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Amber warning for rain extended until 2pm on Sunday for parts of north and eastern Scotland.

The UK’s first drug consumption room is to be given the go-ahead in Glasgow on Wednesday.

The winners of the Scots Language Awards 2023 were unveiled at a celebratory ceremony last night at Johnstone Town Hall. Held in partnership with Renfrewshire Council, the event saw 13 individuals, projects and businesses out of more than 60 nominees crowned at the annual awards night.

Younger Scots are going to “extra lengths” to land a job, a new report has revealed – with more than a fifth of adults classed as being in GenZ having used AI to write a cover letter, while almost three out of ten have altered their appearance.

Climate campaigners have taken to the streets of Edinburgh to call on the Scottish and UK governments to develop an urgent plan for a fast and fair transition away from oil and gas.

Further afield, University of St Andrews has been named the number one university in the UK and Scotland, beating the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge for the second time in the guide's 30-year history of domestic UK university ranking.

Drug campaigners have hailed the Daily Record after Scotland's Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain agreed to green light Safer Drug Consumption Facilities following our campaign.

Glasgow has formally come out in support of the decriminalisation of personal drugs use as the council continues to back the need for safe consumption rooms.

We were at the #Edinburgh march on Saturday, here's how our day went and some of the lovely people we chatted to on the way

https://youtu.be/p9qh-uHhHdU?si=6Bq864lW6QdnkkUW

The Home Affairs Committee has published a report recommending a pilot in Glasgow is supported by Westminster.

Drugs law must be reformed, MPs have concluded as they recommended greater testing at festivals as well as the use of safe spaces across the UK for users to take substances under medical supervision.

Scotland players have stated their support for Spain's Women's World Cup-winning captain Jenni Hermoso.

Hermoso says she did not consent to be kissed by Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales after Sunday's final win over England.

Thousands of miles away from their homeland, more than 25,000 Ukrainian refugees have made Scotland their new home.

On Thursday, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling and many other towns and cities played host to events marking the war-stricken nation’s 32nd Independence Day.