The dual role of the lord advocate as both the head of the prosecution service and legal adviser to Scottish ministers is “appropriate”, the Scottish Government has said. It comes as it published a ...

MSPs are preparing to consider around 300 amendments to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill ...

Reform Scotland leader Malcolm Offord has refused to apologise for controversial comments he made relating to a knife attack ...

The first minister visited the site of the fire beside Glasgow Central station today, describing it as a “colossal ...

MP Joani Reid has stepped down from the Labour Party following the arrest of her husband on suspicion of spying for ...

The Holyrood election candidate is being investigated after concerns were raised about Adult Disability Payment (ADP) claims.

All three men have now been released on bail until May. Following her husband’s arrest, Home Affairs Committee member Reid, ...

A Thailand-based crypto investor has again bolstered Reform UK’s fighting fund with a multi-million pound donation. Nigel ...

The SNP has maintained its lead over other parties in a new poll ahead of May’s election. The governing party is backed by 36 ...

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The 1975 Sex Discrimination Act may have equalised the sexes in the eyes of the law, but practical equality and ...

The first MRP poll for the Holyrood election found that a collapse in support for Scottish Labour is set to propel John ...