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The Dunard Centre, expected to open in 2029, will become the permanent home for the Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Rural venues ‘struggling to keep lights on’ warns Borders arts chief

The Scottish Government

Scottish Government spent £6.5m on Microsoft 365 licences

The Scottish Ambulance Service remains operational.

Microsoft apology as ministers activate resilience plans in outage

MSPs are examining the potential impact of data centres (PA)

Scotland could use heat from data centres to warm homes, MSPs told

Health Secretary Angela Constance

MSPs criticise ‘scant detail’ behind SNP plans for NHS overhaul

Labour wants to ban phones in Scottish schools

Exclusive SNP government urged to set out school phone ban timeline

Exterior view of Dr Gray's Hospital

Swinney has confidence in NHS Grampian board after mass changes

Johnny McKnight in She's Behind You PIC: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

NTS ‘in dialogue’ to revive productions as it unveils 2027 programme

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The AI agenda will bring little benefit to Scottish people

John Swinney

SNP ministers do not know how much flagship bus pledge will cost

Castle of Light show at Edinburgh Castle

Audit watchdog to publish follow up report on heritage quango HES

A scene outside Glasgow Royal Infirmary's emergency department. Picture: John Devlin

Swinney tells Scots to stay away from A&E amid 'winter NHS crisis'

Scots are being warned that power cuts could be caused by threats other than winter storms and across the entire nation

Scots warned about power cuts caused by 'new and dynamic threats'

Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra

Scottish Labour leader backs rejoining EU in change of position

Edinburgh High Court sign

High Court cases to double as Crown braces for 'significant' pressure

John Swinney

John Swinney urged to provide clarity on flagship bus pledge

First Minister John Swinney lays a wreath during the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Stone of Remembrance outside the City Chambers in Edinburgh

Swinney hits back at 'disgusting' Tories over Remembrance Sunday X row

SNP ministers to pass on funding to cut £100 off energy bills for those in council tax bands A-D

Labour calls on SNP to enhance energy bills support from Westminster

First Minister John Swinney and Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary Jenny Gilruth

SNP warned council services 'facing decline' without budget cash boost

Lord Advocate Ruth Charteris is head of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) in Scotland

Exclusive Crown faces cutting victim service and support for unsolved cases

The Liberal Democrats said the crisis in A&E departments is ‘quite literally lethal’

Almost 600 deaths linked to 'lethal' A&E waits in Scotland this year

Working from home suits many people, but it can be lonely. Picture: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds

The problem with strike action by civil servants over home working Scotsman comment

Douglas Alexander

Douglas Alexander: SNP has short-changed Glasgow by £357 million

Former Scottish Greens co-convenor Lorna Slater previously said: “Without Scottish Greens in government and without the Bute House agreement, there would be no-one standing strong for our environment.”

Exclusive Key SNP-Green education pledge paused due to staff pressures

Social workers want more autonomy (Picture: Submitted)

Social workers forced to 'ration' care amid lack of resources

First Minister John Swinney

John Swinney confirms SNP U-turn on new North Sea oil and gas

Information Commissioner David Hamilton

Information chief's verdict on SNP public sector reforms: 'Don't'

Firefighters tackle wildfires in the Cairngorms.

SNP says it has no plans for a dedicated wildfire helicopter

Mairi McAllan

Cut to school days 'risks damaging already low attendance rates'

Health Secretary Angela Constance.

Constance: Scotland will be better served with two mainland NHS boards

The Scottish government

Trust in SNP 'plummeting' as fewer than half of Scots have faith

Justice Secretary Neil Gray

'Gross discourtesy': Gray refuses to apologise over Polmont riot row

Scotland's high courts are expecting an increased demand of cases

Exclusive SNP under pressure to boost funding for courts service amid case waits

Whitelees windfarm near Eaglesham, East Renfrewshire

SNP putting 'thousands of jobs at risk' with onshore wind uncertainty

Ever younger pupils are being support for mental health

Primary one pupils offered counselling to cope with anxiety

Opposition politicians called the latest statistics ‘atrocious’

Emergency departments at risk of collapse, SNP ministers warned

The Acorn project will be based at Shell's St Fergus gas terminal near Peterhead

Exclusive SNP’s climate targets thrown into doubt over 'fairy tale’ technology

Examples of the of robot warships:The MAST-13 (now known as Madfox) Autonomous Surface Vehicle, leaving the loading dock of HMS Albion.

Ferguson Marine looking into building 'autonomous' robot warships

First Minister John Swinney met filmmaker Karan Johar to discuss Scotland’s potential as a creative partner and filming locations for future Indian film and television productions

Exclusive John Swinney: Foreign trip critics 'don't understand selling Scotland'

Lochranza on the Isle of Arran

20,000 households asked about what life is like living on an island

First Minister John Swinney visited Dharma Productions and met filmmaker Karan Johar to discuss Scotland’s potential as a creative partner and filming locations for future Indian film and television productions

John Swinney: Why I make no apology for selling Scotland overseas John Swinney

Inside HMP Barlinnie

Ministers consider use of ‘temporary modular accommodation’ for jails

SNP ministers to pass on funding to cut £100 off energy bills for those in council tax bands A-D

UK Budget 2026: Scots households to benefit from £100 energy payment

John Healey will give his first Budget as Chancellor on Wednesday afternoon (Photo by Annabel Lee-Ellis/PA Wire)

UK Budget: Healey told to 'restore' Scots waters naval vessel patrols

First Minister John Swinney and Housing Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville are under pressure to deliver more new homes

SNP criticised for 'appalling' new homes drop amid housing emergency

There are plans to build another gas-fired power station next to the existing one at Peterhead. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

SNP's 'catastrophic failure' by approving gas power station

(Photo: ChargePlace Scotland)

Exclusive SNP-backed electric vehicle scheme sees decline in charging points

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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