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4 weeks ago | 
scotsman.com | Dale Miller Head |Dale Miller
SNP MSP Christina McKelvie has died after a battle with breast cancerProminent SNP MSP and Scottish minister Christina McKelvie has died in hospital at the age of 57. Ms McKelvie, who is the MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, died in Glasgow Royal Infirmary on Thursday morning, her family confirmed in a statement. She had been battling breast cancer after being diagnosed with the disease.
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1 month ago | 
scotsman.com | Dale Miller Head |Dale Miller
One of BBC Scotland’s most senior figures is standing downOne of BBC Scotland’s most senior figures is leaving the broadcaster after almost 40 years of service. Gary Smith - head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland - has announced he will leave the role in the summer. A University of Glasgow graduate, Mr Smith started with the BBC as a news trainee in 1984.
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1 month ago | 
scotsman.com | Dale Miller Head |Dale Miller
Two ambulances have been damaged in the collision outside a Glasgow hospitalTwo ambulances have been damaged after a car collided with one of the vehicles outside a busy city hospital. A black Audi sedan collided with a parked ambulance at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow about 7.20am on Monday. The force of the collision caused the ambulance to hit another emergency vehicle. There is not believed to be any serious injuries.
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1 month ago | 
scotsman.com | Dale Miller Head |Dale Miller
Motorists have been warned of ‘significant delays’ after the sinkhole was discovered under a busy city centre roadA busy street in Glasgow’s city centre has been partially closed due to a sinkhole. The sinkhole’s discovered has forced the closure of Cowcaddens Road to all westbound traffic at its junction with Port Dundas Road and West Nile Street. The road had already been reduced to one lane each way before the sinkhole was found.
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1 month ago | 
scotsman.com | Dale Miller Head |Dale Miller
Flights have been cancelled at Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness airports due to the closure of London Heathrow due to a major fireTens of flights have been cancelled at airports across Scotland following the closure of London Heathrow airport on Friday morning. More than 1,300 flights to and from Heathrow Airport will be disrupted because of the closure of the airport following a fire at a nearby electrical substation.
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1 month ago | 
scotsman.com | Dale Miller Head |Dale Miller
Flights across a host of Scottish airports, including Edinburgh and Glasgow, will be cancelled due to the fire that has shut London Heathrow for all of FridayA major fire at an electrical substation that has forced the closure of London Heathrow Airport will have a major knock-on impact on flights going to and coming from Scottish airports. Heathrow is Edinburgh and Glasgow's busiest route, with scores of flights travelling between the hubs each day. Here is what we know so far.
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1 month ago | 
scotsman.com | Dale Miller Head |Dale Miller
Nicola Sturgeon has spoken on being cleared in the Operation Branchform probe carried out by Police ScotlandFormer first minister Nicola Sturgeon has declared there was never a “scrap of evidence” against her in the probe into the SNP’s finances. Speaking outside of her home near Glasgow just hours after being cleared over the Operation Branchform probe, Ms Sturgeon reiterated she had done nothing wrong.
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1 month ago | 
scotsman.com | Dale Miller Head |Dale Miller
The appointment to the key role at Ferguson Marine comes just a week after it was announced interim chief executive John Petticrew had resignedScottish Government-owned shipyard Ferguson Marine has appointed a new chief executive officer. Babcock executive Graeme Thomson will take on the role from May 1, following the departure of interim head John Petticrew for “personal reasons” earlier this month.
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1 month ago | 
scotsman.com | Dale Miller Head |Dale Miller
The walking trail, which extends for almost two miles, takes in a dramatic rocky gorge and several waterfallsA popular walking trial will remain shut for this year’s tourist season due to extensive damage left by Storm Eowyn. Puck’s Glen gorge in Argyll and Bute - a spectacular walking route of almost two miles on the Cowal peninsula - will be closed for the summer while the damage is assessed.
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1 month ago | 
scotsman.com | Dale Miller Head |Dale Miller
Concerns were raised for the welfare of Jordan Allan after lack of contact with familyA body has been found on a beach in the search for a missing 33-year-old woman who had not been in contact with her family for more than 24 hours. Jordan Allan was last seen around 8.30am on Monday in the Relugas Road area of Edinburgh. In a statement, Police Scotland said officers were made aware of a body on Longniddry beach, East Lothian, at around 8am on Tuesday.
