Your most-read Scottish stories of 2023
The BBC Scotland news website has looked back at our most-read stories of the year. This is the top 20 for 2023, with the ranking…
‘We need a miracle’ – Israeli and Palestinian economies battered by war
Getty Images Jerusalem’s Old City should be teeming with visitors at this time of the year More than six months into the devastating Gaza war,…
EFL Week of Action: Fitness for mums & skateboarding refugees among clubs’ community work
Hayley Kinnaird and Elle Leggatt are new mums who are looking to get back to their former fitness after recently giving birth. Their local football…
US retirement village to have ‘largest’ self-driving taxi scheme
The Villages Voyage will start rolling out the scheme next year One of America’s largest retirement villages will have a fleet of self-driving taxis introduced…
The town that became Scotland’s chilli capital
Langholm Chilli Club It all began as a joke but now Mark Hodgson can’t even pop to the shops without having to discuss chillies with…
When is it and what to expect
Getty Images Nikki Haley has risen in the polls since the first debate Seven Republican candidates will battle it out at the party’s second presidential…
The UK city where sex work is banned, but hasn’t stopped
Hull News & Pictures Hull is the UK’s only city to have banned sex workers from its red light district, effectively making prostitution illegal. The…
‘No apologies’ for Spain travel rule change
Passengers about to return to the UK from Madrid Airport spoke of their frustration The foreign secretary has defended the “swift decision” to require travellers…
The human limits of roller coasters
Infusion roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach How the amusement ride industry maintains a fairly sound safety record despite taking the human body to exhilarating…
Police investigate ‘offensive’ Leek preacher complaints
Other Members of local churches had been appalled by some of the preachers’ comments, councillor Bill Cawley said Town centre patrols have been stepped up…