2+ day, 6+ min ago  (413+ words) Find out which party most aligns with your views In just a few weeks, millions of voters will head to the polls when more than 5, 000 council seats will be up for grabs across England. Elections are taking place for 136 local…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (587+ words) The SNP's manifesto for next month's Holyrood election will be "bursting with ambition, while also setting out politics to help Scots "struggling amid the cost-of-living crisis, John Swinney has said. With just over three weeks to go until Scots go…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (451+ words) Brazil's first-ever official tartan has been revealed, as the country celebrates its links with Scotland ahead of the World Cup fixture between the two nations. She is a distant relative of Charles Miller, the Scot who is considered the father…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (858+ words) Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has insisted claims from Reform UK that he tried to strike a deal with them to "remove the SNP" are "absolute nonsense" and a "desperate lie". Mr Sarwar hit out after Lord Malcolm Offord " the…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (531+ words) Exclusive: Health leaders call for new four-week NHS targets for children's mental healthcare Mental health services will only improve if the government creates waiting time targets, health leaders have warned. Experts say mental health services will remain "invisible" until the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (723+ words) Scotland has become the first part of the UK to screen babies for a rare condition that causes progressive muscle wastage in a move parents have described as a "game-changer. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) can result in muscle weakness, breathing…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (495+ words) Police had questioned Packer in the weeks following Ms Caldwell's death Iain Packer, the man convicted of Emma Caldwell's murder nearly two decades after her death, likely committed further killings, a former detective involved in the initial investigation has suggested....

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (460+ words) Juan Ignacio Brex scored the winning try late on for Toulon at Scotstoun Glasgow's dream of reaching their first-ever Investec Champions Cup semi-final ended in disappointment as they were beaten 22-19 by Toulon at Scotstoun. Franco Smith's side entered the game…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1128+ words) England 33-12 Ireland: Back at the scene of their World Cup triumph, the Red Roses opened their Women's Six Nations campaign with a scratchy win Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences....

6+ day, 16+ hour ago  (542+ words) The SNP's pledge to give private renters first refusal if their home is put up for sale "will not fix a broken system, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said. Speaking as he launched his party's battle bus in Glasgow…...