Nick Forbes
UK
Thousands of trans rights protesters on Edinburgh streets following court ruling
The rally and march was organised by Resisting Transphobia.
By Nick Forbes
19 Apr 2025
Crime
Woman ‘scared and nervous’ after millionaire’s sexual advances, trial told
Kevin Booth denies directing sexual communication to a woman without her consent at his home in the Highlands.
By Nick Forbes
17 Apr 2025
UK
Supreme Court to issue ruling in dispute over definition of a woman
Five judges at Britain's highest court set to rule whether a transgender person with a certificate that recognizes them as female can be regarded as a woman under equality laws
By Nick Forbes
16 Apr 2025
UK
Scots seabird populations still falling but some species stabilising – figures
Populations face pressures including climate change, fisheries, predation, invasive species and avian flu.
By Nick Forbes
15 Apr 2025
UK
Kenny Logan vows to ‘keep going’ until MND cure found ahead of cycle challenge
Logan will be joined on the ride by ex-footballer Ally McCoist and Battlestar Galactica actor Jamie Bamber.
By Nick Forbes
14 Apr 2025
UK
Three Scottish brothers poised to begin bid to break Pacific rowing record
Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean will put in an estimated four million oar strokes over 120 days.
By Nick Forbes
12 Apr 2025
UK
Princess Royal views continuing restoration work on Clyde steamer
Launched in 1933, the TS Queen Mary was named after Anne’s great-grandmother.
By Nick Forbes
10 Apr 2025
Business News
Edinburgh University staff to vote on industrial action in dispute over cuts
The Universities and Colleges Union said the university had refused to rule out compulsory redundancies as part of efforts to cut £140 million.
By Nick Forbes
7 Apr 2025
UK
Owner’s disbelief as cat missing since November found more than 300 miles away
Owner Sophie Carty said she ‘couldn’t believe it’ when she was told how far her cat had travelled.
By Nick Forbes
4 Apr 2025
UK
Wheel that fell off plane risked landing in ‘urban area’, investigation finds
The missing wheel was only noticed after the plane landed at Belfast City Airport on October 31 2023.
By Nick Forbes
3 Apr 2025
Science
Dinosaur predator and prey drank together from lagoons on Isle of Skye – study
Prince Charles’s Point on Skye’s Trotternish Peninsula is one of the most extensive dinosaur track sites in Scotland.
By Nick Forbes
2 Apr 2025
Crime
Head of Scottish prisons says service should not be immune from prosecution
Lawyer Aamer Anwar has called for a meeting with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to push for the lifting of Crown immunity.
By Nick Forbes
2 Apr 2025
Crime
Families of Katie Allan and William Lindsay to meet prison service chiefs
The two died within months of each other in 2018 at Polmont.
By Nick Forbes
1 Apr 2025
Environment
Camera trap set up to snare Nessie is discovered after more than 50 years
The camera was found to be in good condition and an engineer was able to develop the film.
By Nick Forbes
31 Mar 2025
Environment
Seabird modelling tool could transform offshore wind planning, study shows
Researchers said the technique could also be used for other wildlife, including seals, bats and bees.
By Nick Forbes
31 Mar 2025
Politics
Majority of UK’s young adults ‘concerned’ about state of democracy, poll shows
The poll of 16 to 29-year-olds also found most backed a ban on social media for under-16s.
By Nick Forbes
31 Mar 2025
UK
Construction worker turned kiltmaker set to light up New York City catwalks
Graeme Bone worked in construction for 11 years before retraining in fashion.
By Nick Forbes
30 Mar 2025
Crime
We are fed up of apologies, say family of young woman who died in Polmont YOI
Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, took their own lives within months of each other in 2018 at the facility.
By Nick Forbes
27 Mar 2025
Health
Breakdown in staff relations putting hospital patients at risk, review finds
The study of three emergency departments at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board also found an ‘unacceptable normalisation’ of corridor care.
By Nick Forbes
27 Mar 2025
Crime
Families of Katie Allan and William Brown to meet Constance ahead of speech
The families’ lawyer Aamer Anwar called for a change to a ‘lack of accountability’ across the Scottish Prison Service.
By Nick Forbes
27 Mar 2025
Environment
Grave of Lanarkshire soldier identified more than a century after his death
2nd Lieutenant Hugh Barr was one of three previously unknown soldiers whose graves were rededicated on Wednesday.
By Nick Forbes
26 Mar 2025