Craig Meighan

UK

Rival protesters clash at Glasgow ‘reclaim our streets’ rally

Police attempted to contain counter protesters as campaign group Stand Up To Racism held a demonstration in the city centre.
13 Jun 2026
Politics

Royal Navy’s newest warship takes to water for first time in Scotland

HMS Venturer made its debut on the River Forth after four years of construction.
15 Jun 2025
Music

Liam Gallagher slams Scottish council for description of Oasis fans

Edinburgh City Council officials described Oasis fans as ‘older’, ‘rowdy’ and ‘taking up more room’.
15 Jun 2025
Business News

Minister ‘hopeful’ for ‘positive’ announcement on Grangemouth soon

Michael Shanks was quizzed on his Government’s £200 million investment in Grangemouth.
15 Jun 2025
Environment

Yellow warning for thunderstorms in Scotland extended as alert lifted for England

Scotland’s weather warning has been extended from 6pm today to 9pm amid the threat of heavy rain and transport disruption.
14 Jun 2025
Crime

Man arrested over murder of two Scots outside Spanish bar

Eddie Lyons Jr and Ross Monaghan died after a gunman opened fire outside Monaghans Bar in Fuengirola earlier this month.
14 Jun 2025
Politics

Leaving oil in the ground an ‘act of national self-harm’, says Findlay

The Scottish Conservative leader said Scotland should use its own oil and gas instead of importing fossil fuels from abroad.
13 Jun 2025
Politics

Council workers to be balloted on new pay offer amid threat of strikes

Unison has recommended local government workers accept the deal, which amounts to a 4% rise this year and 3.5% next year.
13 Jun 2025
Politics

‘It’s just great’: Japan ambassador tries Irn Bru on visit to whisky distillery

Hiroshi Suzuki described Scotland as an ‘important’ trading partner as he toured a distillery with First Minister John Swinney.
30 May 2025
Politics

Labour’s Hamilton by-election candidate ‘in it to win it’, says Rayner

The Deputy Prime Minister campaigned alongside Davy Russell on Thursday.
29 May 2025
Politics

Sarwar labels Farage ‘a pathetic little man’ amid row over Reform ad

The Scottish Labour leader said the Reform UK leader ‘thinks Hamilton is some kind of show on the West End of London’.
28 May 2025
Tech

Rural Scots in four regions given ‘significant’ 4G coverage boost

The UK Government said the improvement will cover an area equivalent to thousands of football pitches.
28 May 2025
Politics

Farage: Sarwar has introduced sectarianism into Scottish politics

The Reform UK leader defended his party’s attack ad against the Scottish Labour leader.
27 May 2025
Business News

Oil and gas workers face ‘unjust transition’ with no plan, commission warns

The Just Transition Commission said urgent action is needed to ensure the transition from fossil fuels happens fairly.
22 May 2025
Politics

Edinburgh University staff back strike action over £140m cuts and threat to jobs

In a ballot of University and College Union Scotland members at the university, 84% of those who voted backed strike action.
21 May 2025
Business News

Revived US export plan announced to boost Scottish trade

The Scottish Government is taking forward research to identify individual American states for exports after scrapping the plans last year.
15 May 2025
Business News

Scots £15,000 a year poorer due to flatlining wages, research finds

The Future Economy Scotland think tank said stunted wage growth since the financial crisis has left workers worse off.
15 May 2025
Business News

Communities urged to bid for £8m renewable energy fund

The Scottish Government’s community fund has been met with £4m by the UK Government’s Great British Energy firm.
15 May 2025
Politics

Migration must come down ‘across the board’, says Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader backed the Prime Minister’s plans but refused to endorse his language, which has been criticised by some Labour figures.
14 May 2025
Business News

More than half of MSPs urge Chancellor to back major carbon capture project

Some 71 MSPs and 10 MPs from across the political spectrum warned Rachel Reeves that delaying Acorn will ‘jeopardise’ Scotland’s industrial sector.
13 May 2025
Politics

Swinney: Scotland will have option of independence under my leadership

Asked whether he had put independence on the back burner, the First Minister said he had to ‘directly’ deal with Scots’ priorities this year.
12 May 2025