The General Pharmaceutical Council has appointed Laura Fraser, former clinical fellow for the Scottish Chief Pharmaceutical Officer as the new Director for Scotland.

Fraser has held leadership roles in community pharmacy across Scotland including board member of Community Pharmacy Scotland. She has also worked for the Scottish Government as Clinical Leadership Fellow. Prior to her position as board member she was area and regional manager for nearly nine years.

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When you think about it, it's really Moon power!

Another instance of creative adaptive reuse, where a decommissioned Sea King is transformed into a deluxe mini-hotel.

Semi-wild and isolated to a 270-acre stretch of shoreline, the North Ronaldsay sheep are one of only two land animals that live exclusively on seaweed.

This technology might open up many new areas to offshore wind.

The ban on buds (swabs) is expected to reduce Scotland's marine plastic pollution by 50 percent.

This is something North American governments should copy.

On some days, wind generated as much as 234% of demand.

Every country everywhere should be doing this.

One would think this would be obvious, that sidewalks are for people, not cars.

The goal could be reached even earlier, if Scots changed what they eat.

In the first half of 2019, Scottish wind generated enough electricity to power the equivalent of 4.47 million homes, almost double the number of homes there.

This is the second deployment of the tech company's underwater data center project.

It's one less form of plastic pollution on beaches and coastlines.

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Scotland's Dan Keatings put his London 2012 heartbreak behind him by winning Commonwealth gold on the pommel horse in Glasgow's SSE Hydro.

The president and first lady are staying at the Trump-owned Turnberry property in South Ayrshire through Sunday. Eric Trump is also in town, having arrived Thursday in the Trump family plane.

Donald Trump is believed heading to the Trump Tunberry property in Ayrshire which he purchased in 2014, to play golf, one of the billionaire's favourite pastimes.

The White House published a tweet claiming Scotland is not part of the UK. In a now deleted post, the US President’s official residence said Donald Trump was 'departing the U.K.’.

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Edinburgh to protest the arrival of President Donald Trump (bottom right). Meanwhile the US President (inset) has started playing golf

Business Secretary Greg Clark is set to announce that Sutherland, on Scotland's north coast, has been chosen as the site for the UK's first spaceport.

Contracts show $1,094,250.39 was spent on cars, $30,073.58 was spent on installing phone lines and $30,073.58 was paid to SLC Turnberry Limited, which is part of The Trump Organization.

The former First Lady was attending the dinner organised by The Hunter Foundation (THF) in Edinburgh earlier this evening when she made the remarks.

Amid controversy over taxpayer dollars going to a Trump Organization golf resort in Scotland, his son insisted the family business didn't make a dime on the transaction.

Prince Andrew, 58, looked in his element as he enjoyed a chat with Sky TV commentator Andrew Coltart the 147th Open Championship at Carnoustie Golf Club in Scotland on Friday.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT:The animal was found yesterday by a gamekeeper in Scotland. The images were posted on Facebook by the Grampian Moorland Group.

The air hostess, 29, and the male model, 31, were seen leaving their hotel hand-in-hand, before they revealed they were heading up to Scotland together to meet Laura's family.

The male model captured the moment and shared the selfie on his Instagram which saw them both beaming, despite the wet weather.

In a pilot scheme, Scottish town halls can introduce the supplement, dubbed a ‘Robin Hood tax’ because it takes from rich online giants and gives to beleaguered town centre stores.

Sauropods roamed during the Middle Jurassic period and were discovered in a secret location around Inverness. The only previous evidence of dinosaurs in Scotland was from the Isle of Skye.

Stahly Quality Foods, based in Fife, has come under fire following the launch of the new product (pictured) with some describing it as a 'betrayal' and others labelling it 'wrong, very wrong'.

Gail Dickinson, of Glenrothes, Fife, was allegedly seen by the victim's grandmother having sex on the balcony of an apartment in San Antonio in Ibiza. But today she was cleared.

Storm Ali crept underneath a grassy front garden and uprooted a huge tree in Scotland. Liz Reid filmed as her garden path and surrounding grass regularly lifted and fell from the wind.

Bev Macleod spotted the microwave perched on two posts and strapped tightly in place with rope while completing a charity walk in Moray, Scotland.

Anna Pursglove who moved from London to Northern Scotland revealed how embracing coorie has helped her to experience a deep sense of proportion and contentment.

The project in Sutherland, on Scotland's north coast, will initially host launches of rockets and satellites, but commercial passenger trips could then follow.

Aptly, this hotel on Bankrugg Farm in East Lothian is called The Bus Stop. Each bus has king-size beds, a spacious kitchen, and there is even a mini-bus that is now used as a chicken coop.

The picture was uploaded to VisitScotland's feed with the caption: 'Snow-capped mountain in Glencoe, fantastic shot'. But followers were quick to notice the building in the foreground.

Scot Brading, 30, ran to help at the scene of a crash near the A1 in Scotland before realising his fiancée Meghan Ambrozevich-Blair, 26, had been involved in the crash.

Prince William, Kate Middleton and their children took the 8.45am economy FlyBe flight from Norwich to Aberdeen this morning.

The Prime Minister contacted senior Tories to acknowledge the huge challenge to protect the union that they face. The SNP won 48 of the 59 Westminster seats in Scotland.

A total of 15,980 new diabetes patients were diagnosed in Scotland in 2018 - including 205 under the age of 30. Around 88 per cent of the nation's cases are type 2 (file photo)

Researchers from the University of Dundee will conduct trials of brensocatib - formerly known as INS1007 - to tackle lung inflammation caused by the virus.

Nicola Sturgeon today signalled she is willing to ease coronavirus restrictions in Scotland independently of the UK government as Northern Ireland also appeared set to follow suit.

Nicola Sturgeon today suggested people in Scotland could soon be allowed to meet a small 'bubble' of friends or family outside of their households under plans to ease the coronavirus lockdown.

Princess Anne was decked out in a tweed coat and chic sunglasses to watch the Six Nations rugby clash between Scotland and Rome at the Stadio Olympico stadium in Rome on Saturday.

The match between Scotland and France in the Women's Six Nations on Saturday has been postponed as a player has contracted coronavirus. The identity of the player has not been revealed.

Wales hung on to beat Scotland and edge closer to Six Nations glory at Murrayfield on Saturday.

WILL KELLEHER AT MURRAYFIELD: Forget Hadrian – Warren's Wall was the craggiest, hardest and most impressive landmark in Scotland on Saturday. What a siege it had to endure.

Eddie Jones has vowed to inflict revenge on Scotland as England look to snatch the Six Nations crown from Wales’ grasp. The Scots humiliated England in the Calcutta Cup last year