The UEFA Nations League: how does it work, what has changed and why is it important?
The Nations League is back and this time it’s a little different. It may not be the most popular international competition, but the Nations League is set to dominate European football over the next week. So how does it work…
Remote highlands could be destroyed by government cell phone tower expansion
A coalition of animal and nature conservation groups is warning that Scotland’s most remote area could be destroyed by government plans to build mobile phone masts that its few residents do not need. The government is spending up to £500…
Scottish solitude! Private island in the Inner Hebrides for sale for £1.5 million
Torsa is one of the slate islands of the Inner Hebrides (Savills) Private islands seem to be reserved for the stars (think Branson’s Necker Island, George and Amal Clooney’s island on the Thames, or Beyoncé’s tropical paradise in the Florida…
South Korea’s Shin leads the Women’s Open ahead of Vu and Korda before the final round
Two-time former winner Shin Ji-yai heads into Sunday’s final round of the Women’s Open at St Andrews with a one-stroke lead and said it took all her years of experience to battle back to a third-round score of 67 (five…
Semi-final Scotland vs Austria live on the BBC website
Watch live coverage of Scotland vs Austria in the Women’s EuroHockey Championship qualifying semi-final on Saturday 24 August from 14:15 BST on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport Scotland website and app. Hosts Scotland face Austria in the second semi-final of…
Storm repairs and conservation work to protect St Kilda Kirk begins
Extensive storm repair and conservation work is currently being carried out on a nearly 200-year-old church that survived a German submarine attack during the First World War. National Trust for Scotland (NTS) aims to remedy the effects of weather and…
