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Questions have been raised about Police Scotland’s policies on sex and gender

Police Scotland 'eroding public trust' over stance on gender

Andrew Bowie and Kemi Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch moves shadow Scotland Secretary in Tory reshuffle

Modern slavery statements look set to be a mandatory compliance topic in boardrooms (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Modern slavery is about to move higher up the agenda

Joe Fagan speaking at his campaign launch in Glasgow city centre (pic: John Devlin)

Fagan will lift Scots Labour council coalitions ban if elected leader

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander (Yui Mok/PA)

Exclusive MPs to meet Scots Secretary to discuss 'Highland premium'

Rachel Reeves (Aaron Chown/PA)

Here's who is replacing Rachel Reeves at her cancelled Edinburgh show

Douglas Alexander

Exclusive Douglas Alexander 'remains neutral' in Scottish Labour leadership race

The property on Calton Hill is the latest to be investigated by historian David Olusoga in his TV series a House Through Time

TV historian unlocks Edinburgh home of a sculptor and a brothel keeper

Price Bailey have released their new report

Ad Feature British businesses trust Parliament more than MPs do

Katy Clark

Left-wing MSP is not standing in Scottish Labour leadership contest

Fraser Scott is a Partner, Murray Beith Murray

Inheritance tax planning is more important than ever

Scottish Labour MSP Joe Fagan

You will never see me in the Lords - I only want to serve Scotland Joe Fagan

Former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer

Monica Lennon: Sir Keir Starmer was a 'selfish and stubborn' PM

Anas Sarwar

Analysis 'Bewildering' moment in Scottish Labour as Sarwar's bombshell dropped

Andy Burnham's victory rally at Ashton Town FC after being elected as Makerfield MP

Who will be in Andy Burnham's cabinet?

Andy Burnham will soon be UK prime minister, despite not being an MP when the Labour Party became the new UK government at the last general election (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Explainer Andy Burnham to be crowned Labour leader today - but he's not PM yet

Coastguard rescue officers had been due to no longer receive payments

UK government pauses decision to scrap coastguard callout payments

Elaine Stewart is the Labour MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Exclusive Scottish Labour benefit cuts rebel U-turns to back welfare reforms

Douglas Alexander

Who will be Scottish Secretary when Andy Burnham becomes PM?

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage

Explainer What does Nigel Farage's resignation mean for donations investigation?

Coastguard rescue officers will no longer receive payments under plans by UK authorities

UK set to push on with dropping hourly fee for coastguard volunteers

Andy Burnham

Next prime minister 'faces battle for heart and soul of the country'

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer makes a speech in Downing Street, London, as he said he will resign as leader of the Labour Party and he has informed the King of his decision.

Read Keir Starmer's resignation speech in full

Anas Sarwar unveiling Scottish Labour's manifesto in Edinburgh

Exclusive Sarwar stays for now but next Scottish Labour leader will be divisive

The Holyrood press pen

A pen for parliament journalists? The Holyrood farce turns tragi-comic

Parliament Hall

Exclusive Historic Parliament Hall fires to stop burning over environmental concerns

MSPs have been asked to give equality data

MSPs told to give sex and trans status for Scottish parliament website

Peter Murrell with Nicola Sturgeon in 2019

Exclusive Former FM calls for joint Westminster-Holyrood Peter Murrell inquiry

The standard and style of debate inside the Scottish Parliament building is being reformed under the watch of new Presiding Officer Kenneth Gibson

Holyrood works best when it feels alive and slightly unpredictable

Susan Smith (left) and Marion Calder (right) co-directors of For Women Scotland outside the Supreme Court in London following the historic ruling on the legal definition of a woman.Photo: Lucy North/PA Wire

Women must be properly counted amid sex data jumble

Exclusive More committee members call for Westminster SNP embezzlement inquiry

Scotland needs a freight system that is cleaner, cheaper and more resilient, says Chris Thorneycroft-Smith

Driving Scotland’s freight into an electric future

First Minister John Swinney and newly-appointed Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth arrive for the formal appointment of ministers at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Thursday

Scotland faces race against time for economic growth, say CBI

Sir Keir Starmer seemed relaxed on Wednesday

Analysis Keir Starmer like a man liberated by death row as he turns on patter

The For Women Scotland ruling means “sex” is defined by biological sex

Scottish parliament drops 'sex' category as two trans MSPs elected

Andy Burnham urged voters to back him to 'change Labour'

Analysis Burnham talks to people on their level - unlike uneasy Starmer

Hannah Mary Goodlad MSP was sworn in using Shaetlan.

Analysis Parliament's diversity as 14 languages used to swear in new MSPs

Outgoing Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone and former deputy presiding officer Annabelle Ewing.

Analysis Holyrood is ‘dull’ - can a new presiding officer inject some passion?

The last King's Speech was in July 2024

What will be in the King's Speech today?

The newly-elected Reform UK MSPs arrive for their first day at the Scottish Parliament.

Explainer The new MSPs are in Holyrood - what happens now?

Anas Sarwar and Sir Keir Starmer

Sarwar staying as Labour leader - but won't say for how long

It's not long until Scotland goes to the polls again.

When are the next General, Scottish Goverment and Council Elections?
As the dust settles on the Holyrood election, here’s when Scotland will be returning to the ballot box in the coming years.

Jackie Baillie at Labour's rally in Glasgow

Jackie Baillie holds back tears at Scottish Labour eve of poll rally

John Swinney is set to fall short of a majority, according to the poll

SNP three short of majority with Reform in second, poll finds

Joanna Cherry

Joanna Cherry: 'Reform may give Holyrood a kick up the backside'

Tommy Robinson

Tommy Robinson 'did good work on grooming gangs', says Thomas Kerr

Kemi Badenoch during the emergency debate

SNP and Tories unite in call for Keir Starmer no confidence vote

Sir Keir Starmer (R) and Peter Mandelson

Tories 'considering options' for removing Starmer as Prime Minister

Co-leaders Gillian Mackay and Ross Greer launch the Scottish Greens' manifesto.

Green manifesto would 'cement Scotland as highest taxed part of UK'

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Starmer accused of 'Brexit betrayal' as UK could sign up to EU rules

Man in giant bird costume running for Scottish parliament

A daily Holyrood question time? Only if there are answers Alan Young

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar during a visit to Hamilton International Technology Park in South Lanarkshire last month

Labour would raise LBTT threshold to £200k for first time buyers

Ash Regan MSP

Exclusive Prostitution Scotland: Campaign group questions Holyrood 'neutrality'

First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney acknowledges applause after addressing the SNP campaign Conference at Edinburgh International Conference Centre on Saturday (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Swinney will have to do better in next Parliament

Mass at St Andrew's Cathedral in Glasgow. Scottish Labour is now targeting the Catholic vote ahead of Holyrood elections given Reform and SNP's position on faith schools. PIC: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty

Labour targets Catholic vote as SNP and Reform 'abandon' faith schools

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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

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