Scotland has its highest ever number of people aged 90 and above, new population statistics reveal. The National Records of Scotland (NRS) figures show the country was home to 45,550 people aged ...

Declining congregations are deepening the Church of Scotland’s debt, prompting warnings of ‘tough decisions’ to balance books. The Rev David Cameron, the Kirk’s convener of the assembly ...

A chance meeting nearly 50 years after being abused by a former neighbour finally led to predatory paedophile John Finlay being jailed for 27 months. Finlay was also placed on the Sex Offenders ...

We're bringing our live politics coverage to a close for the day. Our focus since lunchtime has been the growing backlash to the government's decision not to set aside money to compensate women ...

Linguistic contact is a reality of everyday life, as speakers of different languages come into contact with one another, often causing language change. This undergraduate textbook provides a means by ...

The Scots were pitched into a four-team group alongside Greece, Belarus and the defeated side in the Nations League quarter-final between Portugal and Denmark. The qualifiers will begin next ...

Social media is also crafting its own universal dialect among English speakers, with words and phrases being used uniformly ...

Speaking on the Rugby Union Weekly podcast, Care said: "Those Scottish scrum halves, this is the year to play well. "Ben White's the first choice you'd say but George Horne has battled his way ...

The cast and plot McHugh and Fisher lead a stellar cast filled with well-known Scottish names, including Amy Lennox (Holby City, Shetland), Stuart Bowman (Rebus, Guilt) and Forbes Masson (The ...

It is also useful for those looking to introduce a history of Scots to pupils, or become more familiar with it themselves. Included is: A brief background to the language, with references to sources ...

Designed to foster confident use and development of language skills, this resource will encourage self-directed learning and self-expression through the writing of poetry in the Scots language. The ...

Scotland has its highest ever number of people aged 90 and above, new population statistics reveal. The National Records of Scotland (NRS) figures show the country was home to 45,550 people aged 90 or ...