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Former prime minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty. Picture: James Manning/PA Wire

Rishi Sunak's resignation honours list revealed as Tories win peerages

Sir Tony Blair, John Stuart the 3rd Earl of Bute, and Gordon Brown

Scottish prime ministers: All the Scots to occupy 10 Downing Street

Many landords in Scotland have been unable to adjust rents in line with rising costs (Picture: Alistair Linford)

Are ‘rogue’ landlords just waiting to ramp up rents?

Activists from the American-based anti-abortion group 40 Days For Life outside the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

Explainer What is the law on buffer zones in Scotland and are protests allowed?

Politicians from across the spectrum have signed an open letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves Picture:: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

UK ministers under mounting pressure over Scottish carbon capture site

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?

Exclusive SNP minister: More needed to support young mothers in politics

Fergus Ewing MSP

Ewing will not stand for SNP in 2026 - but may run as an independent

Stephen Gethins MP

SNP MP looking to win Holyrood seat after just 9 months in Westminster

Brian Cox will be making one of his last stage performances in a satire about banker Fred Goodwin and the 2008 financial crash (Picture: Lia Toby)

Brian Cox tells of his 'brutal reality of poverty' in Scottish city

Barnton Bunker in Corstorphine Hill, Clermiston, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Cold War nuclear bunker in Scotland that 'could be used' by army

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

Third SNP Cabinet minister announces resignation from politics

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon and Jay Bhattacharya, who is set to become the new director of the National Institutes of Health in the US

Covid shows we should be wary of politicians 'following the science' Paul Wilson

The three-vehicle crash happened at around 6pm on Wednesday night at the slip road for the Clyde Tunnel at Balshagray Avenue in Glasgow.

Glasgow council considers Clyde Tunnel toll and congestion charge

Unison described councils as ''the glue that holds lots of things together'

Exclusive Crumbling public services a 'terrible mess', says scathing union boss

Sturgeon on copying Farage's Reform and cosying up to Donald Trump

Three of the world's richest politicians.

Politics Rich List 2025: The 12 wealthiest politicians in the world

Anti-Brexit campaigners take part in a torchlight procession to the Scottish Parliament on the third anniversary of Brexit in January 2023 (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

'The tide has turned': Why SNP MP says re-joining EU is ‘inevitable’

First Minister John Swinney and Nigel Farage MP

Exclusive John Swinney: Tories about to be 'consumed' by Nigel Farage's Reform

John Swinney

Analysis Why Swinney and the SNP should be quietly confident after Budget win

Donald Trump has had a rocky relationship with his ancestral home of Scotland.

President Trump on Scotland: Here are 13 things the Donald has said

We must pay more for the NHS or watch it wither and die Euan McColm

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss attends the 'Popular Conservatives' conference, presumably unaware of the irony

Liz Truss legal letter is tone deaf and beyond embarrassing Alexander Brown

Scottish Labour MP Blair McDougall has quit X

Exclusive Former Better Together chief quits X because of Elon Musk

Why 2024 was the year of 'middle class women of a certain age' Euan McColm

Edinburgh has the second biggest financial services sector in the UK

Kirk moderator defends tax intervention after political backlash

Liz Kendall in a regrettable photo-op

Waspi women decision shows Labour offered hope without a plan Alexander Brown

First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage

Politicians must take on Reform in battle of ideas Scotsman comment

Harriet Cross urged the Government to change course

Inside the political battles over today's 'farm tax' vote

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn

SNP set to block Stephen Flynn's Holyrood bid

There are still doubts in the Scottish Parliament about the SNP’s pledge to dual the A9.

The politics behind A9 delays and the 'wasted years'

Andrew Bowie is the new shadow Scotland Secretary

Andrew Bowie on GB Energy, and why Tories can win next election

Parliament will once again debate assisted dying. Photo: Adobe

Exclusive Assisted dying opponents 'are spreading misinformation'

Former Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross warned more protests could follow.

Farmer protests over tax ‘could just be the start’

Stephen Flynn is the SNP's leader at Westminster

Stephen Flynn Holyrood bid: SNP yet to decide on two-job MPs- Swinney

Two men who don’t necessarily know what they are talking about

Being a politician doesn't make you a good pundit Alexander Brown

I'm calling out Conservatives for misplaced criticism of ScotRail Alastair Dalton

A poll of 2,000 Brits found Michelle Obama, Bill Gates or Arnold Schwarzenegger would be the best next president of the United States

Brits reveal who they want as US president

There should be a level playing field with the rest of the UK in the housing market (Picture: John Devlin)

Punishing homeowners with high taxes won’t end well - David Alexander

Community members pose for a photograph with a Stags head

Zimbabwe group imports stag's head in protest over trophy hunting ban

How Scottish politicians view the prospect of another Trump presidency

People who are terminally ill should not be denied a choice about how their life ends (Picture: Miguel Medina)

Cruel laws stopping terminally ill from ending their life must change
Dying people should be able to make their own choice about whether they want palliative care or to end their life
Christine Jardine

Tory leadership hopefuls Jenrick and Badenoch show true face of current party Euan McColm

Are well-paid MPs and MSPs right to tell senior citizens they can't have £300 winter payment? (Picture: Adobe)

Readers' Letters: Politicians have let down elderly who worked for this nation

A member of the Beltane Fire Society takes part in the Samhuinn Fire Festival in Edinburgh. SNP minister Angus Robertson has been quizzed over pressure on arts funding. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Scottish Government accused of 'deepening' arts funding crisis

Oil and gas giants and whisky bosses have ramped up lobbying of MSPs

Exclusive Holyrood lobbying: Oil and whisky chiefs' 'speed dating' access

People take part in a Stand Up To Racism protest in Glasgow's George Square (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

How politicians are fuelling a racism crisis in Britain Samar Jamal

On January 6, 2021, the day of the storming of the US Capitol by his supporters, Donald Trump waited until after 4pm to tell those inside the building to go home (Picture: Saul Loeb)

How Trump and his supporters are planning to steal the US election Henry McLeish

Will anyone believe anything Sir Keir Starmer says ever again? Brian Monteith

'Free gear' Keir Starmer talks to journalists as he flies to Washington for talks with US President Joe Bide (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/WPA pool)

Dour, hypocritical Keir Starmer won’t last more than one term as PM Susan Dalgety

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1000s sign petition for MP expenses to end amid Fuel Allowance debate

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Scotland's victorious team at the World Schools Debating Championship (Picture contributed)

These Scottish schoolchildren could teach MSPs how to act at Holyrood Brian Wilson

SNP want to take power, not devolve it, Tom Tugendhat claims

(From left to right) Murdo Fraser, Russell Findlay and Meghan Gallacher are the three candidates remaining in the Scottish Tories leadership race

Veteran Scottish Tory MSP wants 'coronation' as candidates drop out

Summer holidays are over as quickly as sandcastles stand but children - and parents - should be treated to the same school dates no matter where they live, writes Stephen Jardine. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

It is time to bring in the same school holidays for all Scottish kids Stephen Jardine

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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

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

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

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries