John Swinney has refused to say if the Scottish Government will seek to freeze council tax next year.

A ban on woodburning stoves in new-build homes has been scrapped following a major U-turn. The Scottish Government announced ...

A charity boss has refused to quit despite apologising 'unreservedly' to rape victims who were failed by a controversial ...

The SNP initiated reviews of the structures of education bodies, started a so-called National Discussion about education, and asked a respected academic to put together a reform group looking at major ...

Plans to scrap exams for 15- and 16-year-olds across Scotland have been abandoned after the SNP’s Education Secretary ...

ALMOST half of Scotland’s colleges are in deficit, auditors warned today as they called on the Scottish government to provide “clarity” on funding.

Keir Starmer has accused the SNP of making a “mess” of Scotland’s economy as he rejected criticism over his decision to end ...

Move follows backlash in rural Scotland from those who do not have access to mains gas supply and rely on log burners ...

On April 1, 2024, new building regulations came into force in Scotland “banning the use of polluting heating systems such as oil and gas boilers, and bioenergy – including wood-burning stoves” in new ...

It gave the old city an appropriately spooky and uncertain atmosphere. Scotland was waiting, poised, tentatively wondering ...

REGARDING the Commonwealth Games, I’m struggling to understand the wisdom in Scotland hosting. If we were just taking our turn at hosting ...