First Minister John Swinney says the policies of the so-called tinker experiment, in which families were forced into ...

Shona Robison has warned compulsory redundancies will be considered if “no other route” to cutting jobs is available in order ...

Scotland’s First Minister has apologised to Gypsy Travellers for the “unfair and unjust policies” that caused them “trauma” in what was known as the “tinker experiment”. John Swinney made clear that ...

THE potential cost of bringing the North Queensferry's Albert Hotel into community ownership has soared to over £2m.

Michelle Thomson MSP challenged permanent secretary Joe Griffin on the issue at Holyrood’s Finance and Public Administration Committee.

A fresh £1m investment in tennis in Scottish schools aims to give every child the opportunity to try the sport for free as ...

A group of transgender women stood topless outside the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh, Scotland last Saturday, in protest of the Supreme Court’s recent decision ruling that the legal ...

Scottish Government civil servants have complained that their human rights are being breached after being ordered to be in the office two days a week, it has been reported.

Flags on Scottish Government buildings are to be flown at half-mast on Saturday as a mark of respect for Pope Francis, as the First Minister is due to attend his funeral in Rome. Tributes and messages ...

The groups alledge that the Scottish Government body has given £159,125 in grants to Leonardo UK since October 2023 and £9,247,974 to Leonardo UK and Thales UK collectively from 2015 to 2023.

The Scottish government has been accused of making "painfully slow" progress on removing unsafe cladding from buildings. It came as ministers announced plans to speed up efforts to inspect and ...

The Scottish Government has announced an extra £10 million of funding to support Scottish universities facing financial challenges. Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said on Friday that the ...