We use it to spark the imagination of school trips,” explains Stewart Miller, chief executive of the Robotarium since it opened on Heriot-Watt University’s campus in late 2 ...

Sister Maria-Fiore dei Fiori di Montagna, having plucked up the courage to seek out the brother identified by her genetic ...

People with direct experience in crofting and land management have the opportunity to apply for a newly available croft and house on the most remote inhabited island in the country. Those with trade ...

Prestwick Airport has been branded a “staging post” for US military activity in the Middle East after American planes used the airport on their way to support strikes in Iran. First Minister John ...

The special World Cup bank holiday announced by the Scottish Government probably seemed like a good idea at the time ...

Although he rarely talks about it, Sir Andy Murray and his brother Jamie were among the pupils at Dunblane Primary School on that unspeakable day in March 1996. They were with their classes and took ...

All of this has happened under the stewardship of John Swinney, the bank manager politician who was drafted in to “steady the ship” and save the party from further collapsing in on itself. While some ...

The people of Dunblane will mark the 30-year anniversary of the tragedy with “quiet dignity and respect”, the minister of the town’s cathedral has said. Reverend Colin Renwick, who moved to Dunblane ...

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander has said he is determined to honour the memory of victims of the Dunblane massacre by upholding the UK’s tight gun laws. Earlier this week, ...

Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well ...

Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, ...

The First Minister welcomed his son into the world on the same day of the Dublane atrocity just a few miles away First Minister John Swinney has reflected on the “contrast” he will “never, ever forget ...