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St Peter's Basilica of the Vatican at dusk on Friday

Flags to fly at half-mast as First Minister attends Pope’s funeral

Ministers have been accused of not doing enough to promote sustainable transport. Picture: Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images

Scottish ministers accused of failing public transport users

A pro-trans demonstration outside Queen Elizabeth House in Edinburgh.

How campaigners plan to take UK government to court over trans rights

Private firms issued 12.77 million parking tickets in 2023/24 (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Readers' letters: Private firms issuing parking fines must be reined in

The school exam season has got underway.

Analysis SNP risks getting marked down if school exam grades do not improve

A demonstration for trans rights outside the UK Government Office at Queen Elizabeth House in Edinburgh in 2023

Exclusive Harvie: Transphobia now 'worse' than homophobia in '80s and '90s

Maggie Chapman MSP

Maggie Chapman to face vote to oust her from Holyrood committee

Dundee University's main library

Major rally and march to be held by striking university workers

Scottish Green co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater with former first minister Nicola Sturgeon after signing the Bute House Agreement in 2021.

Analysis Bute House Agreement: What has been ditched one year on

Warnings have been issued that Scotland is facing a teacher recruitment crisis

John Swinney accused of overseeing teacher recruitment 'crisis'

First Minister John Swinney

Swinney urged to 'bring to an end era of divisive gender politics'

Analysis Are politicians' book festival slots disguised political broadcasts?

There have been concerns over the spacing between caravans and motorhomes in the council car parks

Government accused of encouraging 'fly-by-night' caravan sites

The amendments would see more taxes for holiday let owners.

Scottish holiday let owners to face tax hikes under new proposals

Duncan Scott

Olympian Duncan Scott warns drownings will worsen due to pool closures

BASC Scotland director Peter Clark.

BASC calls for delay to Muirburn Licensing Scheme amid concerns over code

The Scottish Government had pledged to reduce car use by 20 per cent by 2030.

Scottish Government says it 'needs to drop' car reduction target

Minister reveals potential timeline for Ardrossan port nationalisation

Campaigners for For Women Scotland (FWS) celebrate outside the Supreme Court in London

SNP told 'stop wasting time' on gender ideology as policies reviewed

Jamie Greene and Alex Cole-Hamilton

SNP loses control of Holyrood agenda after Jamie Greene defection

Campaigners from For Women Scotland (FWS) outside the Supreme Court in London

Advocates condemn Green MSP's 'reprehensible' Supreme Court comments

Susan Smith and Marion Calder, right, co-directors of For Women Scotland with campaigners celebrate outside the Supreme Court in London after terms "woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act were ruled to refer to a biological woman and biological sex. Picture: Lucy North/PA Wire

For Women Scotland snub key Holyrood committee over Green MSP comments

Money stacked on top of a council tax bill. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Plans tabled for first council tax revaluation in more than 30 years

A ScotRail diesel train more than 30 years old being tested at Leven Station on the Levenmouth line in Fife which is due to be re-opened in June. (Photo by Network Rail Scotland)

Green government bonds could save £362m from ScotRail's new trains

The life sciences sector contributes almost £10.5bn to the Scottish economy (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Investing in your people today will create the leaders of tomorrow

Pope Francis greets the crowd during a surprise appearance at the end of the mass for Palm Sunday at St Peter's Square in the Vatican on April 13, 2025. Picture: Tiziana FABI / AFP via Getty Images.

How Pope Francis wanted to visit Scotland - but never could

Higher Education Minister Graeme Dey says free tuition for Scottish university students must stay

Readers' Letters: Scottish Government clueless when it come to Education

For Women Scotland campaigners outside the UK Supreme Court.

Green MSP criticised for accusing Supreme Court of 'bigotry'

SNP ministers 'failing to make progress on cutting emissions' says watchdog

First Minister John Swinney

Swinney refuses to issue apology to women after Supreme Court verdict

Susan Smith and Marion Calder, directors of For Women Scotland, cheer as they leave the Supreme Court in London. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

'We'll keep fighting': How For Women Scotland won Supreme Court fight

Hundreds of prisoners were released early to free up space in Scotland’s overcrowded prisons.

Exclusive Edinburgh Council spends £36,000 housing prisoners released early

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn (right) has been accused of "calling the shots" as a Labour minister criticises the rival party's approach to Grangemouth

Exclusive UK minister declares SNP in 'chaos' over Grangemouth

A general view of staff on an NHS hospital ward

Health boards pay out more than £227m in 'eye-watering' compensation

Swede Greta Thunberg came to prominence as a teenage climate activist but lately has been condemning Israel's response to the 2023 Hamas attacks (Picture: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: When did 'activism' become a career in itself?

An evidence-informed approach to curriculum design is sweeping the international educational stage with significantly improved learning outcomes for children in the countries which have adopted it

Exclusive SNP warned of looming crisis as shortfall in student teachers revealed

Transgender rights counter protestors disrupt a demonstration by Let Women Speak earlier this month in Edinburgh. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Exclusive SNP 'must end blame game' after requesting UK government meeting

Donald Trump appeared to announce when the state visit would take place

Donald Trump suggests UK state visit planned for September

Old College at the University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh University boss cannot rule out compulsory redundancies

FLS said it has made significant upgrades to the Bridge of Orchy parking site in Argyll and Bute

The 'record' 50 car parks where campervans can stay for £10 a night

A helicopter douses a wild fire with water on the Isle of Bute on April 10 in Colintraive, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Ministers 'risk more wildfires spreading' with new muirburn system

Teachers are already under pressure (Photo: Shutterstock)

Scottish teachers fear 'disastrous' impact of looming education reform
A series of changes to curriculum, assessment and education institutions are expected to be implemented over the coming months

The Supreme Court ruling is expected to have wide-ranging implications

NHS in Scotland awaits new national guidance on single-sex spaces

First Minister John Swinney.

Scottish Government requests urgent meeting over court gender verdict

John Swinney has made a commitment on the two-child benefit cap. Picture: Getty Images

Swinney makes payment guarantee to parents on two-child benefit cap

I'm not rewriting history on support for gender reforms, claims Sarwar

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay

Ditch ‘dishonest’ just transition and back nuclear, Findlay tells SNP

Susan Smith (L) and Marion Calder, directors of For Women Scotland, cheer as they leave the Supreme Court in London. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

'Watershed' gender case will have 'significant' equality implications

Sandie Peggie

NHS Fife urged to concede Sandie Peggie case after court ruling

Campaigners celebrate outside the Supreme Court in London after terms "woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex, the Supreme Court has ruled. Picture: Lucy North/PA Wire

Analysis Sex definition will have huge impact and could revive gender reforms

Campaigners celebrate outside the Supreme Court in London

Supreme Court ruling branded 'abject humiliation for the SNP'

Activists sing as they hold placards including "women are born, not some bloke with a form" and "women are women, men are men, you can't change sex with the stroke of a pen" during a protest in Parliament Square across from the Supreme Court in London. Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images

Explainer The key points from UK Supreme Court's gender case ruling

For Women Scotland campaigning outside the UK Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules women in the Equality Act refers to biological sex

US Consulate in Edinburgh

US Consulate in Edinburgh set to close under Trump cuts

Explainer Why the Supreme Court is ruling on the definition of a woman

Cocaine hospital admissions have reached their highest ever level in Scotland

Cocaine hospital stays reach record level as drug admissions soar

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