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Standards committee says Michael Matheson should also lose salary for 54 days in most serious sanctions ever imposed on MSP

Police Scotland said the girl was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary following the collision on Wednesday evening, but was pronounced dead a short time later.

Scottish Water has launched an investigation into the potential dumping of chemical waste by tankers in Aberdeenshire.

The £288m megayacht named ’Kismet’ arrived in Troon, Scotland, on its maiden voyage after being constructed at German shipyard Lurssen.

John Swinney will become Scotland’s seventh first minister after being nominated by parliament.

A man was filmed reportedly chasing police down the street wielding a chainsaw in a shocking incident.

The SNP has begun its search for Humza Yousaf’s successor – but the Scottish Government will still face a vote of no confidence in Holyrood.

The Scottish Government’s latest independence paper says Scotland could take its own decisions on issues such as gambling and drug prohibition if it was to leave the UK.

Double rapist Isla Bryson, 32, from Clydebank, Scotland, says they have been ’misgendered’ by staff at HMP Edinburgh - the prison has apologised following the complaint

Stephen Earle pleaded guilty to drug offences after he was returned to the UK. His fellow gang members were previously jailed last year

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has described allegations that her husband embezzled funds from the SNP as "incredibly difficult".

Official data for first week shows 7,152 reports received though nearly half of those were made on 1 April

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for tonight as drivers had to be rescued from cars amid flooding chaos.

First minister calls for end to vexatious reports after far-right agitators attempt to “overwhelm” official systems

The Scottish Conservative shadow justice secretary cautioned that soon the volume of complaints would surpass the number of actual crimes.

Schemes to replace EU subsidies will not plug gap left by loss of EU subsidies for most farmers

Rishi Sunak has offered financial advice to members of the public in a bizarre video posted on Twitter/X.

The prime minister has said people should not be criminalised "for stating simple facts on biology" in response to JK Rowling’s criticism of Scotland’s new hate crime law.

Germany will host 23 other nations - including England and Scotland during the month-long 51-game football showpiece

Frederick Burge, 89, was killed in Glastonbury when deranged James O’Connor travelled from Dundee in Scotland to carry out the attack on the man he didn’t know

Mum of three Isabella Skelton was last seen in the Crumpsall area of Manchester in June 1969 and investigating police have started a murder probe as the search continues

Joan Frances Boyle was barely able to move after injuring herself while insulating a cabin ceiling at her home in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, and was rushed to A&E