Scotland

The Guardian view on the climate summit: 100 days to save the world | Editorial

Editorial: Floods, fires and droughts show the global urgency. But the prospects are not looking good for the COP26 conference

Editorial

23, Jul, 2021 @5:30 PM

UK Covid live news: more than 800,000 people had coronavirus last week, ONS estimates – as it happened

Cases increased in all four nations, says Office for National Statistics

Andrew Sparrow

23, Jul, 2021 @4:19 PM

Charities call for ‘Amazon anti-waste law’ after firm denies destroying in-date food

Allegations grow against online giant as new footage appears to show good food and electronic equipment marked as waste at a depot in Scotland

Zoe Wood

23, Jul, 2021 @4:15 PM

Stonehenge may be next UK site to lose world heritage status

Britain is eroding global reputation for conserving its historic assets, culture bodies are warning

Josh Halliday North of England correspondent

23, Jul, 2021 @3:58 PM

Key workers in Scotland given exemption from self-isolation rules

Nicola Sturgeon announces move aimed at preventing staff shortages due to NHS Covid app notifications

Nicola Slawson

23, Jul, 2021 @1:43 PM

‘It’s incredibly poor’: Scottish islanders angry at failing ferry service

Ageing fleet hit by breakdowns and cancellations, with capacity low on services that do run due to Covid

Severin Carrell Scotland editor

23, Jul, 2021 @1:26 PM

Education calls grow after week of tragedies in England’s waters

At least 17 drown as swimming advocates argue for a new approach rather than warnings and bans

Helen Pidd North of England editor

23, Jul, 2021 @9:52 AM

UK faces legal action over North Sea oilfield exploration plans

Greenpeace threatens to take government to court as approval risk undermining climate targets

Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

22, Jul, 2021 @11:01 PM

Britain’s five best museums – featuring space ports, Covid jabs and free dinners

The Museum of the Year shortlist has just been announced. We look at the five finalists, from the Essex gallery feeding deprived children to the wee museum with big plans up near John O’Groats

Stuart Jeffries

21, Jul, 2021 @12:19 PM

BrewDog hit by £13m loss as bars close due to Covid despite craft beer boom

Aberdeenshire-based firm reports revenues of £238m for the year, 10% higher than in 2019

Joanna Partridge

21, Jul, 2021 @11:21 AM

UK Covid: 96 further coronavirus deaths recorded, highest daily total since March – as it happened

Latest updates: highest daily total for almost four months as total number of deaths over past week is up 60.6% on previous week

Andrew Sparrow

20, Jul, 2021 @4:24 PM

I don’t know why Jackie Leven isn’t better known – he should be revered

As the late Scottish troubadour gets his first greatest hits album, novelist and collaborator Ian Rankin recalls his relationship with this chronicler of alienation and fragile masculinity

Ian Rankin

20, Jul, 2021 @10:00 AM