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A woman has died in a collision with a car on the Western Isles. Emergency services were called to the A859, near Balallan on the Isle of Lewis, in the early hours of Thursday after the pedestrian was hit by the vehicle. Police said she was ...

11 May 2023 at 16:26

Northern Ireland

Harland & Wolff deal a ‘Christmas present’ for Scots workers, says Murray

The takeover of Harland & Wolff by Spanish shipbuilder Navantia could lead to hundreds more jobs at its Scottish sites, Ian Murray has said. The Scottish Secretary described the deal as a “Christmas present” for workers at the facilities ...

19 Dec 2024 at 14:45

Scotland

Climber airlifted to hospital after sea stack fall

A climber has been airlifted to hospital after falling while climbing a sea stack on the Isle of Lewis. The Stornoway RNLI all-weather lifeboat, coastguard rescue teams and a coastguard helicopter were called to the scene at Tolsta at ...

09 May 2023 at 14:38

Scotland

UK Government imposing ‘significant damage’ on rural Scotland, warns Yousaf

Humza Yousaf has accused the UK Government of inflicting “significant damage” on rural Scotland. The SNP leader is set to visit a lambing farm in Stornoway, in the Western Isles, to highlight calls for a rural visa pilot scheme to ...

05 Apr 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Tourism hope for Outer Hebrides as new film showcases beauty of islands

Scotland’s tourist board is hoping the £4 million film industry in the Outer Hebrides will attract more visitors to mark the release of new movie The Road Dance. Based on a book by the same name, written by STV News presenter and ...

20 May 2022 at 01:01

It’s great to be home, says Trump as he arrives in Scotland

Donald Trump said it is “great to be home” as he arrived in Scotland. The former US president said on Truth Social – the social media platform he owns – that he is going to the Menie Estate near Aberdeen to open a “spectacular” ...

01 May 2023 at 16:34

Trump names second golf course after his mother on Scotland visit

Former US president Donald Trump has attended a ceremony to break ground for a second course at one of his Scottish golf resorts and named it after his mother. Earlier, he told reporters it’s “great to be home” as he arrived ...

01 May 2023 at 18:03

Scottish ministers urged to rethink ‘poor decision’ on guga hunt licence

Scottish ministers are being urged to rethink a “poor decision” to grant a licence to cull hundreds of gannet chicks in the first guga hunt for four years. Animal welfare campaigners at OneKind said the practice – known ...

16 Jul 2025 at 12:53

Scotland

Police and coastguard continue to search for missing teenager on Isle of Lewis

A search for a missing 16-year-old boy who was last seen on the Isle of Lewis is continuing, the coastguard has said. Aleksandr Benga was last seen at 8.45am on Monday near the water wheel in the grounds of Lews Castle,...

20 Nov 2024 at 22:54

Pod of more than 50 pilot whales dies after mass stranding

A pod of more than 50 pilot whales has died following a mass stranding on a Scottish beach. Marine rescuers were called to the scene at Traigh Mhor in North Tolsta, on the Isle of Lewis, to reports that dozens of the ...

16 Jul 2023 at 20:08

Scotland

Girl, 11, airlifted to hospital after crash involving tanker lorry

An 11-year-old girl has been airlifted to hospital following a crash involving two cars and a tanker lorry on the Isle of Lewis. Two women, aged 23 and 36, were also taken to Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway by ...

02 Aug 2024 at 10:54

More than 40 pilot whales dead after mass stranding on Scottish beach

More than 40 pilot whales have died following a “mass stranding” on a Scottish beach. Marine rescuers were called to the scene at Traigh Mhor in North Tolsta, on the Isle of Lewis, to reports that dozens of the ...

16 Jul 2023 at 17:19

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