The incident occurred roughly 2,000 miles away from the recent encounters near Spain and Portugal

The Church of Scotland will have to close hundreds of churches in the coming years, the Kirk's trustees have warned as it stages its annual General Assembly. The gathering of Kirk leaders - including new moderator Rt Rev Sally Foster-Fulton - begins on Saturday in Edinburgh against a continuing backdrop of falling membership and dwindling income.

One of Scotland’s oldest fox hunts has come to an end after 252 years following the introduction of new law on hunting. The Hunting with Dogs bill, which went into effect earlier this week after being passed in January, outlaws hunting and killing wild mammals using packs of dogs except in limited circumstances.

A survey of red squirrels in Scotland suggests that efforts to increase their numbers have been successful. The Great Scottish Squirrel Survey found they were returning to the Aberdeen area and that the number of greys had decreased. Over many years, the reds retreated further northwards and concerns grew that they could be wiped out.

The pommel, which is about 1,300 years old, was found in 2019 by a metal detectorist near Stirling.

Hydroponics unit can produce saplings six times faster than it takes to grow them naturally outdoors

Studies have shown that a significant number of people struggle to afford menstrual products, and going without can cause people to miss school or work.

The legislation, which was originally proposed by Labour MSP Monica Lennon, was unanimously approved by the Scottish Parliament back in 2020.

When Gillian Councill and Kenny Wright of the nonprofit Alzheimer Scotland met with people living among their country’s Cairngorms mountains, they heard a refrain: Locals with dementia couldn’t get out into nature as they once loved to do.

An 11-year-old Scots biker has tragically died after being involved in an accident while training, with tributes being paid to the 'lovely lad'. Millar Buchanan lost his life while training at Crail Circuit in Fife on Saturday, July 16. The racer, from Larbert, was a well known figure in the scene and was referred to as #29, the number he wore during his events.

New rules have come into force banning businesses in Scotland from providing single use plastic items such as cutlery, plates and stirrers. Polystyrene food containers and cups are also covered by the new ban as well as plastic straws and balloon sticks.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has issued a formal apology to the estimated 4,000 people accused of witchcraft in the country between the 16th and 18th centuries, reports BBC News. Charged with violating the Witchcraft Act, which was passed in 1563 and repealed in 1736, most of the individuals targeted were women. According to the University of Edinburgh’s Survey of Scottish Witchcraft, two-thirds of those accused (around 2,500 people) were executed.

River Dee initiative comes as rising water temperature from climate heating threatens species’ survival

Scottish fizzy drink already had deal shutting out rivals, but praise from Sturgeon and AOC was golden marketing moment

A large swathe of the Scottish Highlands stretching between the west coast and Loch Ness is to be rewilded as part of a 30-year project to restore nature. The Affric Highlands initiative aims to increase connected habitats and species diversity over an area of 200,000 hectares (500,000 acres), incorporating Kintail mountain range, and glens Cannich, Moriston and Shiel. Plans include planting trees, enhancing river corridors, restoring peat bogs and creating nature-friendly farming practices.

Marine energy's current footprint is tiny compared to other renewable technologies like solar and wind. 

Activists and local people tell how they forced the release of two men detained in an enforcement van in a dawn raid.

Study tests public support for bringing back species after 500-year absence, while farmers fear for sheep

A spectacular Anglo-Saxon silver cross has emerged from beneath 1,000 years of encrusted dirt following painstaking conservation. Such is its quality that whoever commissioned this treasure may have been a high-standing cleric or even a king. It was a sorry-looking object when first unearthed in 2014 from a ploughed field in western Scotland as part of the Galloway Hoard, the richest collection of rare and unique Viking-age objects ever found in Britain or Ireland, acquired by the National Museums Scotland (NMS) in 2017.

"A proud day for Scotland and a signal to the world that free universal access to period products can be achieved," said Monica Lennon, who championed the bill in the Scottish Parliament.