LONDON -- The Scottish government wants everyone to know it does not plan to ban cats. First Minister John Swinney was forced ...

Office for National Statistics data shows there were 1,277 deaths due to conditions wholly caused by alcohol in 2023.

LEVELS of booze deaths in Scotland are still far worse than the rest of the UK, new figures reveal. Official stats for the ...

At the head of beautiful Loch Long in Argyll sits one of Scotland's biggest plastic problems. A combination of prevailing ...

Scotland’s councillors look set to have to make yet more difficult decisions about public services amid a row over who should fund the increase in employers’ national insurance contributions ...

Labour claims to be the best hope we have of ousting the nationalists from power in Scotland, but they are blowing it ...

Between 260 to 390 prisoners will be eligible for release under the latest move to tackle overcrowding in jails.

SCOTLAND has been hailed for its free pensioner travel scheme as the UK Government was urged to expand an “unjust” policy.

Scotland’s offshore wind industry risks a “stalling of momentum” if developers fail to do better in the UK’s renewables subsidy auction this year, deputy first minister Kate Forbes has warned.

Senior police officer warns that English people could cross the border to take advantage of lower age limit and less rigorous ...

Scotland has introduced a new visa plan aimed at helping international graduates transition into the workforce and address the country's ...