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This is the electrifying photo of the moment lightning filled the sky above the Forth Road bridge as Scotland gets set to battle thunderstorms this weekend.

Syrian refugees in Scotland have been found by researchers to be happier and better supported than those in England.

A thunderstorm warning has been issued from the Met Office for the North East of the country.

As a major international conference is taking shape, we consider how a global perspective can find ways to tackle issues around alcohol

Promoted by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP)

What is thought to be the largest gold nugget ever discovered in the UK, has been found in a Scottish river.

The University of St Andrews has scooped first place in the UK for student academic experience, according to the results of the latest National Student Survey 2018.

Sir Alex Ferguson has spoken publicly for the first time since undergoing emergency brain surgery in May.

Turfing Edinburgh Wanderers out of its historic home shows the SRU’s priorities, writes John McLellan.

A football daft couple has tied the knot at Ibrox Stadium -- in a Rangers-themed wedding.