First-time buyers in Scotland save £31,000 over the course of a typical mortgage when buying their own home instead of renting, a report has revealed.

Farmers have been driven into debt and forced off their lands according to from farming leaders due to the failure of the IT system set up to pass on subsidy payments from the EU.

STRIP clubs have been permanently banned by a Scottish council in what is thought to be the first move of its kind.

Michael Smith says that life at Hearts these days is far more in keeping with the way he imagined it. When he joined the Gorgie side in the summer, he was sold on a club with big ambitions, who would be challenging for honours, enjoyed a strong bond with supporters and played at an atmospheric ground.

Scott McKenna wants to move to England some day but only when the Aberdeen defender is convinced he won’t join the plethora of promising players
who have gone south only to return with their potential diminished.

John McGinn has thrown down the gauntlet to Hearts after claiming Hibernian have been the best team in Edinburgh for the past few seasons.