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Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross

Ross and Cole-Hamilton publish tax returns after Sturgeon call
ALEX Cole- Hamilton was the first opposition party leader to publish his tax returns after the SNP made Nicola Sturgeon's public yesterday.

More confusion as Sturgeon refers to double-rapist as 'she' and her'

More confusion as Sturgeon refers to double-rapist as 'she' and 'her'

Teachers' strikes to continue over exams as Sturgeon urges unions to compromise

Teachers' strikes to continue over exams as Sturgeon urges unions to compromise

Sturgeon 'can't recall' when her husband loaned SNP £107,000

Sturgeon 'can't recall' when she knew husband loaned SNP £107,000

SNP leader in the Commons Stephen Flynn.

Flynn says views of SNP gender reform critics should be respected as row deepens

A warning has been issued over the high number of near-fatal drug overdoses

'Deeply concerning': Warning as thousands saved after 'near-fatal' overdose

Tories hit out over ‘dramatic’ decline in number of police special constables

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at a press conference in St Andrew's House, Edinburgh today.

FM to press on with legal action over use of Section 35 despite trans prisoners row

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at a press conference in St Andrew's House, Edinburgh, today.

Sturgeon says SNP gender reform critics should be able to stand for election

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon’s bank details published alongside tax returns

Charity boss hits out at Guinness rugby sponsorship and backs call for booze ad ban

Charity boss hits out at Guinness rugby sponsorship and backs call for booze ad ban

It comes as the government accepted that the pathway to net zero for Scotland requires a rapid large-scale decarbonisation of heat

Exclusive Anger as only one Scottish Government building has eco-friendly heat pump installed

Shirley-Anne Somerville

Teacher strikes 'some way' from being resolved as SNP accused of inaction

Joanna Cherry and Nicola Sturgeon

Updated Joanna Cherry tells Nicola Sturgeon to 'eat humble pie' over gender reforms

Liz Truss claims she was never given a 'realistic chance' to roll out economic plan

Slump in support for SNP and independence, poll suggests

Slump in support for SNP and independence, poll suggests

File photo dated 06/09/2020 of demonstrators taking part in a Refugees Welcome and Black Lives Matter protest rally in Glasgow.

Refugee integration strategy given fresh £1.6m investment

Social workers are preparing to leave the profession amid uncertainty over the Scottish Government's social care reforms.

Exclusive ‘It’s so unsettling': Social workers prepare to quit over flagship SNP care reforms

The register promises to reveal the 'controlling interests' behind Scottish land ownership.

Exclusive Anger as landowners who fail to join public register escape fines again

No wonder Question Time crowd were unconvinced by India's inarticulate arguments

KEVIN MCKENNA'S DIARY No wonder Question Time crowd were unconvinced by India's inarticulate arguments

Tension in the air: Why Chinese spy balloon is a disaster for diplomacy

DAVID PRATT Tension in the air: Why Chinese spy balloon is a disaster for diplomacy

Our Writer at Large talks to film director and writer Mark Cousins about his new films, Hollywood scandal, sex in cinema and Scottish independence

NEIL MACKAY'S BIG READ Scottish-Irish director Mark Cousins on cinema, sex and the sins of Alfred Hitchcock

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaving Teesside University in Darlington, as part of his visit to County Durham. Picture date: Monday January 30, 2023. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Oli Scarff/PA Wire

SETTLE ON SUNDAY Zombie Tories now have Sunak’s ‘nightmare job’ in their sights

Thomas Carlyle, 1795 - 1881. Historian and essayist, by Mrs Helen Allingham, 1879. Watercolour on paper

RAB'S SCOTTISH ICONS Scots philosopher Thomas Carlyle was something of a boilerplate racist proto-fash

Survival of Scotland's hospice 'could be in jeopardy'

Exclusive Survival of Scotland's hospices 'could be in jeopardy'

Police Scotland: Number of cops and staff failing vetting doubles in a year

Exclusive Police Scotland: Number of cops and staff failing vetting doubles in a year

Sir Jake said it would be normal practice in the private sector for someone facing such allegations to stand aside.

Ex-Tory chairman calls for Dominic Raab to be suspended over bullying claims

Sales fears for Scotch over fake Russian whisky

Sales fears for Scotch over fake Russian whisky

Unspun: the political diary

Unspun: the political diary

Greens environment spokesperson Mark Ruskell

Exclusive Greens call for SNP ministers to 'ramp up ambition' on climate

Justice Secretary Keith Brown

Keith Brown told to publish review into Bryson trans prisoners row in full

Man found guilty of threatening to assassinate Nicola Sturgeon

Man found guilty of threatening to assassinate Nicola Sturgeon

IFS forecasts 'reversal of fortune' for Scottish and English councils

IFS warns of 'reversal of fortune' for Scottish and English councils

MSPs urge ministers to halt 'dangerous' Bill for National Care Service

MSPs urge ministers to halt 'dangerous' Bill for National Care Service

Exclusive Call for 'concerted action' as social housing mould and damp complaints soar to 12000

Upgrade of Edinburgh's botanic garden facing cuts and delays

Exclusive Upgrade of Edinburgh's botanic garden facing delays as costs rise

Boris Johnson appears on TalkTV tonight

Johnson asked to choose Nicola Sturgeon or Keir Starmer for stay in stalled lift

FMQs sketch: from self-ID to Sturgeon-ID

FMQs sketch: from self-ID to Sturgeon-ID

UK Government orders independent inquiry into 1998 Omagh bombing

UK Government orders independent inquiry into 1998 Omagh bombing

Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon admits 'almost certainly the case' rapist not truly transgender

Updated Climate advisers call on Harvie to reform 'not fit for purpose' energy standards

Swinney urged to 'ditch' National Care Service and better fund councils

Swinney 'wrestling' with £100bn overspend just weeks before end of financial year

Swinney 'wrestling' with £100m overspend just weeks before end of financial year

Budget: Leaked document reveals 'potential job losses on a massive scale' in councils

Budget: Leaked document reveals 'potential job losses on a massive scale' in councils

BBC Radio Scotland listeners numbers fall by 20 per cent in a year

Updated Listeners desert BBC Radio Scotland: audience plummets 20 per cent in just one year

John Swinney urged to ‘ditch’ care service plans ahead of budget debate

Scottish Labour Anas Sarwar

Sarwar rules out next UK Labour government needing deal with SNP

Justice Secretary Keith Brown

Brown urged to reveal SNP involvement amid 'blurred lines' over trans prisoners

PMQs: Sunak denies Brexit to blame for 'worst living standards since the 1930s'

Lorna Slater is hoping to launch the deposit return scheme in August

Updated 'Critical moment': Retailers call for blueprint to get deposit return scheme on track

Labour MP apologises for calling Israel government 'fascist'

Labour MP apologises for calling Israel government 'fascist'

MP lodges Bill to allow independence referendum every seven years until Yes wins

MP tables Bill to allow independence referendum every seven years until Yes wins

Sunak branded 'weak' for refusing to suspend Raab over bullying complaints

Sunak branded 'weak' for refusing to suspend Raab over bullying complaints

Attorney General refuses to be drawn on legal advice over Section 35

Attorney General refuses to be drawn on legal advice over Section 35