Renee MacRae, of Inverness, and her three-year-old son Andrew disappeared in November of that year.

William MacDowell, of Penrith, is on trial at the High Court in Inverness accused of murdering a mother and their son in 1976.

William MacDowell, of Penrith, went on trial at the High Court in Inverness on Tuesday.

The cathedral at the heart of the historic Royal Mile will become the centre of tributes to the Queen.

The 37-year-old died at home in bed beside Archibald just days after winning a mountain biking event.

Donated items range from toilet roll, nappies, wipes and toiletries to clothing, backpacks, home furnishings, lightings and electrical products.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was speaking after Liz Truss was elected the new Conservative leader.

The Scottish First Minister also said the departing Boris Johnson was the ‘worst Prime Minister in our lifetime’.

Council worker strikes due to go ahead north of the border next week have been suspended after unions received a new pay offer.

Two men have been charged with murdering former Fettes College biology teacher Peter Coshan.

Taking up a musical instrument in childhood and adolescence is associated with improved thinking skills in older age, new research shows.

Nick Ray will live from his kayak self-sufficiently for the next year, camping wherever he reaches, as he explores Scotland’s coastline.

Waste workers at City of Edinburgh Council are to return to work on Tuesday after 11 days of strikes.

Tickets sales at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe have been 25% lower this year than in 2019, EdFest.com revealed.

The Good Law Project is suing Ofgem with Fuel Poverty Action and the Highlands & Islands Housing Associations Affordable Warmth Group.

Ian Murray, Labour’s only MP in Scotland, said said if there was another referendum opponents would fight ‘very, very hard’ to remain in the UK.

A Fatal Accident Inquiry is taking place into the deaths of two men in a fire at the Cameron House hotel in December 2017.

Simon Midgley, 32, and Richard Dyson, 38, died when a fire broke out at the luxury hotel in December 2017.

Avril Campbell told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry that she denied being cruel to a boy she looked after between 1976 and 1981.

From Wednesday, waste workers in 13 local authorities in Scotland, including Glasgow, Dundee, and Aberdeen, will strike.