The First Minister said she had been back at her desk after last week’s SNP victory in the Holyrood elections

ALEX Salmond’s Alba Party splashed more than £25,000 on social media adverts in the run-up to the election, only to not pick up a single Holyrood seat.

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford said there was now a ‘cast iron mandate’ for another referendum to take place.

THE votes are counted. The results are in. We now know what the Scottish people have said. Nothing very much seems to have changed. It’s largely as you were in the allocation of seats. So what did the voters mean? What do their votes signify? Wa...

EVEN the most ardent unionists – as long as they’re thinking with their heads and not their hearts – must realise that simply saying No to a second independence referendum in the face of a clear majority of Yes parties at Holyrood has only disa...

Very Rev Susan Brown spoke out ahead of the announcement of a new Sovereign Borders Bill in the Queen’s Speech

DOZENS of Scots police officers have been arrested for domestic abuse offences over the past two years, figures show.

RANGERS became the first and to date only British football club to enjoy a “perfect season” and win all of their league matches after being awarded a “dodgy penalty” at the end of a thrilling encounter with Hibernian.

All council areas in Scotland are expected to move from level three to at least level two from Monday, May 17.

A WEIGHT management expert has said, ‘be prepared for a shock’ when data is published showing how much childhood obesity has risen in Scotland during the pandemic.

PATIENTS in Scotland with a rare but particularly deadly form of colorectal cancer will have access to a new life-extending therapy on the NHS for the first time.

ELECTRICITY transmission charges are acting as a barrier for investment in green energy projects in Scotland and will hit the transition to a low carbon economy, experts have warned.

A SCOTS marine engineer is leading a global mission to save lives through the launch of the world's largest civilian hospital ship.

LAST Thursday’s Lions squad announcement was always going to spark some fierce debate and a healthy dose of grumbling.

Scottish Labour spent nearly £200,000 on social media adverts in the run-up to the election, more than three times more than the SNP, new figures have revealed.

When it comes to artistry, Rory McEwen was a master of many trades.

WILL Scotland choose a handsome hunk? Will its lucky number be one, two or three?

LISTENING to Radio Scotland this morning (May 10), I was amazed at the level of misunderstanding there seemed to be around how to decide one’s vote. It was as if most contributors thought that they were voting for or against independence last Thurs...

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Welcome to our Covid-19 live blog, bringing you all the latest updates from across Scotland.

A NEW campaign seeing care homes celebrate their gardens has been backed by TV presenter Alan Titchmarsh, who says never before has there been such a "special" need for outdoor spaces at care homes.

By Ian McConnell

THE North Sea oil and gas regulator aims to breathe fresh life into efforts to cut the expected multi-billion cost of decommissioning redundant assets in the area amid signs targets are unlikely to be met.

Your, your smartphone and the so-called Death of Proximity

A SENSE of déjà vu descended as the result of the Scottish election was confirmed, and it may have been felt across the commercial property industry.

A SCOTTISH company has developed the “Ikea solution” to solar power with a flat-pack thermal collector that is set to provide cheaper access to hot water in Rwanda.

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SHARES in West of Shetland exploration pioneer Hurricane Energy have plunged around eight per cent from a low base after the company faced a fresh complication.

When Rukmini Iyer moved back in with her parents during the first lockdown of 2020, she accidentally found herself with the most honest recipe testers she could have hoped for.

ALMOST all politicians share a delusion. Since people go into politics to change things and get things done, it’s a natural enough misapprehension, but it’s still an error. It’s that something needs to be done.

Dookit of doom

MICHAEL Gove has refused to rule out the UK Government taking legal action to stop Holyrood holding a second independence referendum without Westminster’s consent.

NICOLA Sturgeon is to give further details on the easing of Covid restrictions in Scotland as the country reaches another significant step towards its exit from lockdown.

Scotland’s leading arts and theatre venues are calling on the Scottish Government to reconsider the "unviable" social distancing requirements currently set to be in place as Covid restrictions ease.

NICOLA Sturgeon gave a victory speech after the election results on Saturday and told us that her message to the people of Scotland had been endorsed by the people of Scotland and that the people of Scotland had put their trust in her and that she...

PLANS that would require voters to prove their identity with photo identification before casting ballots have been met with condemnation.

Asymptomatic testing is being made available in an area of the Highlands following a cluster of cases of Covid-19.

A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after an attack near a polling station in Paisley last week.

The Scottish Conservatives are planning 16 new bills as the "hard work" begins to becoming what Douglas Ross calls a "real alternative" to Nicola Sturgeon's SNP.

Independent pizzeria Pizza Geeks is collaborating with Cask Smugglers cocktail bar on Waverley Mall’s rooftop to create a permanent location in the centre of Edinburgh.

Scots travelling to some international destinations won't need to quarantine upon re-entering the country, according to reports.

Scottish Water was fined £6700 at Dundee Sheriff Court today after pleading guilty to an incident of water pollution in Fife in 2018, which saw hundreds of fish die.

DISRUPTION to train services on a key London to Scotland rail link due to cracks in trains is expected to continue for weeks.

How will the new Scottish Labour leader respond to the betwixt and between position of his party?

As the dust settles on what was a tense weekend of the aftermath of the Holyrood election, it's time to take a look at the results in full.

The Scottish election saw the SNP fall one seat short of an overall majority, but secure a fourth election victory in a row.

Scottish Government statistics have revealed that 168 positive coronavirus tests have been recorded since Sunday

Boris Johnson has fired his first love-bomb at Scotland. And we got to watch it – well, him – explode live on air.

ANAS Sarwar has set himself up for a further blow by linking his party’s success to this week’s Airdrie & Shotts byelection.

Newly-elected MSPs have begun arriving at the Scottish Parliament following the results of the election, with some comparing the experience to the “first day of school”.