Scotland is "unlikely" to meet its 2030 climate change target to reduce car use, according to public spending watchdogs.

An estimated 260 to 390 inmates are expected to be eligible for release, with the Scottish Prison Service managing the liberations in three tranches over six weeks.

Assistant Chief Constable Steven Johnson raised concerns while giving evidence to MSPs on Holyrood’s Health Committee.

Scotland’s First Minister has said there is “absolutely no way” he would work with Reform UK to pass a Scottish budget if the party wins a raft of MSPs at next year’s election. Nigel Farage’s party has seen increasing popularity in Scotland in the past year,

The JRF’s annual poverty barometer, which analyses information from the Office for Budget Responsibility, indicates Scotland will be the only place in the UK in which child poverty will fall over the next five years. This has been attributed to Scotland-specific policies relating to welfare.

Deals agreed with the two parties to ease the path of the Budget will cost the Scottish Government £16.7 million.

Scotland will cap rent increases at CPI+1% up to a maximum of 6% within a rent control area, a more relaxed policy compared to a previous 3% rent cap. The Housing (Scotland) Bill was introduced on 26

Flagship policy to create national care service overhauled after significant opposition in Scottish Parliament and from local government

Scotland has everything it needs to thrive, but we have to choose this path and commit to it together. Read John Swinney's speech on our plans for Scotland's economy.

Ireland has been hit with record wind gusts of 114 miles (183 kilometers) an hour as a winter storm batters the country and northern parts of the U.K. Schools have been closed, trains halted and hundreds of flights canceled in the Republic of Ireland,

The National Library was established by an Act of Parliament in 1925, and since then has amassed and cared for a collection of more than 50 million items.

Hosted by Scottish Secretary Ian Murray, the event was an opportunity to promote ‘Brand Scotland’ in an increasingly competitive global market. Just 24 hours earlier, the world had looked on as President Donald Trump vowed during his inauguration spech to make good on his pledge to introduce trade tariffs,