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Exterior photo of Polmont Young Offender institution

All under-18s removed from Scotland's young offenders institutions

The last remaining under 18's in Polmont Young Offenders were moved to secure units over the weekend.

4 hrs ago
Scotland
John Swinney after delivering his speech

SNP will focus on 'people's priorities' - Swinney

Scotland's first minister says the party must turn outwards and focus on making people's lives better.

15 hrs ago
Scotland Politics
James Hynd taking the oath at the start of his evidence to the committee

Police investigating senior civil servant's evidence to Salmond inquiry

Detectives are investigating whether James Hynd gave a false statement under oath to the inquiry.

3 days ago
Scotland Politics

Dropped Tory MP: I would have won my seat from hospital

David Duguid was deselected as a candidate in the general election and replaced by Douglas Ross.

3 days ago
Scotland Politics

College lecturers vote to accept new pay offer

Strike action is called off after a deal worth 4.14% next year and backdated payments of £5,000.

3 days ago
Scotland Politics
John Swinney after delivering his speech

SNP will focus on 'people's priorities' - Swinney

Scotland's first minister says the party must turn outwards and focus on making people's lives better.

15 hrs ago
Scotland Politics
Inquiry chairs (clockwise, from top left) Lord Bracadale, Lord Brailsford, Lady Smith and Lord Brodie

Scotland's public inquiries have cost nearly £200m

BBC Scotland has learned how much public bodies have spent on the four public inquiries currently taking place.

1 day ago
Scotland
First Minister John Swinney at the SNP Annual National Conference at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

SNP spent too long focused on independence process - Swinney

The first minister's comments from a private session at his party's conference were recorded and leaked to a newspaper.

2 days ago
Scotland Politics
James Hynd taking the oath at the start of his evidence to the committee

Police investigating senior civil servant's evidence to Salmond inquiry

Detectives are investigating whether James Hynd gave a false statement under oath to the inquiry.

3 days ago
Scotland Politics
The Geddes family standing holding their children

Family welcomes funding for pre-eclampsia test after son's death

Ami and Stuart Geddes son Clark was delivered at 24 weeks due to complications and lived for just 12 days.

4 days ago
Scotland Politics
North Sea rig with industrial crates and ships in distance at sea on horizon

UK government will not fight Rosebank oil field legal challenge

Greenpeace and Uplift brought judicial reviews to stop the development of the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields.

4 days ago
Scotland Business
A bin in Edinburgh

Union votes to accept bin worker pay deal

GMB Scotland said public sector pay deals should not be blamed for spending cuts.

4 days ago
Scotland Politics
Scottish singer Paolo Nutini singing into a microphone.

Scots music stars warn of 'catastrophe' over arts funding cuts

Paolo Nutini, Franz Ferdinand and Honeyblood have joined calls for the government to reinstate funding.

5 days ago
Scotland
Shona Robison

SNP choices contributing to financial pressure - watchdog

The Scottish Fiscal Commission is warning of “difficult decisions” ahead to balance the Scottish budget.

6 days ago
Scotland Politics

Features and analysis

John Swinney

SNP conference: Can John Swinney unite fractured party?

John Swinney will address the SNP conference for the first time as first minister this weekend.

3 days ago
Scotland Politics
A pile of GBP £1 coins

Scotland's fiscal outlook messy and 'painful'

Douglas Fraser looks at why budgets are so tight - and what the future holds.

6 days ago
Scotland
Large waves at Stonehaven harbour with water breaking over the harbour wall

Grim spending forecast suggests stormy times ahead

Politicians at Westminster and Holyrood are looking at tough spending choices and little good news

6 days ago
Scotland
Pensioner warming hands on radiator

Will spending cuts end Scotland's 'free for all' policies?

Is the move to restrict winter fuel payments the end of an era of universal entitlements in Scotland?

17 Aug 2024
Scotland Politics
Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher and Russell Findlay

Who is in the running for the Scottish Tory leadership?

The Scottish Tories are looking for a new leader - in which direction will the winner take them?

22 Aug 2024
Scotland Politics

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