Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre, who still had a chance of winning the US Open, applauds as he watches competitor JJ Spaun hole an incredible 65-foot birdie putt on the 18th to win by two shots at Oakmont. WATCH MORE: Spaun wins US Open with longest putt of the week Available to UK users only. Read full...
Kevin Keane BBC Scotland’s environment correspondent BBC Landfill sites can be used for biodegradable municipal waste in Scotland until 31st December Up to 100 truckloads of Scotland’s waste each day will be moved to England once a landfill ban comes in at the end of the year, the BBC’s Disclosure has been told. The Scottish...
Jonathan Geddes BBC Scotland News PA Media Sir Geoff Palmer became Scotland’s first black professor in 1989 Scotland’s first black professor Sir Geoff Palmer has died, aged 85. Sir Geoff, chancellor and professor emeritus at Heriot-Watt University, moved to the UK from Jamaica as a teenager and became known as both an academic and a...
Douglas Fraser Business and Economy Editor, Scotland Reuters HMNB Clyde at Faslane is among the beneficiaries of the Spending Review Increased spending for Scotland on defence, computing and the development of carbon-capture technology have been promised in the chancellor’s Spending Review. Rachel Reeves has found £250m for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine base on the...
There are just five nations ranked below the microstate in the world rankings, including the US and British Virgin Islands and San Marino. And even the San Marinese have beaten Liechtenstein twice in the past year. They have only won once in their last 48 matches – a 1-0 success over Hong Kong in a...
Connor Syme battled difficult conditions at the KLM Open to shoot a final-round 71 and win his first DP World Tour title. The Scot, 29, led the field by two shots after 54 holes and no player was able to chase him down as the rain fell and wind gusted in Amsterdam. Sweden’s Joakim Lagergren...
Not only are Gordon, Kelly and Clark out at present, Robby McCrorie went down in the warm-up. It all likelihood, he’s the one who would have come on against Iceland. With Gunn and McCrorie likely to be out of Monday’s friendly against Liechtenstein, too, and Slicker’s confidence through the floor, will Clarke turn to someone...
Scotland will only arrive in the Netherlands for today’s final Women’s Nations League Group A game this morning after a technical issue prevented their charter flight leaving Edinburgh on Monday. Melissa Andreatta’s side were due to travel to Eindhoven on Monday for the game in Tilburg, which kicks off at 19:30 BST and is live...
Lyndon Dykes hopes to return from injury in time for Scotland’s June friendlies against Iceland and Liechtenstein. The Birmingham City striker has been out since February with a calf problem, missing the club’s run-in as English League One champions. The 29-year-old won the last of his 42 caps in November’s win away to Poland in...
Robert MacIntyre winning a major would not be a surprise and his fearless mentality could propel him to one of the big four titles, says former Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley. Ireland’s McGinley, who has become one of the most astute analysts in the game, believes the Scotsman’s form over the past two years has...
Captain Kathryn Bryce’s stunning unbeaten century and three wickets were still not enough to keep Scotland’s World Cup hopes alive as Ireland snatched a one-wicket win with the final ball in Lahore. The Scots needed to win by a big margin, coupled with defeat for Bangladesh against Pakistan on Saturday, to have a chance of...
Giancarlo Rinaldi BBC Scotland News Wigtown Community Inn The community in Wigtown stepped in when it looked like their local pub could be turned into flats The celebratory pints have been flowing freely in a Scottish town after a historic pub was saved for the community. The former Plough Inn in Wigtown was at risk...
‘Scotland’s Chernobyl’ – Inside Scotland’s derelict Clune Park estate A derelict housing estate dubbed “Scotland’s Chernobyl” for its eerie ghost-town like appearance is finally about to be razed to the ground. The tenements at Clune Park in the Inverclyde town of Port Glasgow were built a century ago as housing for shipyard workers but have...
Captain Caroline Weir lamented the contrast in Scotland’s first and second-half performances as they went from leading to being humbled 6-1 against Germany in the Women’s Nations League. Weir’s opening goal five minutes before the break had given the Scots hope of atoning for Friday’s 4-0 home loss to the same opposition. However, Selina Cerci’s...
Getting to where she is – a 109-time Scotland international and history-maker with Real – has not come without its challenges, though. She had to fight back the tears when recalling her ACL surgery after an injury sustained on Scotland duty in 2023, while mum Mhairi shared the struggles the then-teenager faced settling into London...