Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and is both modern and traditional with contemporary culture and architecture sitting comfortably alongside the cities shipbuilding heritage that was once the main industry on the River Clyde.With excellent shopping and highly acclaimed nightlife, Glasgow has something for all tastes. Its museums and galleries are of national acclaim and cover a wide range of subjects, from rich art collections and inflential architects to transport.


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Heroin warning after two deaths

Drug users in the Inverness area are warned of possible contaminated heroin, after two sudden deaths at the weekend.   More details

Death crash man named by police

Police in Ayrshire name a 23-year-old man who died in a two car crash near Ardrossan on Saturday morning.   More details

Scots scoop medals on opening day

A Glaswegian cyclist wins a gold medal and a swimmer from Fife scoops silver on the first day of the Paralympics.   More details

'Action needed' to tackle C.diff

Labour calls for "urgent action" to tackle C.difficile in Scottish hospitals, after an outbreak at the Royal Alexandra in Paisley.   More details

Scots fans turned away from game

Hundreds of football fans are refused entry to the stadium for Scotland's World Cup qualifier against Macedonia.   More details

Clearances statue unveiled abroad

A statue recognising the achievements of those who left for Canada during the Highland Clearances is unveiled.   More details

Scots wanted for speaking clock

Scottish hopefuls are being sought to become the voices and faces of a new online video version of the speaking clock.   More details

Skye high day as KT Tunstall marries drummer

Singer KT Tunstall marries her backing band's drummer, Luke Bullen, in a ceremony on the Isle of Skye.   More details

Murray hoping to finish off Nadal

Andy Murray is hoping to continue where he left off against Rafael Nadal when their US Open semi-final resumes on Sunday evening.   More details

Burley targets points in Iceland

Scotland manager George Burley aims for a win in Reykjavik after the World Cup qualifying loss to Macedonia.   More details

Fuelling unrest

The row heats up over how to tackle rising energy costs   More details

Top stories

The most-read BBC Scotland news website stories   More details

Your Pictures

Send us pictures from where you live in Scotland   More details

Mountain alert

Figures reveal the deaths and rescues on Scotland's hills   More details

Age concern

Campaigners hit out at under-21 booze plans   More details

Blether with Brian

Is Gordon Brown caving in to the SNP?   More details

Drivers quizzed over missing man

Scores of drivers in the Maybury area of Edinburgh are stopped by police trying to trace a missing man.   More details

Capital's first car reg for sale

Edinburgh's first ever car number plate, registration S1, is set to fetch up to £250,000 at auction.   More details

Castle event for Olympic heroes

A reception to celebrate the achievements of Scotland's Olympic heroes is held in Edinburgh.   More details

Poles first in Euro dance contest

Poland won the second Euro Dance Contest, which was held in Glasgow before a TV audience of millions.   More details

A9 crash victim named by police

A woman who died in a two-vehicle crash on the A9 in the Highlands on Thursday afternoon is named by police.   More details

Buzz-light year as bees struggle

Beekeepers and honey producers are concerned as hives fall silent to disease and fertility problems.   More details

Man in court after fatal accident

A 28-year-old Italian is accused of causing a woman's death following a crash on the A9 in the Highlands.   More details

Vein tubes 'fitted needlessly'

A third of patients have unnecessary tubes inserted into veins when they are in hospital, pharmacists warn.   More details

Girl killed after getting off bus

Classmates will be offered counselling after a 15-year-old girl is killed after getting off a school bus.   More details

Council defers spending decisions

Decisions on the future of major capital projects in Aberdeen have been referred to the full council.   More details

Police name head-on crash victim

A man who died after a head-on crash on the A75 Gretna to Stranraer road is named by police.   More details

Aerial attack plan for seagulls

A pilot project to tackle problems with urban gulls will fight them in the streets, on rooftops and in the sky.   More details

Postal raiders escape with cash

Two men make off with cash and other items in an early morning break-in at a village post office.   More details

Tribute to shipwreck brig's crew

A ceremony marks the anniversary of a shipwreck but also the restoration of its Scots figurehead.   More details

Festival-goers trace local roots

People come from around the world to find out more about their ancestors who hail from Tayside.   More details

'Murdered' porpoise found

A father and son out fishing find a dead porpoise they believe was beaten to death by a dolphin.   More details

Council union in one-day strike

A local government union calls another one-day strike across Scotland in pursuit of its pay claim.   More details

Brown 'backs more Holyrood power'

The SNP claims that Gordon Brown is "caving in to pressure" to concede more powers to Holyrood.   More details

Children's champion to step down

Scotland's outspoken children's commissioner will not seek reappointment when her term ends next year.   More details

What the Scottish Sundays say

The stories making the headlines in Scotland's newspapers.   More details

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