IN this second of a three-part series on the life and career of Eric Linklater – the 50th anniversary of whose death took place on Thursday – this week I will be concentrating on his writing but next ...

THE body of a man has been found in a children's playpark in the early hours of Sunday. Emergency services were called to Gallatown Park in Kirkcaldy at around 7.20am on November 10. Police and ...

READERS of a certain vintage might remember a 1990s TV advert for DIY products that, the commercial boasted, did “exactly what it says on the tin”. It’s a piece of branding that could be applied ...

SCOTLAND – once a nation that held itself up as a world leader in climate ambitions – has formally repealed important carbon emission targets in a vote that would have had unanimous support but for ...

Israeli strikes have killed dozens of people in Lebanon and the northern Gaza Strip, where the military has been waging a major offensive for more than a month which aid groups say has further ...

CHARITIES and campaign groups are issuing crucial advice for Scotland’s elderly population amid fears over the impact of Labour slashing Winter Fuel Payments. Figured obtained by Age Scotland from the ...

A volley from a gun fired by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery from nearby Horse Guards Parade rang out to signal the start of the two minutes of silent reflection, punctuated by the sound of ...

Mark Cavendish, the most successful sprinter in cycling history, has ended his career with a victory. The 39-year-old said on Saturday that this would be his final race before retirement, triumphed in ...

BONFIRE Night events can be a great chance to “bring together communities” when well-organised and done safely, a charity campaigner has said ...

What about the models? They’re recreations of a model, Little ­Bather II by Edinburgh College of Art ­teacher Ann Henderson. Though not one of the names, her impact on the art world was second-to-none ...

THE Council Tax is the worst tax there is. But it is very cleverly designed to make it almost impossible to change. While it’s right that ...

Jamie Oliver has apologised for a children’s book he wrote after it was criticised for causing offence to First Nation Australians. The Australian sub-plot in Oliver’s Billy And The Epic Escape was ...