A councillor in Edinburgh has quit a week after she was elected following revelations her house went up for sale just hours after voters sent her to the City Chambers.
Former Scottish Conservative leader Annabelle Goldie has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for the part she has played in Scottish and UK politics.
The 65,000-tonne vessel berthed at Glen Mallan on Loch Long in Argyll and Bute on Friday
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn says he will not seek a dual mandate to stand as an MSP in the Scottish Parliament.
It's not an easy life, being an MSP. There are decisions to be made, policies to be implemented and courses to be set. That’s on top of the daily rounds of meeting and greeting, hand-shaking, ribbon-cutting and baby-kissing, if the occasion calls for it.
More trains than ever will run on Boxing Day but services will finish earlier than normal on Christmas Eve and Hogmanay, ScotRail has announced.
Trains running from a major city transport hub were cancelled while emergency services dealt with an incident.
Scots have been told to brace for snow with a cold weather warning issued for the entire country.
The Met Office has issued weather warnings for snow and ice for parts of the country
The SNP’s ruling body has proposed cutting staff at its headquarters from 26 to 16.
