51 h. ago Whisky on the menu as Scottish Secretary Alexander meets US ambassador

Warren Stephens will have talks with Mr Alexander before the diplomat attends the rugby clash between Scotland and the US on Saturday.

Politics

3 d. ago Scottish Government ‘stands ready’ to work with UK ministers on asylum barracks

The Scottish Social Justice Secretary spoke of her ‘intense level of frustration’ with how the situation has been handled.

Politics

4 d. ago Lorna Slater blames former Tory minister for collapse of SNP's flagship recycling scheme

Green MSP Lorna Slater accused former Scottish Secretary Alister Jack of acting in “bad faith”.

Politics

5 d. ago Health Secretary must get grip of NHS mental health crisis to protect our heroes

"Health Secretary Neil Gray needs to get a grip and sort out the mental health crisis in our NHS."

Society

8 d. ago Scottish Government ‘utterly irresponsible’ over deposit scheme – Alister Jack

The former Scottish secretary gave evidence at the Court of Session, as the Scottish Government faces legal action from Biffa.

Politics

9 d. ago UK minister refuses to say if Douglas Alexander tried to reverse 'unfair' fishing fund

Dame Angela Eagle ignored a question about whether the Scottish Secretary had spoken to her about Scotland receiving just eight per cent of the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund.

Politics

1 week ago Douglas Alexander vows to 'take SNP Holyrood majority seriously' but makes no referendum commitment

The Scottish Secretary made no commitment to grant a second independence referendum if the SNP wins 65 seats - despite the Nationalists claiming he had.

Politics

1 week ago Douglas Alexander loses key aide just weeks after being appointed Scottish Secretary

The Record understands Ross MacRae has quit for family reasons.

Politics

2 w. ago Ian Murray insists UK Government digital ID will 'not be a BritCard' but will be mandatory for 'some purposes'

The former Scottish Secretary said the scheme is part of a broader push to clamp down on people working illegally in the UK.

Politics

2 w. ago We’ve reached our limits on raising income tax in Scotland, says SNP finance minister Shona Robison

The Scottish Government has reached its limits on income tax, the Finance Secretary has said.

Politics

3 w. ago SNP cuts 'a gift to the far right', says Scotland's top trade unionist

Roz Foyer, general secretary of Scottish Trade Unions Congress, addressed delegates at the SNP conference in Aberdeen.

Politics

3 w. ago Freeman tells inquiry Government was ‘naive’ in hospital oversight

The former health secretary told the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry she felt NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde took a ‘nothing to see here’ approach.

Politics

3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: 23 children and adolescents brought out of Russian

Rescue was carried out under Zelenskyy’s ‘Bring Kids Back UA’ programme; Trump ‘stepping up pressure’ to end war. What we know on day 1,325Twenty-three Ukrainian children and adolescents have been brought out of Russian-occupied areas of the country to territory under Kyiv’s control, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff said on Thursday. Andriy Yermak, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the rescue was carried out under the president’s “Bring Kids Back UA” programme aimed at bringing to safe areas children deported to Russia or confined to Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine.US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Washington and Nato allies were “stepping up the pressure” to end the war in Ukraine, after his outreach to Russia’s Vladimir Putin failed to achieve a ceasefire. “Yeah, we are stepping up the pressure,” Trump said in an Oval Office during a meeting with Finnish President Alexander Stubb. “We’re stepping it up together. We’re all stepping it up. Nato h...

Events

3 w. ago Finance Secretary Shona Robison confirms date for the 2026/27 Scottish Budget

The Budget will be published later due to the delayed UK Autumn Statement

Economics