Former Perthshire MP Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh guilty of professional misconduct
A former Perthshire MP has been fined £3000 and told to pay costs after being found guilty of professional misconduct at a disciplinary tribunal in Perth.
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Scots police discover massive cannabis haul of 2,400 cannabis plants worth £1.4m
About £1.4 million worth of cannabis plants have been discovered by police in what has been described as "one of the biggest" drug hauls of its kind in the west of Scotland.
Police shocked to find motorist driving on A9 with windscreen almost completely covered by snow
Police stopped a driver whose car was almost entirely covered in snow as it travelled along the A9 this morning.
No prosecutions in ‘horse whisperer’ neglect investigation
Scotland’s leading animal charity has been criticised after deciding not to prosecute a ‘holistic’ horse whisper who had been accused of neglect.
Migrant worker scheme to save major Tayside industry is ‘recipe for exploitation’
A migrant worker scheme designed to prevent the collapse of a key Tayside and Fife industry is a “recipe for exploitation”, MPs were told.
Flight fans say #FarewellTornado as iconic jets bow out with flypast at Leuchars Station, RAF Tain and RAF Lossiemouth
Flight fans are gathering at air bases across Scotland today to say farewell to the RAF's iconic GR4 Tornados.
Staring into the ‘bowels of hell’: Lockerbie disaster 30 years on and the ongoing transatlantic search for justice
In an exclusive interview marking the 30th anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing, Michael Alexander speaks to an American terrorism expert whose university is marking the loss of 35 of its students in the attack - and hears the 'hellish' memories of several journalists who covered the aftermath.
75th anniversary of D-Day: Role of Black Watch and dozens of other Scots regiments remembered
Michael Alexander reflects on the 75th anniversary of the Normandy Landings which involved thousands of Black Watch troops with links to Tayside and Fife, and speaks to another veteran who was there.
Dundee University study: How improving oral health habits is getting to the root cause of dental decay at Perth Prison
Ahead of a Dundee University talk, Michael Alexander discovers how improving oral health habits is helping to rehabilitate prisoners at Perth.
New School at Butterstone: Investigation needed to answer closure questions, says council boss
The leader of Perth and Kinross council has agreed to work with parents to investigate why an independent specialist school shut, giving parents only four days’ notice.