Head coach Gregor Townsend says there is still "a lot to play for" in Scotland's final two Six Nations games despite their title hopes already being over. Having opened with victory over Italy, the Scots occupy fourth place heading into Saturday's match at home to Wales after successive losses to Ireland and England.

An Afghan asylum seeker has been convicted of raping a 15-year-old schoolgirl after he followed her in Falkirk town centre, Scotland. Sadeq Nikzad, 29, was found guilty by the High Court in Edinburgh yesterday after he accosted the young girl,

The hike – the biggest so far out of Scotland’s 32 local authorities – will take Band D council tax in Falkirk to £1576.77, an increase of £4.09 per week.

As part of the awards, Raja Rani in Bearsden scooped the top title of Scotland's Best Curry Restaurant. The restaurant and takeaway serves up authentic Indian cuisine prepared with "selected exotic ingredients and spices".

There are thousands of officially registered Scottish tartan designs, but only one is dedicated to the “witches” of Scotland. Certified earlier this month, the tricolor pattern is intended as a memorial honoring the thousands of women who were falsely accused of witchcraft during the 16th through 18th centuries.

A new land-reform bill aims to unwind a long history of inequality. But centuries of feudalism are difficult to shake.

The discovery of four lynx in the Highlands of Scotland in January made headlines around the world. Now police have installed cameras in secret locations in the south of Scotland after receiving a ...