Scotland
- HealthScotland drug deaths rise 11% to 1,133 in 2025, worst rate in EuropeDrug deaths in Scotland rose 11% to 1,133 in 2025, maintaining the country's position as having the worst drug death rate in Europe at 214 per million. Nitazenes, a class of synthetic opioids, were implicated in 247 of the deaths.
- Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland Seek Self-Determination RightsWorld
- UK Prime Minister Burnham Calls Summit with Devolved Nations' LeadersPolitics
- WorldMajor Scottish gangland figure Steven Bonzo Daniel arrested in organised crime raid
- Arran Ferry Evacuated Over Bomb Threat as Passenger Rescued from SeaWorld
- Scotland State-Owned Shipyard on River Clyde to Cut Quarter of WorkforceBusiness
- SportsWhat Challenges Await New Scotland Head Coach Pocognoli?New Scotland head coach Sébastien Pocognoli must change the team's playing style, keep qualification hopes alive for major tournaments, and refresh an ageing squad — daunting tasks for the Belgian-born coach.
- Scottish Labour Leadership Hopefuls Warn Against Party DivisionsPolitics
- Man Charged After Racist Traffic Cone Attack on Delivery Driver in GlasgowWorld
- WorldDog Walker Found Dead Near Aberfeldy: Retired Gamekeeper Convicted of MurderBrian Low, 65, was found dead near Aberfeldy in Highland Perthshire with blood on his face and hands. His death was not treated as suspicious for several days until a post-mortem revealed gunshot wounds. Retired gamekeeper David Campbell was later convicted of his murder.
- Scotland closing in on new head coach to replace Steve ClarkeSports
- NHS Tayside Investigates Data Breach of Murdered Girl Minnie Merriman's RecordsHealth
- WorldMan Confesses to Killing Scottish Woman Whose Body Was Found in Suitcase in AthensGreek police say a 26-year-old man has confessed to killing Elisabeth-Jane Ross, 38, from Edinburgh, whose body was found in a suitcase in an abandoned Athens building on 18 July.