Suicide rates in Northern Ireland are three times higher in the most deprived areas compared with the least deprived, a new report has found. The report, by the Samaritans, found that the self-harm ...

Members of the educational services committee were advised on Wednesday that children’s attainment in reading and writing is ...

Children in the most deprived primary schools in West Dunbartonshire are performing higher than the Scottish average according to a fresh report.

The alarm is sounding in the UK's first drug consumption room. A man in his 30s has overdosed in the "using space" – a room ...

Sports clubs and community facilities in Glasgow, including Shettleston Boxing Club and Glasgow Life, are set to benefit from ...

Are you likely to get a longer sentence for murder or rape? The Herald breaks down the data behind Scotland's prison system.

An increase in the number of young people on the child protection register in Scotland could be the “tip of the iceberg”, a ...

The number of overseas students in Scotland fell by more than 10,000 last year. Figures show foreign student numbers have ...

I don't know what Glasgow leader Susan Aitken wants and ... feeling the need to go all the way to the UN about deprivation in their area should send alarm bells ringing through all levels of ...

It comes after it said Glasgow City Council told residents ... seven alcohol outlets in the centre alone, and in an area of multiple deprivation that’s not a very good example.

Police have called in drones and helicopters to deal with ‘anti-social’ quad bikers who have been causing a nuisance in the area.

An increase in defence spending “may well” provide more work for Scottish Government-owned Ferguson Marine, John Swinney has said.