Opposition politicians criticised Dorothy Bain after it emerged she had briefed the first minister on the Peter Murrell case.

The Scottish Government looks set to announce an inquiry into the operation of grooming gangs in Scotland. It comes after First Minister John Swinney faced pressure to call a public inquiry from ...

The Scottish government says it has provided an additional £20,000 to pay for culling greylag geese in North and South Uist ...

The inquiry will be chaired by Professor Alexis Jay, who led the inquiry into sexual exploitation in Rotherham and the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in 2022.

Climate change is driving an increase in the number and intensity of wildfires, a new Scottish government report warns.

Professor Alexis Jay who wrote the damning report that revealed mass abuse in Rotherham will lead the investigation ...

John Swinney has said he would consider banning US military jets from Scotland’s state-owned airport if they were involved in ...

The move is one a series of measures outlined by the government in a consultation on improving the protection of women and girls.

The Scottish government has announced plans to sell up to £1.5 billion of its own debt over the next five years, the first time the country has issued its own bonds in more than three centuries. The ...

The weekend's ugly scenes were raised in Scottish Parliament by independent MSP John Mason ...