Maro Itoje has become the first English captain of the British and Irish Lions since Martin Johnson in 2001 after being placed in charge of the squad bound for Australia this summer.

High streets are changing across Scotland. Why is W. Bishop Quality Butcher closing in Glasgow after six decades?

Questions for Labour as a new study finds the two-child benefit cap's 'rape clause' is unworkable and traumatising, leaving vulnerable ...

Dr Siobhan Cooke-Miller said: “Our Viking and Norse past has shaped Orkney’s identity and has had a lasting impact on our islands which we can see in our landscape, place-names, language and our rich ...

The news today of the cancellation of Hornsea 4, the North Sea development once set to be one of the biggest offshore wind farms in the world, came as a reminder that the renewables sector, key to the ...

The makeover would have seen platforms 16 and 17 at Scotland’s busiest station transformed with new cladding to trackside walls, porcelain ...

Scotland’s entry into the Miss World competition has flown to India for the event. Amy Scott left Edinburgh Airport this morning to fly to Hyderabad for the competition with her dresses and costume ...

Salford City announces that the Club has been acquired by a new ownership group led by David Beckham and Gary Neville, and includes US-based businessman Declan Kelly and Lord Mervyn Davies who will ...

An island airport has recorded a five per cent rise in passenger numbers amid mixed regional results. The number of travellers overall was up slightly, said operators Highland and Islands Airports Ltd ...

The Parisians beat Manchester City in the league phase and have eliminated Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal.

Danny Armstrong has confirmed Heart of Midlothian had a "strong" interest in him in January - insisting he chose to stay put at Kilmarnock rather than make the move. The winger was strongly linked to ...

DR Josh Doble of Community Land Scotland, in his article (“Can a derelict garden in St Andrews lead to Scottish land reform?”, May 5), seeks ...