She agreed that rules which prevent state prisons from being prosecuted for safety failures need to change. An inquiry into ...

The Scottish Prison Service should no longer be safe from criminal prosecution, the chief of the service has said.

It’s part of a new ‘Stay Off the Tracks’ campaign, encouraging people to respect the railway boundary, as a survey reveals ...

Many people might be tempted to dust off the barbecue this weekend for the first time this year, with temperatures rising - ...

Under the law, the Crown, which includes the Scottish Prison Service, cannot be held criminally responsible for deaths in ...

The 'severely mentally impaired' (SMI) Council Tax discount is a reduction off of a household's Council Tax bill, worth, at a minimum, 25%, all the way up to, in some cases, no charge at all being due ...

Rewilding campaigners have slammed Scottish Government agency’s delay in granting a licence for release of beavers in Glen Affric ...

With the ending of the cap on rent rises, landlords are set to impose increases that could drive renters into poverty and ...

BAE Systems has announced a new career programme in Glasgow. The initiative, in partnership with STEM Returners, is aimed at helping engineers and STEM professionals re-enter the sector after a career ...

Lawyer Aamer Anwar has called for a meeting with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to push for the lifting of Crown immunity ...

Violinist Thomas Bull, a student at Ross High School in Tranent, has been crowned East Lothian Council Young Musician of the Year 2025. The annual competition, organised by the council's instrumental ...

The warning is in place for most of England and will extend into Northern Ireland and southern Scotland on Wednesday. Brits ...