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CAMPAIGNERS URGE MINIMUM ALCOHOL PRICE IN ENGLAND AFTER SCOTTISH RULING
Health campaigners say the strongest but cheapest ciders were so cheap in Scotland an adult could consume their maximum recommended weekly limit of alcohol... READ MORE›
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›
TORY MP DOUGLAS ROSS GIVES UP REFEREEING WHEN COMMONS SITS AND SAYS 'MY WORLD CUP DREAM IS OVER'
The Tories insisted his constituents supported his refereeing work as they knew about it when they elected him in June's snap general election... 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›
TIES BETWEEN SCOTLAND AND IRELAND 'MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER'
Nicola Sturgeon Ties between Scotland and Ireland 'more important than ever'... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : The Scottish Government
ITS BEEN VOTED THE WORLDS MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY HERES WHY
Glasgow's beauty - like single malt - takes time to appreciate, but goes deep... READ MORE›
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›
BRAZIL SENATE APPROVES AUSTERITY PACKAGE TO FREEZE SOCIAL SPENDING FOR 20 YEARS
But we can't let this paralyze Brazil, Temer tweeted on Tuesday... READ MORE›
'WE ARE SEEING A CHEMICAL ARMS RACE IN THE SEAS'
To produce farmed fish such as salmon, it takes about three times the weight of wild-caught fish... READ MORE›
SCOTLAND REJECTS TRIGGERING BREXIT IN NON-BINDING VOTE
Tuesday's symbolic motion, which was proposed by the Scottish government led by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, was backed by 90 votes to 34... READ MORE›
SADIQ KHAN ELECTED IN LONDON BECOMING ITS FIRST MUSLIM MAYOR
Within Britain, the news of the collapse of the Labour Party in Scotland was almost as big as Mr. Khan's victory... READ MORE›
THREE FAMILY MEMBERS KILLED IN GLASGOW
11 11 Political leaders visit scene First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson and Glasgow Lord Provost Sadie Docherty viewed the flowers at George Square... READ MORE›
URGENT REVIEW OF SCOTTISH POLICE CALLS AFTER SECOND M9 DEATH
Ms Bell's family had said they were angry and disgusted by the way Police Scotland had handled the case... READ MORE›
SCOTLAND ANNOUNCES MORATORIUM ON FRACKING FOR SHALE GAS
Scotland's energy minister Fergus Ewing announced a moratorium on unconventional oil and gas extraction... READ MORE›
AS BREXIT NEARS SCOTLAND VOTES FOR ONE OF ITS OWN
In that referendum, 52 percent of voters chose to leave the European Union... 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 CALL FOR NEW BBC FOR SCOTLAND
Scotland's first minister will call for bold and ambitious reforms to the way the corporation operates... READ MORE›
FIRE ON SHIP WITH RADIOACTIVE WASTE
WWF Scotland, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and SNP MSP Rob Gibson have raised concerns about radioactive waste being transported by sea... READ MORE›
HOW REPUBLICANS PLAN TO SPEND LIKE CRAZY WITHOUT RUNNING UP DEBT
A multiplier is the expected extra effect of a fiscal policy Spend 1, and you might get 1.60 of economic growth... READ MORE›
CRAIG WHYTE DUE IN COURT IN GLASGOW
08 44 Today's Morning Call BBC Radio Scotland Yesterday's Smith commission report recommended the Scottish parliament be given new powers over some taxes and welfare payments... READ MORE›
LABOUR FACES 'BIG CHALLENGE' IN SCOTLAND, SAYS MILIBAND
During Mr Miliband's visit to Scotland, two opinion polls were published which indicated a dramatic fall in Labour's Scottish support... READ MORE›
SECRET PAPERS REVEAL POLL TAX PUSH
George Younger , who died in 2003, was Scottish secretary until 1986 The community charge, widely referred to as the poll tax, was a new system of taxation introduced to replace domestic rates... READ MORE›
UKIP 'TO STAND IN EVERY SCOTS SEAT'
Deila, whose side held Italian giants Inter to a 3-3 draw in Glasgow, told BBC Scotland He's good... READ MORE›
BRITISH PARTIES WITNESS HECTIC FIRST DAY OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNING
The first full day of campaigning got off to a flying start Thursday following British Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to call a snap general election... READ MORE›
SNP SHOULD TEAM UP WITH PLAID CYMRU AND GREENS TO END COALITION'S 'AUSTERITY ECONOMICS'
Ms Sturgeon told a rally of more than 10,000 people in Glasgow The old Westminster system doesn't work for Scotland, we know that all too well... READ MORE›
A SIMPLE GUIDE TO THE UK ELECTION RESULT
Instead, the opposition Labour Party has won back many seats... 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›
LONDON VOTERS APPEAR READY TO WELCOME FIRST MUSLIM MAYOR
We know that Labour Party does relatively well in London amongst ethnic minorities... 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›
SYRIAN REFUGEES WELCOMED ON REMOTE SCOTTISH ISLAND
MSP Russell also insists that Scotland has the space and resources to accommodate more refugees... READ MORE›
A BRITISH VOTE TO LEAVE THE E.U. COULD SHATTER THE UNITED KINGDOM
EDINBURGH, Scotland -- When Scotland voted in an independence referendum in September 2014, nationalist leaders pitched it as a once-in-a-generation chance to break a three-century-old bond... READ MORE›
TEN GOOD PIECES OF ECONOMIC DATA FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD
It's been a big week for bullish economic data across the globe, from South Korean exports to European manufacturing figures... READ MORE›
ALEX SALMOND DEFEATED AND SNP SUFFER HUGE LOSSES AS TORY CHANCES BOOSTED NORTH OF THE BORDER
Scotland election results Alex Salmond defeated and SNP suffer huge losses as Tory chances boosted north of the border... 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›
CHINA THIRD QUARTER GDP GROWS 6.7 PERCENT AS EXPECTED AS CONSTRUCTION BOOMS, DEBT RISES
China's economy expanded 6.9 percent in 2015, the slowest pace in a quarter of a century... READ MORE›