The opening of the UK’s first safer drugs consumption room will be a “significant step forward” in efforts to tackle Scotland’s drug problem, John Swinney has said. The First Minister was speaking as ...

Images of two men have been released by police investigating the whereabouts of a seven-year-old boy who has been missing with his mother since last summer. Adam Glanville and his mother Karima ...

Safety fears have been raised after a survey indicated many drivers view speed limits as targets. Seven out of 10 (72%) drivers polled for the RAC said they tried to drive as close to limits as ...

Elon the musk turtle – also known as the stinkpot turtle – has been rehomed by the RSPCA after being looked after for 1,579 days, which is the charity’s longest ever search for a new owner for a ...

Police are investigating a sighting of another two lynx in the Highlands. Police received reports the animals had been seen in the Dell of Killiehuntly area near Kingussie at about 7.10am on Friday.