The Scottish government says it has provided an additional £20,000 to pay for culling greylag geese in North and South Uist ...

The Scottish Government looks set to announce an inquiry into the operation of grooming gangs in Scotland. It comes after First Minister John Swinney faced pressure to call a public inquiry from ...

The Scottish government last week called for decriminalizing possession of personal quantities of drugs in a bid to address the alarming rate of overdose deaths in the country, which is among the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scotland's First Minister John Swinney gestures during a speech to representatives from organisations across the public and ...

The inquiry will be chaired by Professor Alexis Jay, who led the inquiry into sexual exploitation in Rotherham and the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in 2022.

April 12 (UPI) --Scotland plans to file a legal challenge over the British government's veto of a controversial reform measure that would make it easier for people to legally change their gender. The ...

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said the government had already invested £1.75bn but admitted that the new data showed there was more to do.

LONDON — A new law against hate speech came into force in Scotland on Monday, praised by some but criticized by others who say its sweeping provisions could criminalize religious views or tasteless ...

The Scottish government plans to begin trialling its own digital identity platform early next year, running a pilot with Disclosure Scotland. The pilot will allow users of Disclosure Scotland’s ...

LONDON – The Scottish government has proposed decriminalizing possession of all drugs for personal use to tackle one of Europe’s highest overdose death rates. The suggestion was almost instantly ...

The power-sharing agreement between the Scottish National Party and the Scottish Green Party ended abruptly on Thursday, marking a fresh period of turmoil for the S.N.P. By Stephen Castle Reporting ...