Nick Forbes

UK

Thousands of trans rights protesters on Edinburgh streets following court ruling

The rally and march was organised by Resisting Transphobia.
19 Apr 2025
Environment

Grave of Scottish soldier is identified 80 years after he died in Italy

Private George Alister Walker Ewan of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders died after being wounded in action in June 1944.
16 Oct 2024
Environment

‘Rare and special’ piece of Roman armour on display in Scotland for first time

The armour was discovered in over 100 pieces at the site of the Trimontium fort near Melrose in 1906.
16 Oct 2024
Politics

Scottish Government ‘floundering’ on fisheries plans, marine charity says

The Scottish Government committed to delivering 22 Fisheries Management Plans by 2024 for key stocks in Scottish waters.
14 Oct 2024
Politics

John Mason expelled from SNP over ‘utterly abhorrent’ Gaza comments

The veteran MSP lost the party whip in August over a social media post in which he denied a genocide was taking place in Gaza.
14 Oct 2024
UK

What next for the Alba party following Salmond death?

The Alba party, founded by Alex Salmond in 2021, is yet to see any of its candidates win a seat in an election.
13 Oct 2024
Environment

Trump golf course environmental claims ‘laughable’, campaigners say

The 18-hole extension to Donald Trump’s Menie Links course in Aberdeenshire is set to open in 2025.
12 Oct 2024
Celebrity News

Edinburgh celebrates 20 years since becoming first City of Literature

The Scottish capital has hosted a series of events over the past two decades highlighting its literary credentials.
11 Oct 2024
Politics

Whistleblowers ‘undermined’ efforts to protect patient safety, inquiry hears

The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry is currently investigating the construction of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow.
10 Oct 2024
Politics

Flagship superhospital was not what we expected, medical director tells inquiry

The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry is currently investigating the construction of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow.
10 Oct 2024
Politics

Hygiene specialist recalls ‘overriding smell of mould’ in hospital plant room

Tim Wafer was giving evidence to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry on the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow.
8 Oct 2024
Politics

No attempt to ‘deflect’ attention from infection issues at hospital, probe hears

The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry is investigating the construction of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow.
8 Oct 2024
Music

Album buried underground for more than a year takes classical number one spot

Scottish composer and producer Erland Cooper has been described as the ‘Banksy of classical music’.
2 Oct 2024
Business News

Train drivers’ union calls on government to ‘think again’ on peak rail fares

The decision to end the trial scrapping peak fares means an anytime return ticket between Glasgow and Edinburgh now costs £31.40 instead of £16.20.
30 Sept 2024
Politics

Findlay: I will represent commonsense views of mainstream Scotland

Russell Findlay was elected leader of the Scottish Conservative Party on Friday.
29 Sept 2024
UK

Day of disruption to cross-border trains after fallen tree damages cables

Network Rail Scotland said it was aiming to reopen the line at 10.30pm.
26 Sept 2024
Politics

First Minister hosts reception to honour Scottish Olympians and Paralympians

Some 56 Scottish athletes took part in the two Games, with several breaking world, Scottish or British records in their events.
26 Sept 2024
Politics

First Minister calls for action to improve Scotland’s ‘climate resilience’

The Scottish First Minister will announce new Scottish Government plans for tackling the impacts of climate change.
25 Sept 2024
Celebrity News

Cycling and Banksy key draws as 25 million people visited Glasgow in 2023

The inaugural UCI Cycling World Championships, which took place in Glasgow in August 2023, attracted 500,000 spectators and 8,000 athletes.
25 Sept 2024
Health

Father who had four liver transplants 'forever grateful' to donors

‘I’m able to still be here to see my girls grow up,’ Welder Martin Dillett says

24 Sept 2024
UK

Footballer sacked by club after being charged over cannabis seized at airport

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, who played for Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton, was arrested by National Crime Agency officers on Wednesday.
19 Sept 2024