First Minister John Swinney was forced to issue the statement after a report by independent experts branded felines a threat to Scotland’s wildlife and suggested “containment” measures be ...

Scotland is not planning to ban cats, the leader of the devolved government insisted on Monday, after welfare experts gave ministers pause for thought in a new report. The Scottish Animal Welfare ...

A transport minister who warned against the nationalisation of Scotland's railway has urged ... back into full public ownership, with the first phase of Great British Rail taking place in December.

Yousaf quit after his botched decision to end the Scottish Government’s power-sharing agreement ... told the Institute that the ex-first minister’s decision to bin the power-sharing deal was a ...

First Minister John Swinney’s plans to ‘renew’ the NHS in Scotland has received a mixed response from Lanarkshire politicians. Mr Swinney laid out a plan to improve Scotland’s ailing ...

The brother-in-law of former First Minister Humza Yousaf is to stand trial after he was charged with extortion and class A drug offences following the death of a man. Ramsay El-Nakla, 37 ...

THE Prime Minister reportedly failed to bring up the threat of new American tariffs on whisky exports from Scotland in his first call with Donald Trump ... Scotch whisky would be 'high on list' for US ...

The brother-in-law of former first minister Humza Yousaf will stand trial ... concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine. Police Scotland said Ryan Munro, 36, was seriously injured in an ...

The brother-in-law of former first minister Humza Yousaf will stand trial after he denied ... man who died and being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine. Police Scotland said Ryan Munro, 36, ...