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ALEX ROWLEY, SCOTTISH INTERIM LABOUR LEADER, STEPS DOWN OVER 'ALLEGATIONS' ABOUT HIS CONDUCT
Scottish interim Labour leader Alex Rowley has stepped aside from the role amid claims about his conduct, the party has said... READ MORE›
POLICE EXAMINE THREE ENVELOPES AT SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT, ONE THOUGHT TO CONTAIN WHITE POWDER
The letters were addressed to Conservative lawmakers, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Liz Smith and Edward Mountain, the source said... READ MORE›
JAILS IN SCOTLAND LESS VIOLENT THAN IN ENGLAND AND WALES, FIGURES SHOW
Scottish prisons are significantly less violent than jails in England and Wales, with lower rates of inmate aggression, according to statistics released by the Scottish parliament... READ MORE›
SMACKING CHILDREN TO BE BANNED IN SCOTLAND
Scottish government says it will ensure Green MSP's bill to give children equal protection from assault becomes law... READ MORE›
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SCOTLAND EMBRACES GAY POLITICIANS IN A PROFOUND CULTURAL SHIFT
By contrast, the United States Congress, representing a population 60 times Scotland's, has six elected House members and one senator who are openly gay, lesbian or bisexual... READ MORE›
THERESA MAY ONLY ALLOWED NICOLA STURGEON TO SPEAK 'BRIEFLY' ABOUT SECOND REFERENDUM BEFORE SHUTTING HER DOWN
They said this would not have happened by the time Ms Sturgeon wanted to hold the referendum between autumn 2018 and spring 2019... READ MORE›
AMID DIVISIONS IN U.K. OVER BREXIT, NICOLA STURGEON CALLS FOR NEW REFERENDUM ON SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE
Mrs. May has accused Ms. Sturgeon and her Scottish National Party, which dominates politics in Scotland, of having an obsession with independence... READ MORE›
NICOLA STURGEON TO BECOME NEW SNP LEADER
Ms Sturgeon, also set to become Scotland's first female first minister, pledged to ensure more powers were delivered to the Edinburgh parliament... READ MORE›
CAMPAIGN LEADERS STRESS VOTE WILL STAND
'Team Scotland' Mr Salmond told the Andrew Marr programme that if Yes won there would cease to be a 'Yes' campaign and a 'No' campaign... READ MORE›
AFTER BREXIT SCOTLAND LAYS A PATH TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENCE VOTE
Mrs. May has already said the referendum cannot happen before Britain leaves the European Union, two years from now... READ MORE›
ALEX SALMOND WINS SPECTATOR'S POLITICIAN OF YEAR AWARD
' Almost 20 years ago, John Major's government made a peace offering to Scotland, by returning the Stone of Destiny to Edinburgh... READ MORE›
ALEX SALMOND'S FIRST MINISTER GIFTS TO BE AUCTIONED
Gifts given to Alex Salmond during his time as first minister are being sold at auction in Glasgow... READ MORE›
ECONOMY GROWING DESPITE OIL PRICE DROP
12 59 Dog tags All dogs in Scotland will need to be micro chipped from April 2016, under a planned change to the law by the Scottish government... READ MORE›
CALL TO RULE OUT EARLY SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM REPEAT
07 01 Same-sex marriages Scotland's new law on same-sex marriages has come into effect... READ MORE›
PROPERTY RENTS 'LAG REST OF BRITAIN'
1 monthly dip in rental prices in Scotland in January, with the average monthly rent now 1... READ MORE›
SCOTLAND NEEDS TO DEPART THE SINKING SHIP OF BREXIT
Scotland needs to depart the sinking ship of Brexit -- RT Op-Edge... READ MORE›
LIB DEMS' LEGAL BID ON STOP-SEARCH
Daily express police scotland climbdown over stop-and-search policy 06 feb 2015... READ MORE›
DISABLED PEOPLE'S VOICES NEEDED IN POLITICAL DEBATE
The Scottish fund recently supported 39 disabled candidates in the local authority elections, of whom 15 were elected... READ MORE›
STURGEON IN 'GOOD FAITH' SMITH PLEDGE
Speaking on BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, he said Even at 100 oil, the industry was facing some pretty serious problems... READ MORE›
ANDY SAMUEL NAMED AS HEAD OF OIL AND GAS AUTHORITY IN ABERDEEN
Norman Kerr, director at the charity Energy Action Scotland, told Good Morning Scotland that more needs to be done to tackle fuel poverty... READ MORE›
MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE CAMPAIGNER GORDON AIKMAN DIES AGED 31
Motor neurone disease MND campaigner Gordon Aikman has died aged 31... READ MORE›
TOP SCOTS SKIER SUFFERS BROKEN BACK
James Dougall spoke after McManus, 20, was convicted of killing Ms Sanders and attempting to murder her partner Norman Busby in Crookston, Glasgow... READ MORE›
SCOTTISH POLITICIAN SAYS BREXIT CHANGED TOBLERONE AND GOVERNMENT SHOULD FIX IT
Many social media users have suggested that the new design could be linked to Britain's vote to exit the European Union, or Brexit... READ MORE›
RYDER CUP '?40M OF FREE ADVERTISING'
Speaking on BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, he said Even at 100 oil, the industry was facing some pretty serious problems... READ MORE›
MEN IN HOSPITAL AFTER CHEMICAL LEAK
It is appalling that prisoners are living better than law-abiding people... READ MORE›
I WILL MISS WEEKLY PARLIAMENT GRILLING
08 32 Salmond made 'huge political impact' Shadow Scottish Secretary Margaret Curran has paid tribute to outgoing First Minister and SNP leader Alex Salmond... READ MORE›
SEABIRDS 'STEER CLEAR' OF OFFSHORE WIND FARMS
British Trust for Ornithology finds 99 percent of birds avoid wind turbines, easing fears over the impact of blades but cation still needed, reports Business Green... READ MORE›
DUNDEE POLICE IN SEARCH FOR MISSING MOTHER AND SON
Jordan Linden, North Lanarkshire: The First Minister has been an advocate and a champion for Scotland... READ MORE›
THE CHARTS THAT SHOW WHAT SCOTLAND THINKS OF STURGEON'S PLANS FOR INDEPENDENCE ASA 57 PER CENT BACK THE UNION
Even though polls suggest Scots would still support the British union, support for Scottish independence is at record highs... READ MORE›
SCOTLAND'S STURGEON POSTPONES SECOND INDEPENDENCE VOTE UNTIL AFTER BREXIT
We will not seek to introduce the legislation for an independence referendum immediately, Sturgeon told the Scottish parliament... READ MORE›
IF BRITAIN LEAVES THE E.U., WE'LL LEAVE BRITAIN
Should vote to leave, but Scotland votes to Remain, that it may be time for another independence referendum... READ MORE›
JEREMY CORBYN IN 'FAKE NEWS' ROW AFTER ACCUSING PRESS OF 'MISCHIEVOUSLY MISREPORTING' WHAT HE SAID ON CAMERA
The Labour leader said he did not think Westminster should seek to block another independence referendum if Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon insists on holding one... READ MORE›
SCOTCH WHISKY INDUSTRY ATTACKS MINIMUM PRICE PLANS AS 'BLUNT INSTRUMENT'
The Scotch whisky industry has attacked proposals to implement a 50p minimum price for alcohol in Scotland as a blunt instrument that breaches EU law... READ MORE›
A BRIEF HISTORY OF ALEX SALMOND
Mr Salmond always insisted relations with such figures were about promoting jobs for Scotland... READ MORE›