4+ hour, 29+ min ago   (717+ words) Leaders of the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin are expected to meet in Cardiff to sign an agreement aimed at putting pressure on Downing Street to hold referendums on independence. The meeting on Monday will involve the first ministers…...

10+ hour, 58+ min ago   (881+ words) The First Ministers of the UK’s devolved nations will sign a landmark agreement on Monday aimed at putting pressure on Downing Street to hold referendums on independence. SNP leader John Swinney, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth and Sinn Féin…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (828+ words) Hundreds have gathered in Glasgow for an anti-immigration rally and associated counter protest. The Pink Ladies organised their event at Glasgow Green, prompting opposing groups, including Stand Up To Racism (SUTR), to arrange a counter protest. With a large police…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (731+ words) Hundreds have gathered in Glasgow for an anti-immigration rally and associated counter protest. The Pink Ladies organised their event at Glasgow Green, prompting opposing groups, including Stand Up To Racism (SUTR), to arrange a counter protest. With a large police…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (486+ words) Scottish First Minister John Swinney has backed calls for a cut in whisky duty in the UK Government’s upcoming Budget. The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) made the ask in its submission to the Treasury this week, which was bolstered by…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (999+ words) Scotland’s First Minister is seeking talks with Andy Burnham on the legal mechanism for a second independence referendum after a “big shift” in position from the Prime Minister. John Swinney welcomed comments by the Labour leader when he suggested to…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (848+ words) Scotland’s First Minister is pressing for talks with Andy Burnham over how a legal mechanism for a second independence referendum could be agreed. SNP leader John Swinney has written to the Prime Minister following his suggestion in the Commons that…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (642+ words) Everything buyers and renters need to know about the London property market, plus neighbourhood guides and interiors inspiration. A landlord registration service will gradually roll out in regions of England from December, the Government has said. The register is expected…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (518+ words) Three Holyrood committees have declined to work jointly with a UK Parliament committee on further scrutiny of party finances. In July, the Scottish Affairs Committee (SAC) agreed that its chairwoman, Patricia Ferguson, should write to Scottish Parliament committees to “explore…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (897+ words) First Minister John Swinney has refused to say when the Government will announce how many jobs will be lost through public sector reforms. As ministers deal with a near-£5 billion black hole predicted by the end of the decade, the…...