Scotland's alcohol-specific deaths remain 16 above pre-pandemic levels as SHAAP calls for higher alcohol duty and tougher action on alcohol harm.

Argyll and Bute councillor Alastair Redman has urged John Swinney to intervene after the Standards Commission destroyed his case files, raising concerns about freedom of speech and transparency.

Reform UK MSP Amanda Bland has quit the party and will now sit as an independent in Holyrood. So, is this the beginning of a collapse of Malcom Offord's Scottish branch office party?

In truth, the opening of Jackdaw will have a positive effect on the government's net zero plans and at the same time improve ...

Scotscraig captain George Heron says he would vote for the club's TALGC deal again, arguing that concerns over control and course access have not materialised ...

Conservative councillor Marie-Clair Munro has hit out at the “divisive language and implications” of the GPEW motion, ...

Scottish Greens councillor Chas Booth is leading the charge against what he termed a “U-turn” and a “massive betrayal” by transport minister Stephen Flynn.

Whilst business rates have changed a little over the intervening centuries, the basic concept of a property tax still holds true. But in the 21st century the nature of business operations, their ...

Current approaches to business rates and practices in Scotland are “ripe for reconsideration”, a leading academic has ...

SNP ministers cannot identify how many convicted sex offenders - if any - may have grounds for appeal after a landmark court ...

The Scottish Greens went into the Holyrood election in a "dire" financial position, according to a motion to be debated at the party's annual conference.

An interim liquidator has been appointed to a Scottish city courier company. The move comes after an HMRC court action ...