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LIVE: Nicola Sturgeon to appear at FMQs in wake of nationwide strikes

LIVE: Nicola Sturgeon to appear at FMQs in wake of nationwide strikes
Nicola Sturgeon will face questions from MSPs at Holyrood in the wake of widespread strike action across the UK

Stand Up to Racism will host a counter-protest on Sunday

Counter-protest to reject far-right extremist group's attempt to jump on local issues

Nick Barley has stepped down from the Edinburgh International Book Festival

Edinburgh Book Festival director to step down following 'toxic' workplace allegations

Jenny Gilruth (left), India Willoughby (centre) and John Lamont (right) are among the guests on tonight's Question Time

Who is on tonight's Question Time as panel show comes to Scotland

Fire crews race to respond to incident in Glasgow

Fire crews race to respond to incident in Glasgow

A report in The Times suggested British Gas was forcing people onto pre-payment meters

British Gas suspends use of court warrants to 'force' people onto prepayment meters

King Charles' portrait will NOT feature on Australia's new five dollar banknote

King Charles' portrait will NOT feature on Australia's new five dollar banknote

Major airline scraps Glasgow flights in 'difficult decision'

Major airline scraps Glasgow flights in 'difficult decision'

The inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh has heard police could have been 'more honest' when delivering news of his death

Sheku Bayoh inquiry hears police could have been 'more honest' with death message

Shell has recorded its highest ever profits

Oil giant Shell reports highest profits in 115 years as energy prices soar

Engineers are working to repair the leak which was discovered near Carnoustie

Trains disrupted after gas leak discovered near railway line

Scotland's Caledonian pinewoods are on a

Caledonian pinewoods 'on knife edge' as charity calls for bold and urgent action

Alba will launch a bid today to push Westminster to allow a second referendum

Recap: Alba launch Westminster bid to hold indyref2

Stephen Flynn warned this is just the start of 'attacks' on devolution

EXCLUSIVE Stephen Flynn: Tory anti-strike bill a 'blatant attack' on devolution

The Scottish Retail Consortium wants the Scottish Government to deliver a comprehensive blueprint of the scheme by the end of the month

Retailers claim Deposit Return Scheme will 'fail' without clarity from government

Boris Johnson being interviewed by Nadine Dorries

Boris Johnson claims 'Brexit saved lives' during interview with Nadine Dorries

The lightning strike was followed by a loud clap of thunder

Hundreds of Lanarkshire homes without power after lightning strike

The Bodyguard famously featured Whitney Houston singing I Will Always Love You

THE JOUKER Scottish theatre begs punters to STOP singing along to Whitney Houston classics

Deputy First Minister John Swinney said he would draw his conclusions on the route to independence at the SNP's special conference

EXCLUSIVE John Swinney won't commit to de facto indyref: 'My preference is a S30 order'

Deputy First Minister John Swinney said that Gordon Brown's plans to embed the Sewel Convention in law did not go far enough

EXCLUSIVE Section 35 'has to go' under Labour's UK constitution plans, John Swinney says

Alba MP Neale Hanvey speaking in Westminster

Westminster bid to give Scotland power to hold new indyref every seven years

The detectorist woke up the next morning to the local schools closed

First-time metal detectorist tells of panic after finding WWI mortar bomb

Jonathan Gullis found himself in hot water for the second week in a row

Speaker threatens to kick Tory out of Commons after heckling MPs for second time

The yacht linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone has been 'renamed' by a protest group

Michelle Mone's yacht 'renamed pandemic profiteer' in daring protest

Multiple pubs have been confirmed to close permanently, including one in Wick and one in Shawlands

JD Wetherspoon confirms ANOTHER Scottish pub will shut down next month

What do you make of the Scotch Creme Egg?

Community-run cinema in Argyll invents 'Scotch Creme Egg'

A government spokesperson said they were

Tories' 'Trump-esque' voter ID scheme set to disenfranchise millions, data suggests

Andrew Wilson Picture: Gordon Terris

Andrew Wilson to leave Charlotte Street Partners

A total of 205 people worked at the Radnor House office on Kilbowie Road in Clydebank

Clydebank DWP office shuts down with the loss of 205 roles

Beyonce is coming to Scotland

Beyonce is coming to Scotland to perform at a major stadium show

Right-wing US pundit Andy Ngo has taken an interest in Scotland's gender reform legislation

Right-wing US agitator intervenes in Scotland's gender reform debate

Keir Starmer said the comment was 'unacceptable'

Labour MP apologises after describing Israel as 'fascist'

Thousands of workers are striking in Glasgow on Wednesday across various sectors

Live as workers across Glasgow gather for a major rally

Stephen Flynn challenged Rishi Sunak on the impact of Brexit

MPs laugh as Rishi Sunak insists Brexit has 'nothing to do' with cost of living

Approximately 20 men will arrive at the hotel per week until the 174-bed capacity is reached

Far-right extremists attempt 'hijack' of protest against asylum seeker hotel

Work is currently underway to completely transform the 80-seat restaurant with bar space

New Italian restaurant to open outside Glasgow

Peggy Connell volunteers at and uses the facility in Barmulloch

Woman praises Glasgow warm hub that 'saved her life'

A 3km control zone has been declared after avian influenza was confirmed at a premises in Clackmannan

Avian influenza confirmed at premises in Clackmannan

Lord Baker's phone would not stop ringing while he spoke on Newsnight

WATCH BBC Newsnight chaos as peer's phone WON'T stop ringing

Altering the UK constitution as recommended by former prime minister Gordon Brown (left) could be one of the first moves of a government led by Keir Starmer

SNP should back Labour plans for constitutional change, former Yes chief says

Police were called to the scene near a Highland school this morning

Updated Scots schools closed as bomb squad called out over incident

Picket lines will be at all three entrances of the Scottish Parliament from 8am to 11am

Greens refuse to cross Holyrood picket line as civil servants strike

A new sculpture of surgeon Elsie Inglis is to go on display in a museum in Edinburgh

EXCLUSIVE New sculpture of 'beloved' Scot to go on display after controversy

Gordon Brown will launch Our Scottish Future's report in Glasgow

Gordon Brown to head to Glasgow to call for closer ties between Scotland and London

Roz Foyer, general secretary of the STUC, spoke to The National and gave her assessment of the 'draconian' legislation

Q&A Explained: How UK anti-strike law affects Scottish workers and devolution

The comet will pass Earth on February 1 and was last seen during the Stone Age.

Rare green comet last seen 50,000 years ago to pass close by Earth TODAY

Two men, one aged 21 and the other 25, have been arrested and charged

Police recover £400,000 worth of drugs from house in Dundee

Hundreds gathered in Edinburgh, with groups across Scotland holding smaller events

Activists keep the light on across Scotland, despite yellow weather warning

Stephen Flynn said issues in Scotland's prisons related to a 'very small number of people'

Gender reform bill ‘in no way related’ to trans prison row, Stephen Flynn says

Pro-EU Scots gathered outside Holyrood to mark the third anniversary of Brexit

EXCLUSIVE Hundreds gather outside Scottish Parliament to mark third anniversary of Brexit

The political centre in Scotland is to the left of the centre in England creating a problem for BBC impartiality, according to a new internal review

SPECIAL REPORT BBC has 'no solution' to Scotland vs England impartiality issue, internal review says

Cornton Vale, the women's jail where double-rapist Isla Bryson was briefly imprisoned before outcry

Transgender prisoners: What are the facts in the UK jails?

Brexiteers Theresa Villiers and Daniel Hannan were interviewed on BBC Radio 4 as both argued the UK's departure from the EU had not damaged the UK economy

Exclusive BBC slated for Brexit anniversary coverage featuring 'insulting' Radio 4 interview

Bob Glen has led efforts to plant hundreds of trees in the Pentland Hills, but vandals have destroyed years of work

EXCLUSIVE Police probe after 'methodical' destruction of Scottish tree planting project