An estimated 260 to 390 inmates are expected to be eligible for release, with the Scottish Prison Service managing the liberations in three tranches over six weeks.

Scotland is "unlikely" to meet its 2030 climate change target to reduce car use, according to public spending watchdogs.

Labour would lose 34 seats- 92 per cent of its July 2024 haul- in Scotland if an election was held tomorrow, a shocking model has shown. Keir Starmer’s party would only hold onto three seats north of the border in a massive swing to the SNP who would gain 36 seats,

Scotland’s First Minister has said there is “absolutely no way” he would work with Reform UK to pass a Scottish budget if the party wins a raft of MSPs at next year’s election. Nigel Farage’s party has seen increasing popularity in Scotland in the past year,

The JRF’s annual poverty barometer, which analyses information from the Office for Budget Responsibility, indicates Scotland will be the only place in the UK in which child poverty will fall over the next five years. This has been attributed to Scotland-specific policies relating to welfare.

Scottish Conservative finance secretary Craig Hoy accused the Lib Dems and Greens of "falling over themselves" to back "a bad Budget". "We're standing up to the SNP as the only political party in Scotland representing common sense," he said.

Scotland will cap rent increases at CPI+1% up to a maximum of 6% within a rent control area, a more relaxed policy compared to a previous 3% rent cap. The Housing (Scotland) Bill was introduced on 26

Predictability of the 'cap rent controls system' has been welcomed but industry body expresses concern it will deter investment.

Deals agreed with the two parties to ease the path of the Budget will cost the Scottish Government £16.7 million.

The BBC’s director general has said the corporation is not trying to “game a number” on the amount of production spending in Scotland, as he was quizzed by MSPs about the hit show The Traitors.

A new report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has praised the Scottish Government for making progress on reducing child poverty but warned that, without further action, it will remain some way off reaching its targets.

A senior police officer has said “clarity” is needed over proposals that could allow terminally ill 16-year-olds in Scotland to get help to end their life. Concerns were raised with MSPs that it could “make Scotland an attractive place to come” for those considering assisted dying.