Scotland

The Springboks top the table with 15 points with Ireland a point adrift and Scotland on 10. Ireland forwards…

South Africa kicked off the defence of their Rugby World Cup title with an 18-3 victory over Scotland in the teams' opening Pool B match in Marseille on Sunday.  Issued on: 10/09/2023 - 20:26…

Rishi Sunak is heading to Aberdeenshire today as the Conservatives kick off a week of campaigning on energy security.Number 10 said the prime minister would use the trip to "highlight the central role" the country will play in…

CAPE TOWN : Success for Scotland over Italy in their first World Cup warm-up test on Saturday was far from convincing but still left coach Gregor Townsend pleased with a win under their belt some six weeks before the kick-off of the…

EDINBURGH : Darcy Graham returned to test action with two tries as Scotland beat Italy 25-13 in their Rugby World Cup warm-up test at Murrayfield on Saturday.The speedy winger, who missed the Six Nations Championship earlier this year…

British missile supplies to Ukrainian forces fighting Russia's invasion could be affected by a walkout in Scotland, a union has warned.More than 50 workers at the Defence Equipment and Support (DES) depot in Beith, North…

More than 50 pilot whales died on Sunday after they were stranded along a beach on the Isle of Lewis in northwest Scotland. It was the largest mass stranding event in Britain since 2011, marine rescuers say.The coast guard, police and…

The culmination of Holyrood Week, a significant event in Scotland's calendar, will witness the celebration of King Charles III's accession on Wednesday. The annual Holyrood Week, also known as Royal Week, entails the monarch's visit to…

Drugs should be legalised in Britain, an ex-minister has argued amid growing calls for No10 to reconsider the tough rules currently in place.Substances such as cocaine, ketamine and MDMA currently fall under class A and B brackets, meaning…

Scotland's record try scorer Stuart Hogg announced his retirement from rugby union with immediate effect on Sunday, saying his body could not take the strain anymore.Hogg has scored 27 tries for Scotland and had announced in March that…