The first minister will declare a mandate for a second independence referendum, if the SNP wins a majority of seats in the 2026 Holyrood election.

Mark Hutchinson was only 52 when he died unexpectedly last year after suffering two strokes "out of the blue".

A review of Scotland's newspaper front pages.

After talks following Russell Martin's sacking, Steven Gerrard turns down the chance to return to Rangers for a second stint as manager.

Scotland's largest rape crisis centre has warned services are at risk of closure without "urgent and adequate" government investment.

Furious families have criticised ‘heartless’ council bosses over a decision to remove memorials from the grounds of a crematorium.

Ministers have been accused of "rewarding failure" in awarding a major new ferry contract to state-owned operator CalMac without a public tender in a decision that could cost taxpayers more than £4 billion over the next decade.

Ministers are under fire for awarding a no-bid lifeline ferry services contract to state-owned CalMac while tripling the cost — even after the business regulator indicated it was unlawful.

Alex Salmond's widow Moira has donated a treasured letter to the Linlithgow Museum to mark the first anniversary of her husband passing.

Scots overwhelmingly back a new tax on wealthy landowners which could bring in £450 million for the public purse, according to a major new poll