An expert in Scottish Gaelic literature says he “can’t wait” to take on his newly-appointed role as Scotland’s national poet ...

John Swinney said the statement of the government’s tax and spending plans, which will be published by Finance Secretary ...

Retail sales in Scotland decreased by 2.9% in November when compared with last year, according to the SRC-KPMG Scottish ...

MSPs on Holyrood’s Education Committee have been examining the changes proposed in the Education (Scotland) Bill.

The head of a victim support group has said electronic monitoring tags need to provide “better safeguards” as official ...

The number of private in-patient/day-care hospital admissions in Scotland reached its highest quarterly level earlier this ...

Police are “increasingly concerned” about a man reported missing after failing to return from a fishing trip. Fraser Allan, 43, from Bathgate, West Lothian, went fishing around Loch Lubhair, near ...

Trade unionists are to demonstrate outside Holyrood calling for pensioners to have more help heating their homes this winter.

There are now five Multibank charity centres across Britain, which have distributed five million products to half a million ...

Elgin City have landed a plum draw at home to Aberdeen in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup. City will welcome the ...

A war veteran from Inverness has rowed nearly 900 miles in aid of a new wellbeing centre. John Baillie, 82, was recognised ...

Sarah Snell takes over the role of HM chief inspector of prisons in Scotland from Wendy Sinclair-Gieben, who stepped down in ...