Scotland’s prison population is now higher than it was before hundreds of prisoners were released early in a bid to ease overcrowding.A total of 477 prisoners were let out ...

PA Media/Nick MailerThe inquiries are chaired by (clockwise, from top left) Lord Bracadale, Lord Brailsford, Lady Smith and Lord BrodieNearly £200m of public money has been spent on the ...

Tony Jolliffe / BBC The Flow Country is a vast expanse of blanket bog in the North of ScotlandAfter an almost 40-year campaign, a stunning but little-known UK landscape ...

Image caption, Health Secretary Michael Matheson is pictured on the front page of the Scottish Sun holding a bouquet of flowers the day after he admitted that the near ...