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Liz Hamilton is an expert in the Scottish building industry

Urgency needed if country is to get homes it needs

Glen Tanar Estate spans 25,000 acres of ancient Caledonian pine forests.

Forestry groups warn against Scottish Government 'super agency' merger

SNP must stop thin blue line getting thinner still Alan Young

Expertise in marine engineering built up in the North Sea oil and gas industry could help create a world-leading marine renewables industry (Picture: Andy Buchanan)

SNP warned oil and gas slump driving wind investment out of Scotland

Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Exclusive Fewer bus passengers since SNP took power amid public ownership call

The Scottish government has been criticised for a failure to bring forward action to tackle alcohol-related deaths

Exclusive SNP under fire for failing to tackle alcohol deaths amid drugs focus

Holyrood is bracing for funding cuts from Westminster

Holyrood bracing for £700m Budget cut as SNP makes demand

Inverurie War Memorial sits at the centre of the town

What others can learn from Scotland's Town of the Year

A scenic view across Edinburgh, taking in the business district, from Calton Hill

Exclusive Scottish business chiefs urge Chancellor to be 'bold' and cut taxes

Isle of Jura

Jura calls for ministerial intervention in ferry row

Under the Online Safety Act, sites that host pornographic material must use age checks

Young Scots 'regularly see porn, suicide and self-harm content' online

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh.

Exclusive Scottish Chamber Orchestra's warning after posting increased deficit

The Soay Sheep Project has been ongoing since the 1980s

Welfare report calls to euthanise ill St Kilda sheep ahead of winter

Douglas Alexander

Alexander criticises SNP's 'incoherent' stance after Jackdaw decision

A marsh harrier. Credit: JeremyRichards - stock.adobe.com

Marsh harriers breed for first time at reserve after wetlands restored

BBC Scotland channel closure will 'leave viewers behind'

Nicola Sturgeon was first minister when untested patients were moved from hospitals to care homes at the outset of the Covid pandemic

'Deadly' care homes decision by SNP under fire in Covid inquiry report

Governments urged to 'come together' and back GSA restoration

Exclusive Minister under pressure after failing to commit to new drilling

Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth

SNP: English pupils did better in Pisa 'due to shallow rote learning'

John Swinney during the final day of the Scottish National Party (SNP) annual conference in Aberdeen

McGill's defends comparing John Swinney to dictator over bus plan

Stacey Hogg, 35, who was murdered by her violent ex-partner Lee Inglis at her home in Hawick in June

National review into Stacey Hogg murder 'must be a priority'

John Swinney delivers his keynote speech at the Scottish National Party (SNP) annual conference

Swinney vow to bring buses under public control condemned as 'theft'

John Swinney

SNP conference diary: Booze, buses and mind-blowing revelations

As the SNP campaign for a second independence referendum, Brian Wilson suggests a vote on greater devolution of powers from Edinburgh to the regions would be a foregone conclusion. Picture: Matt Cardy

A referendum 95% of Scots would vote 'yes' in, and the SNP would hate Brian Wilson

Party bosses probably regretted asking members about their hopes for an independent Scotland

SNP conference diary: Facists [sic], whiskey [sic] and art attacks

Scotland’s hospitals are poised for more pressure over the winter months

Angela Constance calls for NHS medics to 'step up' this winter

Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander during a visit to to a college in Motherwell

Burnham offers Scotland more powers in bid for deeper devolution

First Minister and party leader John Swinney speaks to the media at the SNP annual conference

SNP councillors revolt over local government reform plans

Andy Burnham will be giving his first major speech in Scotland (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Burnham offers to work with Swinney to push power out of Holyrood

SNP conference diary: Hiccups, pies and £4.90 diet cokes

Nottingham recently became one of the first cities in the UK to introduce restrictions on balaclavas

SNP ministers considering balaclava exclusion zones in Scotland

Sheep grazing at Shemore Farm in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park

Three Loch Lomond farms chosen to future-proof food production

Skyward Spirit recording in Scotland's Studio.

Exclusive RSNO faces 'most serious challenges in a generation' amid funds crisis

Andy Burnham had backed further local devolution

Scottish businesses back English-style metro mayors, survey suggests

Edinburgh High Court sign

Exclusive Scottish Legal Aid Board demands 'transformational change' in overhaul

Synthetic opioids have contributed to Scotland's increased number of annual drug deaths

Exclusive SNP ministers slammed over no questions on 'UK's first nitazene lab'

The Scottish Beer and Pub Association said 62 pubs closed during the first nine months of 2026

Call for action as a pub closes every five days in Scotland

We are providing unsafe care even before winter, says Scots A&E doctor

Exclusive Stalled wind projects risk leaving Scottish ports as 'stranded assets'

First Minister John Swinney could face more ScotWind developers relinquishing their contracts

Analysis SNP needs ScotWind reality check to restore investor confidence

Alex Cole-Hamilton raised the issue in parliament

Violence in schools: More than 44,000 incidents reported in a year

Michael Marra speaks in the Scottish Parliament

SNP public sector reform risks 'decade of distraction', warns Labour

Floating wind farms make use of the huge blades fitted to towers hundreds of feet in height.

Exclusive 'Window closing' for Scotland to lead world on floating offshore wind

St Kilda's Soay sheep

A warmer St Kilda could be changing the fate of its famous sheep

Ivan McKee waves to media

Exclusive Voluntary exit scheme opens for senior civil servants

Mairi McAllan gives evidence to Holyrood committee

McAllan: 'Still no cost for key pledge to reduce class contact time'

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