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Researchers at the Edinburgh and Sheffield universities recommend lowering the voting age to 16 across the UK

Researchers find long-term benefit to giving 16-year-olds voting rights
A CALL has been made for 16-year-olds to be allowed to go to the polls in all UK elections after a study found they are more likely to continue the habit of voting.

Hare coursing is a sport using dogs, usually, greyhounds to hunt hares, which is illegal under the Hunting Act 2004.

EXCLUSIVE High hopes and loophole fears as Scots hunting legislation updated

NHS staff have been pushed to the limit as a 'perfect storm' of pressures puts the health service in crisis

COMMENT With the NHS in crisis, all private finance contracts must be terminated NOW

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said her Scottish Government will act to stop councils reducing the number of teachers

Scottish councils 'seek legal advice' after Nicola Sturgeon's teachers intervention

Nicola Sturgeon no longer '100 per cent sure' Tories wouldn't try to abolish Holyrood

Nicola Sturgeon: I'm no longer sure Tories wouldn't abolish Holyrood

The second episode of our new podcast is now available to listen to

PODCAST Holyrood Weekly: Isla Bryson, Section 35, Nadhim Zahawi and more

Keir Starmer, left, and Anas Sarwar have clashed on Scotland's gender reforms bill

Anas Sarwar: UK Labour right not to oppose Tory block on Scottish gender reforms

The Tory government plans to legalise genetically edited foods

COMMENT Scotland's parliament is left at the mercy of the Tory government

Alister Jack has refused to attend two separate Holyrood committees to explain his use of a Section 35 order - so MSPs wrote him a letter instead

SPECIAL REPORT Here's what MSPs would have asked Alister Jack if he hadn't snubbed two committees

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar (right) answers to UK Labour leader Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer signals intent to directly control Scottish Labour on gender reform

Nicola Sturgeon confirmed the Scottish Prison Service decision during FMQs

FMQs round-up Trans rapist will not be jailed in Scotland's women's prison, Sturgeon confirms

Anas Sarwar and Nicola Sturgeon at FMQs

FMQS SKETCH Anas Sarwar treats First Minister like his own personal Alexa at FMQs - and why not?

A new episode of The National's Holyrood Weekly podcast will hit streaming services every Friday

The National's weekly podcast is now available on Spotify

SNP MP Dr Lisa Cameron personally wrote to the UK Government over her concerns about GRR

SNP MP asked Alister Jack to find 'resolution' to Scotland's gender reform bill

Scotland is a visibly more self-confident place than it was, says Alasdair Allan

Scotland's Confidence From cringe to confidence: The Scottish Cringe is in long-term decline

60% of Tories believe Westminster should be able to block any bill passed by devolved parliaments such as Holyrood

Majority of Tory voters say UK should be able to block ANY Scottish legislation

The Tory government now led by Rishi Sunak is most to blame for the crisis in Scotland's NHS, the majority of Scots believe

EXCLUSIVE Clear majority blames Westminster for crisis in Scottish NHS, poll finds

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks at a press conference about the pressures facing the Scottish NHS

SPECIAL REPORT Brexit, austerity, Covid: Why is Scotland's NHS gripped by crisis?

Keith Brown also told MSPs that the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill would have no implication on which prisons transgender people are held in.

Scottish minister ‘trusts’ decision to send transgender rapist to women’s jail

SNP MSP Emma Roddick raised a point of order in the Scottish Parliament ahead of two debates tabled in the name of Tory MSP Miles Briggs.

WATCH 'Serious concerns': Scottish Tories accused of failing to follow Holyrood procedure

Tory MSP Russell Findlay (left), and convicted rapist Isla Bryson (top right) who is reportedly being held in a female prison

Does Scottish gender reform affect trans criminals in women's prisons?

The Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill was passed by 90 votes to 30 by the Scottish Parliament

‘Monumental day’ as Holyrood passes new laws on hunting with dogs

The Scottish Parliament will be closed to the public on February 1

Strike set to shut Scottish Parliament to public next week

Nicola Sturgeon hopes to use the next election as a de facto referendum

ANALYSIS New indyref poll is heartening for Yessers - but should be treated carefully

The poll found more than half of voters would back independence supporting parties in a de facto referendum

EXCLUSIVE Majority of Scots would back independence in de facto referendum, poll finds

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack laid a Section 35 order and then refused to explain his decision to MSPs

SECTION 35 Petition to reverse block on Scotland's gender reforms smashes first milestone

It will soon be illegal for people under 18 to get married in England, but not in Scotland

COMMENT Do claims of a culture war in the UK really stand up to scrutiny?

Neurodiversity will frame debates, disputes and legislation in the decades to come

COMMENT Stuart Cosgrove: Time has come for Scotland's pioneering autism role

Labour leader Keir Starmer speaks to the media outside BBC Broadcasting House in London

Labour's trans split highlights party's fatal 'fence sitting' problem, expert says

The BBC hasn't reported on Brexit's impacts well, Scots say

EXCLUSIVE POLL Majority of Scots say BBC doing a bad job reporting impact of Brexit

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf, left, said the founding principles of the NHS aren't up for debate

Scottish Government responds to Sajid Javid's call for GP and A&E fees

Hundreds joined the protest at Buchanan Street's Royal Concert Hall steps

MPs join hundreds protesting against gender bill block in Glasgow

'If they get away with overruling the Scottish Parliament this time, who knows what else they will do'

COMMENT Mhairi Black: UK is spitting directly in the face of devolution process

The Disruption Assembly by David Octavius Hill

COMMENT Michael Russell: Disruption and the power of right over might of Section 35

The latest poll puts support for independence, with don't knows removed, at 54%

ANALYSIS Polling expert breaks down the results as independence poll puts Yes at 54 per cent

Kemi Badenoch did not respond to the deadline given by Holyrood committee demanding 'further clarity' on the decision to block Scotland's gender reforms

EXCLUSIVE Kemi Badenoch ducks deadline for appearance at Holyrood committee over gender reforms

People attend a rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh following the decision by judges at the UK Supreme Court in London that the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to hold a second independence referendum. Picture date: Wednesday

Brexit, independence & the monarchy: Our polling series starts TODAY

The First Minister said there were still 'very acute demands' on the health service

Scotland's NHS still seeing 'very acute demands', says Nicola Sturgeon

Teaching union announces two more strike dates amid pay dispute row

Teaching union announces two more Scottish strike dates amid pay dispute row

Landlords are fighting against the Government's rent freeze

UPDATED Landlords push forward with legal challenge against private sector rent freeze

Volunteers travelled on the bus on Thursday

22 passengers cross Forth Road Bridge on self-driving bus in UK first

The leader of the Scottish Family Party has been criticised for taking part in an interview with a prominent figure from a far-right group

Scottish Family Party leader slammed for far-right interview at gender reform protest

Campaigners have been calling for a ban on disposable vapes as there are issues with recycling

Urgent review of disposable vapes launched which could lead to BAN in Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon said Alister Jack was behaving like a 'governor-general'

Nicola Sturgeon slams Alister Jack for acting like a 'governor-general'

The Holyrood Weekly podcast launches today

PODCAST Holyrood Weekly: The National launches first podcast in new series

Trans rights supporters protesting against the UK Government's blocking of the Scottish Parliament's Gender Recognition Reform Bill at Downing Street

COMMENT The Tories are emboldened and won’t hesitate to wield Section 35 again

People take part in a demonstration for trans rights outside the UK Government Office at Queen Elizabeth House in Edinburgh.

COMMENT Joanna Cherry: Gender bill might well have faced legal challenge in an indy Scotland

Gender reform campaigners are set to hold a protest outside of the UK Government's Edinburgh office

RECAP: Protesters target UK Government HQ over gender reform block

Alister Jack will not face scrutiny from MSPs in Holyrood over his decision to block gender reform legislation

Alister Jack branded 'absolute disgrace' for snubbing Holyrood committee invite

Nicola Sturgeon said the blocking of gender reform legislation has ushered in a 'new and dangerous' phase of devolution

Gender reform block ushers in ‘new and dangerous’ phase of devolution, says FM

Does Kevin McKenna think the government should train opposition MSPs in “How to be a Grown-up”?

Letters It’s not the fault of our government that the opposition is so poor

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack arriving at the Palace Theatre in Kilmarnock on Thursday

Trans people 'not part of my thinking' in gender bill block, Alister Jack says

People take part in a demonstration for trans rights outside the UK Government Office at Queen Elizabeth House in Edinburgh

Here's what happened at the gender reform protest at the UK Government's Edinburgh HQ

The rent freeze was introduced last year

Updated Rent freeze set to be extended and capped at 3 per cent, Patrick Harvie confirms