First Minister accepts Barcelona invitation from pro-independence president in Catalonia
Nicola Sturgeon is planning to visit Catalonia following an invitation by its separatist leader.
Scottish politics
Jeremy Corbyn warned off rail nationalisation by former Scottish Labour MP
A former Labour minister has called for Jeremy Corbyn to backtrack on plans to re-nationalise the railway.
Nicola Sturgeon says world leaders should be forced to read fiction to foster compassion
Reading fiction should be compulsory for world leaders to make them more compassionate, says Nicola Sturgeon.
Leading doctor bemoans lack of resources at NHS Scotland as he quits the health service
Bed and staff shortages have forced the early retirement from the health service of Scotland’s British Medical Association chairman.
SNP minister in Perth to meet members of the gypsy traveller community
A minister is in Perth this week to meet members of the gypsy traveller community.
Thousands of ‘working poor’ in Tayside and Fife claiming benefits, figures reveal
Thousands of people in Tayside and Fife are having to rely on benefits despite having jobs.
Passengers urged to hit back on rail fare hikes with booking loophole that can save £17 a day
Rail users are being encouraged to fight back on price hikes with a booking trick that can save Dundee commuters £17 a day.
Local police officers being ‘siphoned off’ to regional and national teams
Hundreds of police officers have been moved out of local units and into centralised jobs.
Jeremy Corbyn says Labour’s ‘industrial renaissance’ would help save BiFab
Jeremy Corbyn has pledged an “industrial renaissance” in Scotland to save firms like BiFab.
Perth council leader rejects plan for local authorities to protect private schools from tax hike
The leader of Perth and Kinross Council has hit back at a government proposal that local authorities shield private schools from a Scottish Government tax raid.