Billy McNeill, Celtic legend and Lisbon Lions captain, dies

A leading Scots Tory MSP has called for an overhaul of the the UK constitutional set-up which would see the House of Lords abolished and a quasi-federal state established.

The lawyer who represented Kezia Dugdale in her legal battle with the blogger Wings over Scotland has said the case would have been thrown out of court under proposed changes to defamation law.

Secret gardens, future drinking lounges and tasting flights will be the new additions to the UK’s leading cocktail festival as Edinburgh’s best bars battle it out in a contest of cocktail creativity next month

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The ‘Remain’ parties – the SNP, Greens and Liberal Democrats – could do well in the EU elections in Scotland, writes Ian Swanson.

Violinist Nicola Benedetti, singer-songwriter Karine Polwart, musician and composer Donald Shaw and comedian Fred MacAulay have joined forces to back the creation of the first new concert hall in Edinburgh for a century ahead of a crunch decision by councillors this week.

There are ultimate ways to end the most glittering of careers. As Billy McNeill was carried aloft by team-mates across the Hampden turf in May 1975, after turning in a typically dominant defensive display to captain his Celtic team to a Scottish Cup final victory over Airdrie that earned him the 23 winners’ medal of an 18-year senior career, it was considered he had bowed out in the most perfect fashion.

Say the name 'Cesar' and the first person that will likely come to mind is Roman emperor Julius Caesar.

Rangers are on the verge of completing a deal for Motherwell starlet Jake Hastie.

Hearts captain Christophe Berra defended claims the team focus on long balls. Joel Sked looks at why it isn't the case but it should be.