish people are both Scottish and British - just as people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland could describe themselves as being from two places. It can be confusing, ...

In Scotland, people who meet a broad definition of homelessness get immediate access to short-term shelter and then put on a list for permanent housing, which is usually heavily discounted.

Among them are calls to report Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf's 2020 speech about White people in positions of power in the country. "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, a frequent target of ...

Scottish people, and in particular, people who hail from the country's largest city, Glasgow, are known to speak fast. If you struggle to keep up the conversation with a local, your status as a ...

Taking the stage like a rock star to cheering fans, Nicola Sturgeon did what she’d done for almost a decade as leader of Scotland’s independence campaign. She rallied her troops for the next ...

The unicorn is indeed the national animal of Scotland, per its official government designations. As such, we rate this claim ...

People who have a stroke are more likely to die within a year if they live in more deprived areas according to new research ...

Mr. Massie is a columnist for The Times of London. He lives in Edinburgh. In 1469, Margaret, the daughter of the king of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, married King James III of Scotland. Her father ...