Councils must reform "at a pace and depth we've not yet seen" to avoid facing unsustainable losses, Scotland's public finance watchdog has warned. The Accounts Commission urged local authorities ...

Spindrift Iain Owens is a former abattoir worker Police Scotland would eventually pursue ... The child added: "That is why it is called the beastie house." The children went on to describe how ...

Highland hotel Boath House on Scotland’s northern coast has closed less than three years on from it being acquired by the Cabin Studio group. In an email sent to customers and seen by The Scotsman, ...

Wallpaper* has been following the work of Dualchas Architects for a while. We visited the Colbost House on the Isle of Skye in 2014, and then returned to the Scottish Highlands in 2015 to write about ...

Are Scotland and England swapping places on education? As Labour rolls back academy freedoms, Scottish parties are showing interest in a different approach. By Chris Deerin For some years now, ...

Scotland has been battered by wind gusts reaching 100mph as Storm Éowyn sweeps across the country. A large portion of the central belt and south west is covered by a red "danger to life" warning ...

It doesn’t have to stay in Scotland: Ben Pentreath has given a house on Jersey a tartan carpet. “Don’t be afraid of going bold; carpets, curtains and upholstery should all be thrown into the mix, and, ...

A 36-year-old man and a six-year-old girl have been found dead inside a house in West Lothian. Police Scotland said officers made the discovery following a report of concern for a person in ...

Gusts of up to 90mph could batter Scotland on Friday and Saturday during the first named storm of 2025. Storm Eowyn - pronounced "ay-oh-win" - is expected to bring widespread disruption and could ...

Simply sign up to the House & Home myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In 1803, William and Dorothy Wordsworth went on a grand tour of Scotland in the company of their friend Samuel ...