The Latest Breaking News from the Scottish Government

A timetable of dealings with the inquiry was released by the Scottish Government after a request from the inquiry itself.

Both Labour and the Tories have accused Humza Yousaf and Deputy First Minister Shona Robison in a row over WhatsApp messages.

The government says it has handed over all messages it held.

MORE than two-thirds of LGBT+ young people living in rural Scotland do not feel welcome in their local area, a new report has suggested.

THE SNP president has called out a Tory peer who said Scotland “always wanted” to implement different Covid rules.

SCOTLAND will be represented at COP28 in the United Arab Emirates at the end of the month.

BORIS Johnson "wanted to be injected with Covid-19 on television" to calm public fears, the Covid Inquiry has heard.

The UK government plans to impose tougher sentences on those convicted of serious crimes, it announced via this year’s king’s speech at the state opening of parliament. Political pundits reacting to the speech on the BBC immediately questioned the rationale behind potentially putting more people in prison, when UK prisons…

THE Scottish Government has delayed the publication of its new plan to tackle climate change.

THE Scottish Government has officially confirmed that Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) will not be rolled out in Scotland.

NEW offences related to misogynistic conduct are set to be created as part of reforms planned by the Scottish Government.