Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar both criticised the move during First ...

Ferguson Marine shipyard has missed out on the £175m contract for seven new electric ferries for Caledonian MacBrayne . Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL), the procurement agent for the ferries ...

SNP leader and First Minister John Swinney has said it is clear his party may have been the “alleged victim of embezzlement” following the appearance of the former chief executive in court. Peter ...

A Scottish Greens councillor has denied a plan to defund Edinburgh Women's Aid and accused experts in the sector of trying to "weaponise the needs of other minorities to exclude trans people". Alex ...

Employment tribunals don’t usually hit international headlines. But Sandie Peggie vs Fife Health Board isn’t just dominating the news, it is also consuming politics at Holyrood and Westminster. The ...

A Scottish charity has launched a new “lifeline helpline” to speed up casework and “ease the burden” of elected members. Advice Direct Scotland has set up phone and email helplines for constituents ...

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn and a score of former MPs have been accepted as potential candidates for the 2026 election, Holyrood can reveal. Flynn drew ire from some woman MSPs earlier this ...

The SNP has won a double victory in Glasgow after coming first in two by-elections. The results mean former councillor Mhairi Hunter returns to the city chambers. She was backed on the campaign trail ...

“Someone on Twitter said I was a ‘paedophile’s wet dream’ because I’m small and skinny”, Pam Duncan-Glancy tells me from her parliamentary office. Her voice is calm, but the pain still lingers in her ...

Scotland’s biggest prison continues to “battle” the drone-powered drug-smuggling crisis, Michael Stoney has said. In an interview with the Glasgow Times, Barlinnie’s governor said he hopes the revamp ...

John Swinney has met with Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump at Bute House in Edinburgh. The first minister and the executive vice president of the Trump Organisation held a business meeting focusing on ...

Finance secretary Shona Robison and transport secretary Fiona Hyslop will not seek re-election next year, it has been announced. Both MSPs are part of the diminishing pool of '99ers – a group first ...