Flip News — Scotland news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/scotland/ The latest Flip News stories on Scotland. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:26 GMT Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/graeme-dott-sentenced-seven-years/ https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/graeme-dott-sentenced-seven-years/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott, 49, has been jailed for seven years at the High Court in Edinburgh after being found guilty of sexually abusing a young girl and boy. Tom Ellery snooker Graeme Dott crime Scotland The Sun Diageo workers walk out at Cameronbridge in strike over job cuts https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/diageo-cameronbridge-strike-begins/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/diageo-cameronbridge-strike-begins/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:22:00 GMT More than 100 Unite members began industrial action at Diageo's Cameronbridge distillery in Fife on Monday, protesting job cuts the union says threaten hundreds of roles across Scotland. James Calloway UK Scotland Diageo strike jobs whisky Unite the Union US Navy frigate USS Klakring sunk by missile off Scotland in joint UK-US exercise https://flipnews.co.uk/world/uss-klakring-sunk-atlantic-thunder/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/uss-klakring-sunk-atlantic-thunder/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The decommissioned US frigate USS Klakring was sunk in Scottish waters during the joint UK-US Atlantic Thunder 2026 live-fire exercise, struck by a missile from the USS Paul Ignatius. Sarah Whitfield US Navy Royal Navy Atlantic Thunder Scotland USS Klakring Brit Brief; Hebrides News Calls to scrap Scotland's £17m NHS MyCare app after only 22,000 downloads https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/scotland-mycare-app-scrap-calls-22000-downloads/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/scotland-mycare-app-scrap-calls-22000-downloads/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:25:00 GMT Scotland's £17m NHS MyCare app has been downloaded by only about 22,000 people since June, prompting calls to scrap it in favour of the English NHS app. James Calloway NHS Scotland MyCare SNP health technology The Times NHS Grampian declares critical incident over 'extreme' A&E pressure https://flipnews.co.uk/health/nhs-grampian-critical-incident-aberdeen/ https://flipnews.co.uk/health/nhs-grampian-critical-incident-aberdeen/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:55:00 GMT NHS Grampian has declared a critical incident over "extreme pressure" on its emergency departments, with some ambulances diverted to hospitals in Tayside and the Highlands. James Calloway NHS Grampian A&E Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Scotland Dr Gray's Hospital BBC News New Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra to demand Holyrood decentralise powers in first conference speech https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/marra-first-conference-speech-holyrood-decentralisation/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/marra-first-conference-speech-holyrood-decentralisation/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 23:50:00 GMT Michael Marra will tell Labour's conference in Liverpool today that "too much power" is centralised at Holyrood, demanding new devolution deals and attacking the SNP's council shake-up as "a cover for cuts". James Calloway Scotland Labour Michael Marra Holyrood devolution John Swinney Reform UK The Scottish Sun on Sunday / Perspective Media (PA wire) Scotland held 0-0 by Slovenia as Pocognoli starts reign with a draw https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/slovenia-scotland-goalless-draw/ https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/slovenia-scotland-goalless-draw/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sebastien Pocognoli's first game as Scotland head coach ended in a goalless Nations League Group B1 draw in Ljubljana, with Oli McBurnie and Kieron Bowie missing the best chances. Tom Ellery Scotland Nations League Slovenia Pocognoli PA wire via The Gazette Glasgow City Council to sack and rehire more than 20,000 staff in pay row https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/glasgow-council-fire-rehire-pay/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/glasgow-council-fire-rehire-pay/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Glasgow City Council will dismiss all its non-teaching staff and rehire them on new contracts from January 1 after talks with Unison broke down — in a row over ending discriminatory pay. James Calloway Glasgow fire and rehire equal pay unions Scotland Glasgow Times Scotland drug deaths rise 11% as powerful synthetic opioid nitazenes implicated in 247 deaths https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/scotland-nitazenes-drug-deaths-surge/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/scotland-nitazenes-drug-deaths-surge/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT National Records of Scotland figures show 1,133 drug-use deaths in 2025, up 11%, with nitazenes implicated in 247 deaths and cocaine in 589, as the minister warns of an 'increasingly toxic and unpredictable drugs supply'. Sarah Whitfield Scotland drug deaths nitazenes cocaine Maree Todd NRS The Guardian GoFibre pushes its £105m Project Gigabit build into six more North East villages https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/gofibre-north-east-scotland-build-update/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/gofibre-north-east-scotland-build-update/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Work is now underway in St Fergus, Inchmarlo, Collieston and three more Aberdeenshire villages — bringing GoFibre's £105m subsidised build to more rural doors. Tom Ellery United Kingdom Project Gigabit GoFibre Scotland full fibre ISPreview