Empty tankers cannot get back to Qatar or the UAE - another major LNG producer - to reload, while full tankers are waiting offshore with nowhere safe to go.

Sentences for rape now carry a five to 13 year range, increasing to seven to 14 years for offences against a young child.

Traffic Scotland confirmed the major road was closed around 2.29am on Tuesday morning at junction 7 near Haggs ...

A work boat has sunk in the Sound of Kerrera off the coast of Oban as crews scrambled to the scene. Volunteer crews from Oban Lifeboat were paged shortly after 7.30am on Tuesday to a report of a ...

Oil prices have risen further as the Middle East conflict intensified and after Iran took action to block a crucial shipping route for crude tankers.

Scotland recorded 231 deaths of homeless people in 2024, figures have revealed. Housing secretary Mairi McAllan described the deaths as a “tragedy”. National Records of Scotland (NRS) figures showed ...

New records have been set for the number of people waiting for hours at accident and emergency departments in Scotland. A total of 19,806 (15.2%) people waited over eight hours at A&E departments in ...

The Scottish SPCA said it is currently caring for an “unusual’ number of otters. The National Wildlife Rescue Centre, based in Fishcross, Alloa, has 12 otters undergoing rehabilitation after arriving ...

A woman has been taken to hospital after she was attacked by a man wearing a face mask in Coatbridge on Sunday. The incident ...

A former Brewdog staff member has said they were made redundant alongside hundreds of colleagues on a 15-minute Teams call on ...

A man has been left with a “significant head wound” after he was struck with a glass bottle in an “unprovoked attack” in ...

A road has been closed in Dumbarton due to reports of an unsafe building. Emergency services were called to Latta Street ...