Scottish national party to press for independence

Scotland's separatist government said Thursday that it would push for a referendum on independence from the United Kingdom next year — a proposal unlikely to go far because the nationalists are outnumbered in Scotland's parliament.

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Scotland frees Lockerbie bomber

Scotland freed the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber on Thursday, allowing him to die at home in Libya despite American protests that mercy should not be sh

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Lockerbie victim’s mother: Keep bomber in jail

The prospect of the man convicted of murd

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Scottish justice minister meets Lockerbie bomber

A decision on whether the Lockerbie bomber will be handed over to Libyan authorities will be made in the next few weeks, Scottish government officials said Wednesday.

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ESPN, Sky buy Scottish soccer rights

ESPN and Sky will show Scottish Premier League soccer live in Britain and Ireland for the next three seasons, with an option for an additional two.

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Scotland considering joint bid for Euro 2016

The Scottish Football Association confirmed Wednesday that it has held talks with Wales and Northern Ireland over the possibility of co-hosting the 2016 European Championship.

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RBS soars on expectation of 20 bln pound injection

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC shareholders approved a 20 billion pound ($30 billion) government bailout Thursday, a plan intended to help the struggling lender survive the global financial crisis.

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US goalkeeper Cervi agrees to join Celtic

Dominic Cervi will become the fourth American in the Scottish Premier League after agreeing to join Celtic.

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Scottish isle eradicates rats in bid to save birds

The tiny Scottish isle of Canna has successfully eradicated the island's rat population after a three-year campaign to protect the island's seabirds from the rodents, environmental officials said Saturday.

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Scottish Schoolgirls Find Head on Beach

Two schoolgirls playing on a Scottish beach found a woman's severed head, police said Tuesday.

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Scotland to U.S.: Please accept our offal exports

It truly takes guts to seal this deal: Scotland wants the United States to lift its ban on haggis, hoping to boost sales of the country's sheep-stomach-based national dish.

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Soccer Player Dies in Scotland

The captain of a Scottish Premier League soccer team died Saturday, collapsing during a game just as he was about to leave the field for a substitute.

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Italy and France Qualify for Euro 2008

Christian Panucci scored on a header in second-half injury time to give Italy a 2-1 victory over Scotland on Saturday night, a result that qualified both the Azzurri and France for next year's European Championship.

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UK bird flu outbreak - who dunnit?

H5N1 bird flu was found in a closed turkey farm in the UK. How did it get there? (Graphic: David Johnston)

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Climate change alters seals' sexual selection

Grey Seals keep cool in water pools at the North Rona colony (Image: Biology Letters / Sean Twiss)

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Scotsman Prevails in Long Clan Fight

In days of yore, clan chiefs ruled rugged swaths of Scotland as their fiefdoms, collecting taxes, calling men to arms, and deciding land disputes. These days, clan chiefs get little more than a coat of arms, a motto, and a personal tartan for kilts — although the title does carry considerable prestige.

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Bacteria which glow green in the presence of explosives could provide a cheap and safe way to find hidden landmines, Edinburgh scientists claim.

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IT IS a story that could have come straight out of the pages of Dr Seuss's The Grinch that Stole Christmas. City leaders in Dundee are planning a spectacular festive celebration – but with no references to Christianity.

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LEADING Scottish archeologists are to launch a hunt for a collection of up to 40 "missing" Lewis chessmen after new research rocked long-held assumptions about when and where they were found.

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A Iron Age treasure hoard has been unearthed by a safari park keeper using a metal detector for the first time. David Booth was stunned when he found several 2000-year-old gold neckbands in a field in Stirlingshire. He had driven to the site and parked his car.

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The plane journey from Papa Westray to Westray in the Orkney Islands takes just 96 seconds, covering a distance of little over a mile.

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An Iron Age treasure hoard unearthed by a metal-detecting amateur has been unveiled.

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A PILOT scheme that allows parents to check if a sex offender has access to their children could be rolled out across Scotland, it was confirmed yesterday.

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MORE than 2,000 Scottish children as young as 10 have been treated for alcohol and drug addiction in the past five years, it was revealed yesterday.

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A 24-year-old football fan dressed as a sheep suffered serious burns to his arms and legs when he was set alight on a train in Fife. Aberdeen fans said the man ran through the carriage on fire as others threw beer on him to douse the flames.

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A teenager who dared a 16-year-old girl to kill him almost died after she stabbed him through the chest, a court has heard.

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Good article on past and futures of independent tv in Scotland

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ANCIENT stone monuments around the Aberdeenshire countryside are the focus of a new photography exhibition. Dramatic black and white images depicting some of the region's stone circles have gone on display at Westhill.

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MORE than half of Britons believe beliefs such as creationism should be taught alongside evolution in school science lessons, a survey reveals. And almost one in ten say they do not think evolution should be taught in science classes at all, according to the British Council's po …

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The eight-hour rape ordeal of an Australian woman in Scotland has been described by a judge as a crime of extraordinary wickedness.

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(CNN) -- There's something lurking in the depths of Loch Ness, Scotland and it has nothing to do with monsters.

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SCOTLAND'S drug users are spending an astonishing £1.4BILLION a year to feed their habits. And the drugs scourge leaves the nation with a £3.5billion annual bill. The harrowing scale of the illegal drugs industry was revealed yesterday in a new Government report.

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One scientist estimated that turning 27 percent of global crop waste into biochar and plowing this into the soil could store 0.2 billion tonnes of carbon annually, compared with more than 8 billion tonnes annual global emissions from burning fossil fuels.

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This is probably the oldest ghost story in the history of aviation.

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Tory leader in Scotland Annabel Goldie states that the Conservatives and their leader, David Cameron will back the Union and the commitments between Scotland and England.

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A brewery has launched a low alcohol beer called Nanny State after being branded irresponsible for creating the UK's "strongest beer". Scottish brewer BrewDog, of Fraserburgh, was criticised for Tokyo* which has an alcohol content of 18.2%. Campaigners welcomed the 1.1% alcohol …

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An army general who is reported to have criticised aspects of the war in Afghanistan has resigned. Reports said Maj Gen Andrew Mackay, General Officer Commanding Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England, was unhappy about strategy.

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DRACONIAN use of terror laws could see Big Brother-style identity checks forced on all air passengers arriving in Scotland from the rest of Britain.

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English passengers arriving at Scottish airports on internal flights are being forced to show their passports, it has been revealed.

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Passengers on domestic flights to Scotland face having to show their passports to police when they land under terrorism laws, The Daily Telegraph can disclose

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Scotland's most senior prosecutor has condemned a fresh move by the Lockerbie bomber to protest his innocence. Hundreds of pages of documents relating to an appeal by Abdelbaset al-Megrahi against his conviction for the 1988 bombing have been put on a new website.

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