NewsScotlandScotland PoliticsMarra to claim Holyrood 'hoarding power' in conference speechThe new Scottish Labour leader will address the UK Labour conference in Liverpool.21 mins agoScotland PoliticsDomestic abuse workers face £11k pay cut under new council schemeStaff are concerned the cuts will put vulnerable women using council services at further risk.20 mins agoGlasgow & West ScotlandSwinney backs decriminalisation of drugs after spike in deathsThe Scottish First Minister has backed the move - though it would have to be signed off by the UK government.3 days agoScotland PoliticsGB Energy boss defends Aberdeen job creation recordDan McGrail says the state-owned renewables investment firm is directly recruiting two people a week, and its funding is benefitting thousands more.3 days agoNE, Orkney & ShetlandPM rejects drugs decriminalisation after Swinney backs itScotland's first minister had called for the move as part of measures to tackle the drugs deaths crisis, but the prime minister said he did not support it.2 days agoScotland PoliticsNo furlough compensation for Alexander Dennis after conditions not metThe transport secretary said the pledged support depended on the firm securing a minimum number of orders and bus manufacturing jobs in Scotland.2 days agoTayside and CentralRidiculed MSP says chest infection and lack of sleep led to committee blunderCollette Stevenson says she has faced "misogynistic bullying" after asking whether government agency Transport Scotland is a charity.2 days agoScotland PoliticsGlasgow City Council pauses plan to fire and rehire 23,000 staffTalks between the council and three unions will resume early next week to try to reach a new deal on pay.Drug deaths rise sharply in Scotland as figures remain worst in EuropeThe figure rose by 11% last year, bringing the total deaths in a decade to more than 11,000.Council leaders wary of radical plan to redraw Scotland's local government mapLocal politicians across Scotland are digesting plans for the biggest shake-up of the council system in 30 years. Reform UK MSPs jeered as they walk out of Scottish independence debate at HolyroodThe party's leader in Scotland, Malcolm Offord, describes the debate as an insult and a waste of time.Lib Dems the most influential party at Holyrood, Cole-Hamilton saysThe Scottish party leader made the claim as he addressed the UK conference in Brighton. Features and analysisPhoto call or 'pivotal moment' - How significant is leaders summit?The first minister will meet the leaders of Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein in Cardiff on Monday.How will Swinney 'rewire' local government and public services?The first minister announced wide-ranging plans to shake-up Scotland's public sector. Food price cap and public sector reform: Five things from the programme for governmentA summary of the key announcements from John Swinney's programme for government. Early release: What's happening with prisoners in Scotland?Letting prisoners out early to ease prison overcrowding is proving politically fraught both sides of the border. Business groups urge Swinney to scrap 'ineffective' food price cap planMore than 20 organisations have written a joint letter to John Swinney urging him to scrap his plan for a legal cap on some food and drink prices.
