Voice of BBC Scotland hangs up the mic after three decades
Broadcasting legend Tony Currie has hung up his microphone after 34 years as one of the most famous voices on television.
Aberdeen woman living with rare disability must raise £6k to replace prosthetic limb designed for a child
A woman with a rare disability is struggling because her prosthetic foot is designed for a child and keeps breaking.
Follow the fish: Landmark bid to protect threatened Scots salmon by tracking their route to north Atlantic
The migration routes of wild salmon from Scotland’s west coast are to be tracked for the first time in a bid to save the iconic fish.
Queen demands speedy deal with want-away couple Harry and Meghan
An agreement with the want-away royals could mean Harry and Meghan quitting Britain within a week, it emerged yesterday.
Violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti urges youngsters to forget mistakes and risk it all for music
Nicola Benedetti yesterday urged Scotland’s next generation of young musicians to embrace mistakes.
Salmon being threatened by killer mackerel with a voracious appetite
Mackerel may be unexpected salmon killers as they have a voracious appetite and their numbers could far outstrip official estimates, according to a leading scientist.
Scotland’s party with bells on: Capital prepares for £40m Hogmanay hooley as rain stays away
Hogmanay revellers will blow £40 million on Scotland’s biggest party as thousands of visitors arrive to see in 2020.
Core blimey: Thrown away apples risk native species
People throwing apple cores out of car windows are inadvertently threatening the future of native species, according to scientists.
Only the brave: Scientists to ask if some salmon are too timid to survive
Salmon born with an adventurous streak might be more likely to perish because they swim into harm’s way, scientists suspect.
Grouse moor reforms urged after release of delayed report
Campaigners have called for urgent reform of Scotland’s grouse moors as a long-delayed report is finally due to be published within days.
SPECIAL REPORT: Nine Scottish women killed by their partners or exes in just one year
Urgent action to reverse funding cuts to frontline services must be reversed to save the lives of women threatened by violent partners, experts warned yesterday.