Scotland beat France in World Cup warm-up
Scotland gave a debut to forward Blade Thomson in their World Cup warm-up Test with France at Murrayfield. The Scarlets player was presented with his...
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France restore Six Nations pride with Scotland win
France ended their losing run in the Six Nations by hammering an injury-depleted Scotland 27-10 to claim their first victory in this year’s competition on Saturday. A spectacular...
Scotland’s Huw Jones to miss remainder of Six Nations
Scotland centre Huw Jones has been ruled out for the rest of the Guinness Six Nations due to the knee injury sustained against Ireland last...
Scotland make winning start to Six Nations with 33-20 victory
Winger Blair Kinghorn scored a hat-trick of tries and pivot Finn Russell provided decisive moments of genius as Scotland got their Six Nations campaign off...
Glen where? EU court questions German’s whisky branding
A German distiller selling a whisky called ‘Glen Buchenbach’ may be infringing Scotland’s rights on its national drink even though he makes clear he produces it...
Scotland survive scare to beat Italy 29-27 in Six Nations
Scotland narrowly avoided a nightmare end to their Six Nations campaign on Saturday, beating Italy 29-27 after trailing the perennial wooden-spooners for most of the...
Blizzards blast UK, Ireland; drivers trapped in Scotland (Update)
Snow storms from Siberia blasted Britain and Ireland on Thursday with the worst weather since 1991, trapping several hundred motorists on roads in Scotland, closing thousands of...
Halfpenny stars as dominant Wales thrash Scotland
LEIGH Halfpenny scored two tries as Wales opened their Six Nations campaign with a dominant 34-7 victory against much-fancied Scotland in Cardiff on Saturday. In an entertaining...
Flag fight breaks out over ‘Union Jack’ on Scottish public buildings
Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has denied claims that her pro-independence government is trying to remove the United Kingdom’s official flag, the Union Jack, from Scottish...
Scots don’t want another independence vote – Kantar poll
Most Scottish voters do not want another referendum on independence from the United Kingdom and support for secession itself appears to have weakened, according to...
Scotland rout Italy to finish Six Nations in style
A vibrant Scotland side ran in four tries to crush Italy 29-0 and give departing coach Vern Cotter a fitting send-off in their final Six...
Sturgeon says Scotland could hold independence vote in ‘autumn of 2018’
Scotland could hold an independence referendum in the autumn of 2018, just months before Britain is due to leave the European Union, Scottish First Minister...
May accuses SNP of sacrificing Scotland for independence ‘obsession’
British Prime Minister Theresa May took aim at Scotland’s ruling party on Friday, accusing nationalists of sacrificing not only the United Kingdom but also Scotland...
Scotland end 10-year Wales hoodoo with 29-13 victory
Stuart Hogg and Finn Russell shone as Scotland staged a rousing comeback to beat Wales for the first time in 10 years in an absorbing...
Dazzling Scotland hang on to upset Ireland 27-22
By John Geddie Scotland hung on to upset Ireland 27-22 in a pulsating match at Murrayfield on Saturday and secure their first opening day win...
Lakkotrypis to have series of contacts in UK
Commerce, Tourism and Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis leaves on Sunday for a series of meetings in London, Edinburgh and Brussels, it was announced on Sunday....
May rejects talk of ‘hard Brexit’, says UK’s options not binary
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday it was not accurate to suggest that Britain was headed for a “hard Brexit” because it does...
Second Scottish independence vote ‘highly likely’ before 2020-Sturgeon
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday it was “highly likely” that Scotland would hold a new independence referendum before 2020 after Britain voted...
Britain’s first US shale gas delivery arrives in Scotland
Britain’s first shale gas delivery from the United States arrived to the sound of a lone piper on Tuesday morning as political debate about its...
May cannot take any part of Britain out of EU single market: Sturgeon
Prime Minister Theresa May does not have a mandate to take any part of Britain out of the European Union’s single market, Scottish First Minister...
