John Swinney is under pressure to agree a proposal from the Scottish Greens for a so-called “mansion tax” on family homes ...

Residents of the Isle of Lewis say a decision by the giant supermarket to open on Sundays threatens their way of life ...

A leading children’s charity has declared a childhood emergency in ScotlandDeputy First Minister Kate Forbes says tech giants ...

THOUSANDS of workers in Scotland are set for a pay rise as the Real Living Wage goes up. Almost 70,000 people across the country are expected to see their wages go up. The rise of 5% is set to ...

International relations experts have tipped Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional ...

We are told that both the UK and Scottish governments' financial room for manoeuvre is extremely limited but, as we anticipate the Budget, the ...

A hike in employer national insurance contributions could cost the council budget tens of millions of pounds..

The sale of disposable vapes will be banned in England from June next year, the government has confirmed. Ministers say the ...

The deal will see German planes operating from a Scottish airbase and increase co-operation on developing new equipment.

Residents of Ayrshire will have the chance to put questions to First Minister John Swinney and his Cabinet when they head to ...

As CHOGM kicks off in Samoa, a candidate to be the Commonwealth’s next Secretary-General warns against trying to contain the ...