11 h. ago The small Scottish council that spent nearly £500,000 fixing potholes in a single year

More than 5,300 potholes were repaired across East Lothian - at a sizeable cost

Economics

8 d. ago Watchdog to investigate £1m golden goodbye scandal at Glasgow city council

EXCLUSIVE: Audit Scotland has confirmed they will look at the over payments to five former staff, including one-time CEO Annemarie O'Donnell.

Economics

2 w. ago Glasgow council spent £63,500 on lawyers to probe golden goodbye payment scandal

EXCLUSIVE: The local authority has made cuts in recent years, but they found the cash to investigate the exit payments row.

Economics

2 w. ago Police receive report into Glasgow council exit payment scandal after outcry

EXCLUSIVE: The single force has confirmed it has been contacted about the early retirement deal row.

Events

3 w. ago Michael Matheson paid £300,000 between iPad roaming scandal and quitting Holyrood

EXCLUSIVE: The veteran Nationalist will have earned £298,640 from his combined MSP, cabinet secretary's salary and golden goodbye from January 2023 when he stands down in April 2026.

Economics

3 w. ago Douglas Ross received £9,800 golden goodbye after claims he 'stabbed' Tory colleague in the back

EXCLUSIVE: Ross has been urged to donate the sum to local charities after the payment was declared on his Holyrood register of interest.

Economics

4 w. ago Lucy Letby's lawyer says police have made 'huge mistake' by launching manslaughter probe into hospital staff and claims evidence 'points the finger in a different direction'

Lucy Letby, 35, from Hereford, was convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others, with two attempts on one of her victims, between June 2015 and June 2016.

Society

4 w. ago Lucy Letby's lawyer claims police have made 'huge mistake' amid manslaughter probe

Mark McDonald, representing Letby, who he claims is the victim of a miscarriage of justice, said expert evidence compiled by her defence team “points the finger” in a “very different direction” from where the police are looking

Events

4 w. ago Are these the stupidest road names in Britain? Locals take jabs at city streets given a hospital theme

The SNP-led Glasgow council has received backlash after residents of Ashlar Village hit out at their decision to give streets on a new housing estate bizarre names.

Politics