4+ hour, 10+ min ago   (821+ words) Scottish Labour is still a “significant force” in Scottish politics despite recent election results, a contender for the party’s leadership has said. The number of MSPs elected for the party has declined in every Holyrood election since devolution, falling to…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (356+ words) Passengers at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports are facing long delays and multiple cancelled flights due to a technical fault in air traffic control systems Passengers have been advised to check the latest flight information with their airlines, while airports apologised…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (513+ words) John Swinney has been urged to "get on with slashing waste" after announcing plans to crack down on the number of commissioners in Scotland. The First Minister’s programme for government, setting out his legislative agenda for the coming years, proposes…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (447+ words) By contrast Scotland had a more positive experience with house prices up £3,471 (1.8 per cent) increasing from £191,884 to £195,355. June had the second highest average figure ever and, while it is not an enormous increase, it still seems as if there is…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (427+ words) There’s a spooky treat on the way for fans of one of the most talked-about new comedy shows of recent years. Season two of comedy game show Last One Laughing UK was released on Amazon Prime Video earlier this year,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (505+ words) The Scotsman Food and Drink Editor Sam Heughan’s Spirit of Galloway event at this year’s Stranraer Oyster Festival has been cancelled. The actor and author was set to headline a flagship Sunday afternoon event celebrating his home region. The actor…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (576+ words) John Swinney has set out his stall to become a great reformer of Scotland’s public sector - but he faces an almighty showdown with trade unions, his political opponents and the harsh reality of having to turn the taps off on…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (380+ words) Plans have been submitted that would see part of the former IBM site at Greenock turned into a major data centre development. Developers have applied to Inverclyde Council for planning permission for the scheme at Spango Valley, off Inverkip Road....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (576+ words) Arts and culture correspondent The three times great grandson of US abolitionist campaigner Frederick Douglass is to lead a walk around the towns and cities visited by his forefather as he fought to spread the word against slavery. More than…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (390+ words) There are thousands of shows in Edinburgh this month. Please tell us why we should come and see yours? I think it’s important to support local talent at the very start of their career. What will we learn from your…...