Members of the EIS union at Robert Gordon University have voted in favour of strike action over threats of compulsory redundancies. 



The move comes after staff were told that more than 135 roles could be lost as the institution looks to make savings across the board. 



The university says it has exhausted all other possible actions to mitigate against the potential of compulsory redundancy.

Grainne NiGhreachain

Robert Gordon Univerity aims to cut more than 130 roles at the institution. 

University staff vote for strike action as fear grow over redundancies

Sports clubs across Scotland are set to benefit from new and upgraded pitches, changing rooms and infrastructure after the UK Government announced £8.6m worth of investment in community sports facilities. 



Politicians and sports groups hope the money will improve diversity in football as well as creating more opportunities for women and girls to take up the game full-time.

Amie Flett

Women's football is one of the key areas set to benefit fromnew funding. 

New investment aims to unlock ‘power of football’ for Scots

Fears over the boom in "Botox parties" across Scotland have led to calls for for greater legislation over the use of the treatment.



Botox is a prescription-only medication, but there is no legislation stopping unqualified individuals from administering it.



This lack of control has helped bring about a surge in events where alcohol and social settings blur the line between cosmetic procedures and risky behaviour.



A women left with permanent scarring after attending a Botox party told her story to STV News.

Caitlin Hutchison

Experts are warning over thedanger of permanent injuries after misusing the treatment. 

Safety concerns over surge in ‘Botox parties’ across Scotland

Golfers in West Dumbartonshire were left 'shocked and devastated' when the local council announced plans to scrap funding for Dalmuir Golf Course. 



But after public support from some famous golfers and the determination of lifelong members, the local club looks set to win a reprieve with funding in place to bid to secure the future of the greens for years to come.

Journalist

Tara Fitzpatrick

Dalmuir Golf Course looks to have a bright future after locals rallied to save it. 

Famous faces from the golf world chip in to save local course

Scotland football fans trying to return home from Greece are among more than 200,000 people caught up in delays after a massive fire closed Heathrow Airport. 



The blaze at an electrical substation forced Britain's busiest airport to shut down for hours with counter-terror officers now investigating the circumstances surrounding incident.

Senior Reporter

Gordon Chree

Thousands of holidaymakers faced delays and disruption due to the blaze. 

Tartan Army left stranded after Heathrow fire grounds flights

The brother of a Scottish sailor, jailed in Bahrain after breaking up a street fight, believes he is a victim of a miscarriage of justice. 



Owen Haggerty from Refrewshire, has been sentenced to three months after being convicted of assault.



The 22-year-old's relatives say they feel totally helpless and fear for his mental health.



The Royal Navy say that they are in contact with both the British Embassy in Bahrain as well as local law authorities in a bid to allow the Scot to return home.

Rahim Cham

Owen Haggerty was sentenced to three months in jail for assault. 

Family of Scots sailor jailed in Bahrain ‘feel helpless’ and plead for his return

Fife Council has admitted it's worried about the impact a shortage of specialist engineers is having on its ability to secure flood-hit towns.



The region is said to be one of a number of authorities struggling to recruit and retain staff.



'Everything's just muddied and ruined' This is the damage sustained to their home in Cupar in the aftermath of Storm Gerrit. The damage left them out of their property for eight months.

Callum Clark

This is the damage sustained to their home in Cupar in the aftermath of Storm Gerrit.

‘Everything’s just muddied and ruined’: Flood damages family home

Nicola Sturgeon will not be prosecuted following a police investigation into SNP finances.



Police confirmed neither the former First Minister nor the party's ex-treasurer Colin Beattie will face charges. But her estranged husband Peter Murrell, who was the SNP Chief Executive, appeared in court this morning charged with embezzlement. 



The announcement follows an inquiry, known as Operation Branchform, during which the three were all arrested and questioned.

Police confirmed no charges will be brought against the MSP. 

Criminal investigation into former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon dropped

Nurseries across Scotland are warning rising costs mean some may have to close in the coming months. 



Several groups says the increase to national insurance contributions as well as higher wage bills are forcing them to push up prices to meet costs. 



Research published today shows the cost of a part-time nursery place for under-twos has risen 7% in the past year.

Political Correspondent

Ewan Petrie

Rising running costs could see many groups close their doors. 

Nurseries warn that rising costs could force them to close

Dundee University is to receive a £22m lifeline as it prepares to axe more than 600 jobs. 



The money was confirmed by the Scottish Funding Council as pressure increased on the university's leadership team to resign over the institution's crippling financial crisis.

Lynne Rankin

It comes after the university announced plans to axe more than 600 jobs. 

Multi-million pound lifeline handed to crisis-hit Dundee University

A total of 150 specially equipped toilets for people with complex disabilities and health conditions are to be built over the next two years. 



The Scottish Govermnent is providing £10m in funding for the Changing Places scheme.



Users say, access to such facilities make a huge difference to their lives.

The Scottish Govermnent is providing £10m in funding for the Changing Places scheme.

Changing Places scheme will increase number of toilets for people living with disabilities

Families waiting for an autism or ADHD diagnosis in Tayside say they don't know if their children will get the support they need. 



NHS Tayside say they would no longer be accepting referrals for diagnosis, unless there is another mental health condition, due to long waiting lists.



Charities that support families and children say people are scared for the future.

Felicity Clifford

NHS Tayside say they would no longer be accepting referrals for diagnosis unless there is another mental health condition.

Concerns over cuts to NHS board’s mental health support provisions

Optimism remains that a buyer can be found for Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Creditors met yesterday hoping to secure a future beyond this season as the club remains in administration. 



 A series of deadlines have already passed for potential buyers to stake an interest in taking on the League One side.

Iain Ramage

A series of deadlines have already passed for potential buyers to stake an interest in taking on the League One side. 

Inverness Caley Thistle remain hopeful that a buyer can be found

Pupils in Edinburgh have been learning life-savings CPR skills through a new interactive training tool. 



The British Heart Foundation's RevivR technology helps equip young people to gain the confidence needed to help when someone is experiencing a cardiac arrest.

Reporter

Vanessa Kennedy

British Heart Foundation's RevivR technology aims to help young people gain confidence needed to help someone experiencing cardiac arrest.

School children encouraged to learn life-saving CPR skills

Billions of pounds of private investment is needed to replace the jobs being lost, with the closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery, according to a landmark study.



Scotland's only oil refinery is due shut down in June, with 400 people set to lose their jobs.



The proposals to attract investment include plastic recycling and hydrogen production.



Project Willow looked at 300 potential projects, identifying nine that were “credible”.



But no matter which proposals are taken forward, the rescue operation will require substantial capital investment from the private sector – somewhere in the region of £3.5bn.



The UK Government is offering £200m and the Scottish Government is backing it with £25m.



The plans could create up to 800 jobs.

Political Editor

Colin Mackay

Project Willow looked at 300 potential projects, identifying nine that were 'credible'.

Billions needed to save Grangemouth jobs, finds study

The works of the legendary former filmmaker turned photographer Fabrizio Gianni are on display at an exhibition in Glasgow.



The collection features portraits and stills of some of the world's most famous actors and biggest names in fashion.

The collection features portraits and stills of of famous actors and big names in fashion.

Works of legendary filmmaker Fabrizio Gianni on display

The largest investment in education in Dundee is nearing completion, ahead of the next school year.



Greenfield Academy will replace the current Braeview and Craigie High School.



It'll also have sports and leisure facilities.

Greenfield Academy will replace the current Braeview and Craigie High School.

Largest investment in Dundee education nearing completion

An admission of incompetence, no money for voluntary redundancy, and only enough cash, to last until the end of June.



Senior figures from Dundee University were ordered to appear before Holyrood's education committee to explain plans to cut 632 jobs and to plug a £35m deficit.



Unions are now calling for the leadership team to resign.

The institution is planning cut 632 jobs in a bid to plug a £35m deficit.

Dundee university head admits ‘incompetence’ amid funding crisis

Families and trade unions say "care is in crisis" after increased charges to disability day services in Aberdeenshire were approved.



The board, which oversees Aberdeenshire’s Health and Social Care, set its budget for the year with a funding gap of more than £17m.



But families say there has been a lack of consultation – leaving the most vulnerable to suffer.

Aberdeenshire’s Health and Social Care budget for the year has a funding gap of more than £17m.

‘Care in crisis’ say families as disability services charges rise

They have been branded the biggest shakeup to the welfare system in a generation.



The UK Government has announced reforms to benefits that will amount to £5bn worth of savings.



The cuts to the health top up for universal credit have been met with strong opposition from charities, as well as some Labour MPs.



The Scottish Government described it as devastating for disabled people.

The Scottish Government described it as devastating for disabled people.

UK Government announces £5bn cuts to welfare system

Scotland has the lowest life expectancy of any of the UK nations and cases of all kinds of disease are only expected to get worse over the next two decades.



New predictions on the future burden facing the country's healthcare system paints an unhealthy picture.



A public health report predicting the nation's future health finds that while the population is expected to drop, the number of people dealing with serious liver and lung conditions is likely to surge over the next two decades.

New predictions on the future burden facing the country's healthcare system paints an unhealthy picture.

Scots with serious liver or lung conditions expected to ‘surge’

The holy month of Ramadan is under way for Scottish Muslims - and for the first time the call to prayer rang out across Ibrox Stadium.



Rangers fans gathered together to break their fast in a show of community.



The Scottish Iftar - which is the name for the meal breaking fast - aimed to break down barriers and bring people together to learn about Ramadan and Islam.

Iona Brownlie

Rangers fans gathered together to break their fast in a show of community.

Muslims gather at Ibrox Stadium to break Ramadan fast

Do you know where your nearest public toilet is? Well soon, you may.



After taking the views of almost 2,000 people, Glasgow City Council is considering identifying and mapping every loo in the city to ensure everyone's within walking distance of a toilet.

Olly Dickinson

It comes after Glasgow City Council took the views of almost 2,000 people.

City council planning mapping public toilets in city centre

It may have passed you by but it's National Black Pudding Day, and one Scottish butcher is celebrating more than any other, after being judged to have the best in Britain.



DH Robertson in Arbroath has been named the Black Pudding "Champion of Champions" after fending off competition from across the UK.

Fraser Nicoll

DH Robertson in Arbroath has been named the Black Pudding 'Champion of Champions'.

Scottish butcher wins UK’s best black pudding award

One family's fight to prevent children with additional support needs from being restrained at school has moved a step closer.



It would be known as Calum's Law - named after Calum Morrison from Angus, who was restrained at a special school 15 years ago.



A Bill's been introduced at the Scottish Parliament.



If passed, it would require all incidents to be recorded and reported to parents, with more training for teachers.

The law is named after Calum Morrison who was restrained at a special school 15 years ago.

Calum’s Law child safety bill introduced at Holyrood

The Royal Regiment of Scotland, 3 Scots, have been training in the Highlands ahead of their deployment to Africa.



Troops have been making preparations for the tour at Fort George Barracks near Inverness.

Troops have been making preparations for the tour at Fort George Barracks near Inverness

Royal Regiment of Scotland train ahead of African deployment

Workers at Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow say they're devastated after losing out on a contract to build seven new ferries for the CalMac fleet.



The vessels will instead be built by a Polish firm after it was named the lead bidder.



Unions say it leaves the yard in a precarious position.



The Scottish Government remains optimistic for the firm's future.

The vessels will instead be built by a Polish firm after it was named the lead bidder.

Workers ‘devastated’ after Ferguson Marine loses new ferry contract bid

Atlantic Salmon are spawning once again in the River Goil in Argyll after a community project helped restore the river's banks.



The river flows into one of the main sea lochs on the Firth of Clyde at Lochgoilhead and had suffered from significant erosion due to the impacts of climate change.



But volunteers and the national park have found a green solution.

The river had suffered from significant erosion due to the impacts of climate change.

Salmon spawn again in River Goil after waterway restoration project

Global tech experts are gathering in Glasgow as they work to shape the future of AI for people with sight loss.



And that includes everything from robotic guide dogs to state-of-the-art smart canes.

It includes everything from robotic guide dogs to state-of-the-art smart canes.

Tech experts gather to shape AI future for people with sight loss

The official charity of Heart of Midlothian Football Club - Big Hearts - is celebrating a decade of supporting kinship carers.



The club provides groups and other forms of support for those caring for family members who are not their biological children.



They say that football can be the perfect vehicle to deliver services.

Lewis Michie

The club provides support for those caring for family members who are not their biological children.

Hearts charity celebrates decade supporting kinship carers

"We know we can't win, but we can play for time."



They're the words of the family of a 19-year-old student from Kinross, who has been diagnosed with an extremely rare brain tumour.



Joscelyne Kerr is looking to raise £250,000 for treatment that could extend her life.

Joscelyne Kerr is looking to raise £250,000 for treatment that could extend her life.

Student in fundraising hopes after rare brain tumour diagnosis

A first-of-its-kind mental health support service for agriculture workers has been launched.



FarmTalk, a collaboration between Men United and the NFU, will provide help and a listening ear to ensure no farmer faces challenges alone.



Those behind the initiative say the service will offer a lifeline for anyone struggling.

Those behind the initiative say the service will offer a lifeline for anyone struggling.

First-of-its-kind mental health service for farm workers launched

Administrators say the future of Inverness Caledonian Thistle is at significant risk, with no bids received for the club.



It was forced into administration last October and had 15 points deducted after running up significant debts.



A deadline for an offer has now passed.



Administrators say a sale doesn't currently appear to be achievable.

Administrators say a sale doesn't currently appear to be achievable.

Caley Thistle future in doubt as no bids received for football club

The Chancellor insists cutting international aid to fund an increase in defence spending is the right thing to do.



On a visit to Rosyth, Rachel Reeves said the extra cash should boost growth and secure jobs in the sector.



She also announced £2bn to help defence companies which export overseas.

Rachel Reeves also announced £2bn to help defence companies which export overseas.

Chancellor defends cutting aid budget to increase defence spending

The parents of a schoolboy with a rare muscle wasting condition say they're in a race against time to get approval for him to undergo treatment that could significantly slow the disease.



Sam Millar from Edinburgh has Duchenne muscular dystrophy - roughly 100 boys in the UK are diagnosed each year.



A new drug could prove a game-changer for the eight-year-old and the other 100 boys in the UK diagnosed each year.



But it's yet to be approved for NHS use.

Sam Millar has Duchenne muscular dystrophy - roughly 100 boys in the UK are diagnosed each year.

Parents racing against time to find treatment for son’s rare disease

A popular community forest could be forced to close to allow pylons to be built nearby.



Power firm SSEN says it needs to use the only access to the Highland woodland to build three giant towers.



The forest's owners fear having to ban visitors for almost a year for safety reasons.

The forest's owners fear having to ban visitors for almost a year for safety reasons.

Community forest faces closure due to pylon plans

Adults awaiting autism and ADHD assessments in Aberdeenshire say they feel "abandoned" as services are set to stop at the end of this month.



There were hopes that a reduced service could continue for six months at a cost of £80,000.



But reports published by the Health and Social Care Partnership reveal this won’t be possible.



It comes as more than 800 complaints were sent to Aberdeenshire Council after the cost of disability day services was increased by almost £100 a day.

There were hopes that a reduced service could continue for six months.

Adults feel ‘abandoned’ as autism and ADHD services to be cut

The head of the Scottish Prison Service says it's committed to rapid and systemic change following the deaths of two young people in its care.



The SPS repeated its apology to the families of Katie Allan and William Lindsay in its official response to the findings of a fatal accident inquiry.



Relatives say apologies are too little, too late and they fear time is still being wasted.

Sharon Frew

Katie Allan and William Lindsay died within months of each other while in custody at Polmont in 2018.  


Prison service head commits to change after death of young people

They're one of Scotland's most recognisable dogs, often appearing on souvenirs and even in the Monopoly board game.



But despite that, the popularity of Scottie dogs is dwindling.



The number of Scottish Terrier puppies born last year hit the lowest on record.

Vidushi Tiwari

And while the breed isn't at risk yet, some fear they're going to be forgotten. 

Scottie dog numbers dwindling as lowest births on record last year

"It's time to grab the bull by the horns" and review Scotland's university funding model.



That's the call from the Scottish Conservatives as Dundee University's financial crisis dominated First Minister's Questions earlier today.



More than 600 jobs are at risk as the university looks to plug a £35m deficit.



The First Minister says he's "happy to engage" about the future of the university sector.

The First Minister says he's 'happy to engage' about the future of the university sector.

Tories call on Scottish Government to step in on universities crisis

Campaigners say they've been left "in tears" over plans for a so-called "monster pylon project" set to be submitted in the coming weeks.



If approved, the £20bn proposals by SSEN Transmission will see pylons as tall as 70m high erected across the countryside from Caithness to Angus.



The final round of public consultation has now finished, but locals say they haven't been listened to.

Finlay Jack

If approved, the £20bn will see pylons as tall as 70m high.

Campaigners ‘left in tears’ over ‘monster’ pylon plans

Nicola Sturgeon says she's stepping down as an MSP next year and won't stand for re-election in Glasgow Southside.



Sturgeon has been at Holyrood since 1999, when the Scottish Parliament was founded.



She was First Minister for longer than anyone else.



She says the “time is right to open a new chapter” in her life, after being embroiled in a police inquiry into SNP finances and her separation from her husband.

She entered the Scottish Parliament in 1999 and was the country's longest serving First Minister.

Sturgeon to step down as MSP at next Holyrood election

An Edinburgh mum who's been living in temporary accommodation with her kids for five years says her situation is "mental torture".



Zoe Ross and her five children were put into a three-bed temporary flat in 2020 after they became homeless.



But five years on, they say they've yet to be offered a suitable permanent home.

Zoe Ross and her five children were put into a three-bed temporary flat in 2020.

‘Mental torture’ says mum living in temporary housing for five years

For almost a decade, the former Tusk nightclub on the southside of Glasgow has fallen into a state of disrepair.



But, a team of locals now have plans to save the former hotspot.



STV News joined them for a tour of the dilapidated A-listed landmark.

STV News joined them for a tour of the dilapidated A-listed landmark.

Locals plan to save Glasgow’s former Tusk nightclub

A classic Game Boy, a Super Nintendo and an original Sony Walkman are among a nostalgic goody bag of retro tech up for auction for an environmental charity.



The Edinburgh Remakery rescues and repairs our old technology while also partnering with scientists to quite literally turn waste into gold.

Laura Piper

A classic Game Boy, a Super Nintendo and an original Sony Walkman are some of the items up for grabs.

Retro tech goes under the hammer at environmental charity auction

It's one of the most famous motorbike manufacturers in the world, founded by a family raised in Angus.



Now campaigners are working to preserve a cottage - linked to Harley Davidson - to redevelop it into a visitor attraction.



A community group has secured more £300,000 to save it from demolition.

A community group has secured more £300,000 to save it from demolition.

Campaigners working to preserve Harley Davidson cottage

The Scottish Government is being urged to step in and save more than 600 jobs and the future of Dundee University.



Staff were told yesterday that 20% of the workforce will go as the university tries to plug a £35m deficit.



There are fears over the impact it'll have on the wider economy.



And tonight, there are calls for management to resign over the scale of the crisis.

There are fears over the impact it'll have on the wider economy.

Calls for Scottish Government to step in and save Dundee University jobs

The first residential rehabilitation centre in the North East has formally opened.



Rae House will provide 27 beds for people recovering from drug and alcohol addictions.



It comes as suspected drug deaths are down by 11%.



The Scottish Government says the investment will address geographic barriers.

The Scottish Government says the investment will address geographic barriers.

First residential rehabilitation centre in the North East opens

Aberdeen's annual Jazz Festival is about to get into full swing.



From tomorrow, some of the world's top musicians will be performing and entertaining audiences across the city.



STV News has been taking a look at what's in store.

Anne Smith

STV News has been taking a look at what's in store.

Aberdeen’s annual jazz festival prepares to get into full swing

It's plagued Scotland for decades, but is the tide on our country's drugs deaths finally turning?



Figures out today show a fall of 11% last year.



Data from Police Scotland shows 1,065 people died of suspected drug misuse in 2024.



Compared to the previous year, 132 fewer lives were lost.



It's progress, but at the same time alcohol deaths reached the highest level in more than 15 years.



In the face of this, much work continues to be done to tackle Scotland's addiction problems.



STV News has been speaking to recovering addicts who sought help from an Edinburgh-based addiction charity and are now using their experience to help others.

Data from Police Scotland shows 1,065 people died of suspected drug misuse in 2024.

Scotland’s drugs deaths dropped 11% last year, new figures show

A hearing has been told how a smoke grenade was used in error by police who shot and killed an asylum seeker, after he stabbed six people at a hotel in Glasgow city centre.



Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh injured a police officer during the attack at the Park Inn Hotel in Glasgow in June 2020.

Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh injured a police officer during the attack at the Park Inn Hotel in Glasgow.

Police used wrong grenade before shooting asylum seeker, inquiry hears

People waiting on an autism diagnosis are criticising NHS Forth Valley for axing its adult autism assessment unit, saying it leaves vulnerable people without NHS support.



The health board says the services will be redesigned.

NHS Forth Valley says the services will be redesigned.

Health board’s decision to axe autism assessment unit criticised

They met at a Japanese drumming class and became friends - and that led to a woman from East Lothian donating one of her kidneys to save her bandmate's life.



Lisa Wright is one of more than 100 living kidney donors in Scotland who have given an organ over the past year.



She's now joined the recipient, Val Jack, and hospital staff to help raise awareness.

Lisa Wright is one of more than 100 living kidney donors in Scotland who have given an organ in the last year.

Living kidney donors raise awareness after saving friend’s life

When someone suffers a cardiac arrest, the chances of survival are small, but those first few minutes can make the difference between life and death.



Now, women in Dundee are getting trained in CPR and how to use a defibrillator as part of a national education drive.



The Resuscitation Council is funding sessions across the UK - to try and give more people confidence in delivering first aid.

The Resuscitation Council is funding sessions across the UK.

National education drive teaching CPR and how to use a defibrillator

More than 600 jobs are to go at Dundee University as it looks to make £75m in cuts to save it from collapse.



Staff were shocked and angry at the scale of the cuts after they were called to a lunchtime meeting.



Efficiencies will affect every department, reducing research and courses, leaving a much smaller university.

Staff spoke of their shock and anger at the scale of the cuts.

Dundee University to cut 600 jobs amid £75m in cuts

It was a fight businesses in Macduff won eight years ago - plans to axe the night watch service at the town's harbour were met with fierce opposition.



But now they're facing a battle again, as the same plans have been approved in Aberdeenshire Council's budget.



The local authority claims the harbour doesn't require a 24/7 security presence.

Haley Bouma

The local authority claims the harbour doesn't require a 24/7 security presence.

Local community fights to save harbour night watch service

An area of Wester Ross, where two villages were wiped out during the Highland Clearances, will be the site of a new forest.



The Applecross community took over the Torgarve Forest in 2021.



Now, the first trees have been planted as part of a broadleaf woodland for the good of the community.

Oliver Wright

The Applecross community took over the Torgarve Forest in 2021.

Highland Clearances site to become home of new forest

It could be the biggest revolution in food production we've ever seen - and Scottish scientists are at the heart of it.



A company based at the Roslin Institute in Midlothian - where Dolly the Sheep was cloned nearly thirty years ago - is developing techniques to cultivate real meat in the lab without any animals having to be killed.



Supporters say it could help feed the world and benefit the environment.

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