There are not many places in the world – or indeed in the UK – where you can pitch a tent wherever you like in nature. But in Scotland, and in particular the Cairngorms, it’s not only legal, it’s a ...

Angela Rayner’s boost to rough sleeping funding in England must be passed on in full to Scottish councils, a charity has said. Shelter Scotland said the deputy prime minister’s extra support for rough ...

New figures show that in Scotland’s biggest city, 929 people have claimed to have slept rough this year - up 28 per cent in just six weeks from September 18, as sub zero temperatures hit Glasgow.