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Scotland players have stated their support for Spain's Women's World Cup-winning captain Jenni Hermoso.

Hermoso says she did not consent to be kissed by Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales after Sunday's final win over England.

Thousands of miles away from their homeland, more than 25,000 Ukrainian refugees have made Scotland their new home.

On Thursday, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling and many other towns and cities played host to events marking the war-stricken nation’s 32nd Independence Day.

Scotland has the highest drugs death rate in Europe, with narcotics claiming more than 100 lives on average every month.

The Scottish government is proposing to decriminalise the possession of drugs for personal use to "help and support people rather than criminalise and stigmatise them".

But the UK government, which controls drugs policy, has rejected the plan as dangerous and says it has no intention of giving the Scottish Parliament the power to enact the new policy.

A team at the University of Dundee’s Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification have now produced what is said to be the most lifelike replica of the prince’s face to be made so far.

Economist and Chief Executive of Business for Scotland Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp presents his plan for developing a wellbeing economy for Scotland. And he has polling evidence showing that it would significantly increase support for Scottish independence.

Sir Billy Connolly has released four limited edition art prints as part of his "Born on a Rainy Day" series.

Julia has hit the TIOBE index top 20. This is the first time in history! Born about 13 years ago, Julia is a really young programming language. So what makes Julia unique? Why does it deserve this top 20 position? Julia is especially used in the data science and mathematical computation world. But we already have got top 20 contenders in this field such as Python, R and MATLAB. So why then Julia?

Scotland is the UK’s biggest TV-watching nation, with people watching an average of three hours a day, according to a new Ofcom report.

But the number of viewers tuning in to watch broadcast television each week has seen the sharpest fall since records began.

Rosebank, the largest untapped oil field in the UK, is off the coast of Shetland. Its approval by regulators is expected soon and production could begin as early as 2026.

Should it go ahead? If it does, what will be the environmental impact? If it doesn't, what's the alternative?

Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have The Twins of Edzell, written and told by Cara Silversmith.

Many had to abandon their belongings and flee on foot in extreme heat as fires spread from the centre of the Greek island towards its eastern coast, where many resort hotels are situated.

The remains of what may have been an Early Bronze Age ritual cremation cemetery have been found on the SaxaVord Spaceport site.

The discovery was made during groundworks for the next phase of Europe’s premier rocket launch site on the Lamba Ness peninsula in Unst, Shetland.