Holyrood News

Tax breaks introduced by the UK Government last year have coincided with the first increase in oil production since 2001

Plans to absorb the British Transport Police into the single force have been blasted, after Nicola Sturgeon couldn’t provide any evidence the new set-up would...

Business leaders have written to the SNP demanding it reverses rates hikes which make Scotland the highest taxed part of the UK

The Scottish Conservatives are urging Scots to respond to the SNP’s fresh independence drive by backing a petition opposing a second independence referendum

Scotland’s pupils and teachers have been congratulated for an excellent set of exam results, including an increase in vocational passes

Education secretary John Swinney has confirmed the unlawful named person policy has been put on hold

Political pressure on the SNP over named person is beginning to pay off, after the education secretary said he may limit the scope of the scheme

The police should reassure people in Scotland that the force is adequately staffed, after officer numbers dropped to their lowest in more than five years

The number of patients compensated by the NHS for medical negligence rose to a record high last year, it has emerged