2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (659+ words) John Swinney has claimed the UK is at a "pivotal moment of constitutional change" - ahead of a summit with the leaders of Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein in Cardiff. Swinney, Plaid's leader Rhun ap Iorwerth, and Sinn Fein's president Mary…...

10+ hour, 42+ min ago   (825+ words) The first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will meet in Cardiff on Monday to discuss ways of "working more closely", including on constitutional issues. It will be the first face-to-face meeting between the three nationalist leaders since Plaid…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1074+ words) First Minister John Swinney has written to the prime minister inviting him to meet and consider the constitutional future of Scotland. Swinney's letter calls for a legal mechanism to be established for triggering an independence vote following comments from Andy…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (39+ words) BBC Scotland's papers: Murrell inquiry and safety warning over release of prisoners Watchdog warns Scotland's colleges face increasing financial pressure Are wealthy buyers stoking St Andrews' housing crisis?...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (47+ words) BBC Scotland's papers: School results slump and civil servant gift card spend Watchdog calls for police to stop using Tasers on children in custody 'My new job as a tour guide turned out to be fake'...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (46+ words) BBC Scotland's papers: 'Warnings' to Swinney over public sector reforms Swinney's £2 cap on bus fares kicks in - but some call it 'half a solution' Swinney suggests Scots will not travel further for health care under reforms...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (43+ words) Scotland's papers: Swinney's 'blueprint unravels' and Glasgow in 'critical state' BBC Scotland's papers: Swinney's 'blueprint unravels' and Glasgow in 'critical state' Minimum wage shame list reveals Scottish firms that failed to pay staff Glasgow City Council at 'critical' point over…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (40+ words) BBC Scotland's papers: 'We will always love you Dolly' and Putin warnings Libyan cleared after Lockerbie bombing trial dies aged 70 Does 'rewilded' land need better wildfire prevention measures?...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (488+ words) A council's chief fire officer has admitted a town's fire response times will suffer as it reallocates firefighters elsewhere to improve overall services across the county. Under the plans, Gloucestershire County Council would end night-time cover at Cheltenham West station…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (926+ words) More than £700m is to be cut from the Scottish government's Budget next year, the country's official forecaster has said. The Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC) said the reduction would correct the difference between forecast and actual income tax revenues. In its…...