The deposed Scottish queen wrote the four-page missive to her brother-in-law just a few hours before her execution in 1587 ...

If you’re looking to strike gold — silver or bronze, too — look to Ailsa Craig. This uninhabited isle 10 miles (16 kilometers ...

Fraser Nelson’s contention that the Scottish Enlightenment came in reaction to a period of Presbyterian theocracy made me scratch my head.’ ...

PANTO legends The Krankies remember when their festive shows were so popular that they ran from December – and finished at ...

IT’S news likely to get Scots hot under the kilt as a historian claims that bagpipes — one of the nation’s national symbols — ...

It's Christmas 1991, Queen are top of the singles charts with Bohemian Rhapsody - and Hearts sit atop the Scottish Premiership table. Now, more than three decades later, Hearts are guaranteed to be ...

Scotland’s Auditor General has found ‘unacceptable weaknesses’ in the governance of Historic Environment Scotland and criticises the quango and the Scottish Government ...

Researchers have been going through Scotland's official records in the hunt for some of the most Christmassy names given out ...

Frustrated whistleblowers at under-fire Historic Environment Scotland have said the organisation is at “risk of collapse” ...

BAGPIPE chiefs last night launched a proud defence of the instrument in the face of claims they’re not truly Scottish. A ...

Winning silverware is all well and good but one of the signs of a truly elite soccer team is simply refusing to be beaten.

Discover the rolling hills of the Highlands and take a trip up north to bask in the festive atmosphere of Scotland's dramatic ...