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Devastated relatives call for overhaul of hospital complaints system after traumatic end-of-life care experiences Three families in Fife are demanding answers and reform after alleging that severe failings in NHS care robbed them of precious final moments with terminally ill loved ones. The families—who have shared their stories with Scotland Tonight—describe harrowing experiences in NHS Fife facilities, claiming they were dismissed, traumatised, and neglected as their partners and parents neared death. Despite formal apologies from NHS Fife, the families say trust has been broken beyond repair. Among them is Trish Nolan, whose husband John Nolan, a retired teacher, died in…

National coalition of charities, churches, and unions calls for bold political action to tackle poverty and inequality ahead of October march. In a bold call for systemic change, the Moderator of the Church of Scotland has joined a powerful coalition of charities, trade unions, and civic groups to launch the ‘Scotland Demands Better’ campaign—a nationwide movement urging politicians to take decisive action to create a fairer, more compassionate society. The campaign, coordinated by The Poverty Alliance and endorsed by the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly, was formally launched this week and will culminate in a family-friendly mass march in Edinburgh…

PARIS – Scotland’s LoganAir is taking a bold step toward decarbonising regional aviation, announcing this week a landmark partnership with hydrogen-electric engine developer ZeroAvia. The airline, best known for servicing remote Scottish islands and underserved regional routes, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the potential adoption of ZeroAvia’s cutting-edge hydrogen-electric propulsion systems. The announcement was made during the Paris Air Show on Tuesday, further cementing the show’s growing focus on sustainable aviation technologies. Flying into the Future Under the agreement, LoganAir and ZeroAvia will collaborate on assessing the feasibility of installing hydrogen-electric engines on LoganAir’s fleet of De…

The ban, confirmed by Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes, officially came into force this week and marks a long-promised shift towards stricter communications protocols inside Holyrood. The move follows stinging criticism during the UK Covid Inquiry, where it was revealed that key decision-makers had deleted crucial WhatsApp conversations from the pandemic years — undermining public trust and enraging opposition parties. What's Actually Changing — and Why Now? So what’s new? Essentially, Scottish Government officials are no longer allowed to use WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, or any other “non-corporate” messaging service for official government business. That means all chats, updates, and decisions…

A school project from 1994 has finally made its way back to sender — across the North Sea and three decades on. Back in 1994, a 12-year-old girl in Moray slipped a handwritten letter into a Moray Cup bottle and let it go into the North Sea. She didn’t think much of it. Fast forward to 2025 — she’s now in her 40s — and the bottle has finally been found. Not just found, but replied to. By a kind stranger in Norway. With a postcard. Alaina Beresford’s message in a bottle just closed the loop on one of the…

From Aberdeen to Loch Ness, Scots ditch jackets and flock outdoors as temperatures soar far above seasonal norms. Suncream, sunglasses, and stunned silence — that’s what much of Scotland looked like on June 20 as the mercury shot up to 28.9°C in Drumnadrochit, marking the country’s hottest day of the year so far. Normally, the average for this time in June hovers around a mellow 17°C. This? This was sweltering. By late afternoon, nearly the whole country was basking (or melting) in sunshine. Aboyne hit 28.7°C. So did Charterhall. Edinburgh reached 28.4°C, while Glasgow simmered at 27.3°C — only a…

A mottled stag standing his ground in the Highlands. A trail of fuzzy cygnets gliding through a loch. Wildflowers tangled in lochweed. If there’s a heartbeat to Scotland’s summer, it pulses loudest in the quietest corners — and locals have been there, lens in hand, to catch it. Between 13 and 20 June, Scots from across the country sent in snapshots of nature unfolding at its own pace. Some framed moments feel centuries old. Others shimmer with pure serendipity. But together, they stitch a vivid patchwork of what life outside the cities really looks like right now. Stillness and Stags…

With a 2027 rollout, Scotland aligns with France, Japan, Thailand, and others by embracing tourist taxes to protect local services and share tourism's cost with travellers. Scotland is officially stepping into the global spotlight on travel policy—not by launching a new campaign, but by asking tourists to chip in. A new tourist levy, roughly £4.83 per hotel night, is set to take effect in January 2027. It's Scotland’s biggest move yet to balance economic benefits from tourism with the swelling strain it puts on city infrastructure, public spaces, and local communities. And it’s not going it alone. From Bangkok to…

Ajay Devgn drops two brand-new posters for the upcoming Son of Sardaar 2, teasing a wild cultural collision between Punjabi bravado and Scottish landscapes ahead of its July 25 release. Ajay Devgn is dusting off his turban and swagger—and this time, he's taking the madness all the way to Scotland. The actor-producer unveiled two fiery new posters for Son of Sardaar 2 on June 20, and they're already lighting up social media. The posters scream big-screen chaos. One shows Devgn charging forward in a kilt-and-kurta mashup, set against a bagpipe-blaring backdrop. The other? Him leaping through a fiery whisky barrel—because…

After months of legal back-and-forth, a Delhi court has cleared the way for Naijil Paul to be extradited to the United Kingdom, where he faces serious criminal charges including rape and sexual assault in Scotland. The extradition of Naijil Paul, an Indian national accused of multiple sexual offences in the UK, was approved by a Delhi court on Friday, marking a crucial step in a case that spans two continents and several years. Paul, who fled the UK to evade prosecution, was arrested in Kochi in late 2024. Since then, the UK government had been seeking his return under the…