Jeremy Corbyn drops opposition to second Scottish independence referendum
Further turmoil has engulfed the Scottish Labour party after Westminster leader Jeremy Corbyn said he would not block a second Scottish referendum.
Scottish politics
Teacher vacancies revealed as pupils go back to school
Pupils at schools across Courier Country start the first day of the new academic year on Tuesday, with 27 teachers positions still to be filled.
Exclusive – Campaign group established by late leading Liberal Democrat swaps support to SNP in Fife
A campaign group set-up by late Liberal Democrat leader Lord Paddy Ashdown has dropped its support for his party in the country's narrowest marginal seat.
Nursery charity warns of workforce ‘crisis’ ahead of expanded hours roll-out
A leading nurseries group has warned of a "workforce crisis" ahead of the roll-out of the Scottish Government's compulsory hours provision in 2020.
Politicians react as poll shows majority of Scots support independence
A majority of Scots would vote for independence from the United Kingdom, a poll taken following Boris Johnson's ascension to Prime Minister has revealed.
Dundee has third highest rate of ‘workless households’ in UK
Dundee recorded the second highest rate in Scotland of the number of households with no adults in employment, figures have shown.
VIDEO: Watch as Boris Johnson is booed by crowd on his arrival at Bute House in Edinburgh
Boris Johnson was booed on his arrival in the Scots capital on Monday.
Calls for ‘urgent’ changes to fatal accident inquiries four years on from M9 tragedy
Calls for a review into the fatal accident inquiry process have been made, four years on from the tragic M9 deaths of Lamara Bell and John Yuill.
ALEX BELL: £3bn gift from Boris Johnson could add to SNP’s woes amid talk of new pro-Indy party
Boris Johnson once said a column consisted of a few jokes and paradox. If the joke is Boris, then the paradox is that by achieving high office, he diminishes it.
Reaction to Scottish drugs deaths shows problems with ‘us versus them’
A former prime minister has slammed the reaction of the UK and Scottish governments following news Scotland had the highest drug death rate in the developed world.