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Helicopters have been tackling the devastating wildfire.

Cairngorms wildfire 'undoubtedly' started by humans

Lord Jack McConnell

Jack McConnell: 'Depressing' Holyrood is a shadow of its former self

Disused North Sea oil rigs stacked up in the Cromarty Firth during a downturn in the sector in 2018

Exclusive SNP given 100 days to reveal plan to save North Sea jobs

Over 40,000 people have had to wait more than 24 hours in A&E since 2021.

40,000 wait more than a day in A&E as nurses warn of 'high risk'

Màiri McAllan MSP and John Swinney MSP

Explainer What's happening at Holyrood this week as new cabinet to be revealed

Holyrood's new Presiding Officer Kenny Gibson

To Holyrood's new presiding officer - please do end the era of 'dull' Rachel Amery

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, First Minister John Swinney and Reform UK's Scottish leader Malcolm Offord.

Scottish election 2026: The seats to look out for in the race for Holyrood glory

Drug checking services "urgent" as 50% of street drugs contaminated

Reform UK's Scottish leader Malcolm Offord, First Minister John Swinney, and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

Half of Scotland's constituencies now in balance, according to poll

Sir Keir Starmer

Starmer accused of shunning Sarwar by 'skulking' around Faslane

Lord Peter Mandelson

First Peter Mandelson files to be published on Wednesday

Finance Secretary Shona Robison (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Exclusive 'Politically indefensible': Emails show strain on government purse

Diane Martin, chair of A Model for Scotland

Exclusive Prostitution survivor accuses government of siding with groomers

Sir Tom Hunter (Picture: Lesley Martin)

Sir Tom Hunter calls for pub ban for all Scottish Government ministers

Lord Mandelson, appearing on the BBC1 current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

SNP reports Peter Mandelson to police over Epstein revelations

Duncan Scott is one of the athletes expected to compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Exclusive Sports stars will not be found due to funding cuts, ministers warned

Plans to make digital ID mandatory have been dropped by the UK Government.

Explainer Digital ID: What does Keir Starmer's U-turn mean for Scots?

Pylon projects are amongst those approved against community wishes by government ministers.

Dozens of energy projects pushed through against community wishes

A lot of the misogyny education drive comes after the hit Netflix series ‘Adolescence’.

Should Scottish schools adopt misogyny lessons? Rachel Amery

Stephen Montgomery, Scottish Hospitality Group

'No pubs, no party': Warning rates could close pubs before World Cup

Sandie Peggie outside the Edinburgh Tribunals Service

Sandie Peggie : SNP health secretary told to sack NHS Fife chief

'Serious concerns' about overhauling prostitution law

Almost 1,000 prisoners will be released early by April 2026.

Why honesty is crucial to releasing Scottish prisoners early Rachel Amery

General Secretary and Chinese President Xi Jinping

MingYang: Ministers warned against 'handing over' energy grid to China

The updated guidance bans trans staff from using single-sex facilities of their choice.

Sex Matters drops Scottish legal challenge on single-sex spaces

Holyrood is quickly running out of time to get through all the remaining legislation.

Exclusive The Holyrood squeeze - do MSPs have enough time to get work done?

The new report says teachers should be allowed to sanction the most badly behaved pupils.

Teachers 'should be allowed' to exclude badly behaved pupils

An illustration showing what Flamingo Land at Loch Lomond would look like

Flamingo Land: SNP ministers have one last chance to save Loch Lomond

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth

SNP minister told to explain on school religious assemblies

Doctors are being encouraged to have their say.

Doctors asked to help shape NHS future in 'long overdue' project

An illustration showing what Flamingo Land at Loch Lomond would look like

SNP ministers accused of falsifying documents in Flamingo Land case

A parliamentary petition is calling for disposable barbecues to be banned.

Scottish wildfires: Is it time to ban disposable barbecues?

When is it too hot to go to work?

Calls to set a maximum workplace temperature amid heatwave

The report looks into reducing the prison population.

Scottish Government 'considering' chemical castration of sex offenders

MSPs will be asked to look at overhauling prostitution laws in Scotland.

Analysis Why the SNP face a difficult question over prostitution laws

Why John Swinney branded the Tories a 'disgusting organisation'

The amendments would see more taxes for holiday let owners.

Scottish holiday let owners to face tax hikes under new proposals

First Minister John Swinney.

Scottish Government requests urgent meeting over court gender verdict

Former first minister Humza Yousaf, former first minister Nicola Sturgeon and Finance Secretary Shona Robison.

Why are so many MSPs resigning at the 2026 Holyrood election?

The Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood in Edinburgh. Picture: PA

Worries of non-fatal strangulation law being deprioritised

The Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood in Edinburgh. Picture: PA

Third SNP Cabinet minister announces resignation from politics

Scottish Greens co-leaders Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie. Image: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images.

Green voters will be 'extremely disappointed' in climate targets being ditched

Government independence papers costing taxpayers up to £10.85 per download

Politicians can't scream 'bigot' at parents worried about puberty blockers now Susan Dalgety

UK Covid Inquiry has shown us all how Sturgeon intentionally broke devolution Brian Monteith

Idris Elba stands in front of an installation of over 200 bundles of clothing representing the lives lost to Knife crime in the UK as he calls on the Government to take immediate action to prevent serious youth violence at Parliament Square on January 08, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Don't Stop Your Future)

Watch as Idris Elba calls for immediate ban on zombie knives

Màiri McAllan is the latest SNP MSP to fill the role of Transport Minister (Picture: Fraser Bremner-Pool/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Government ministers must pay price of Glen Sannox debacle

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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