Police Scotland has been accused of misleading a parliamentary inquiry over allowing rapists to self-identify as women. Chief Constable Jo Farrell said last year that the public and MSPs should be ...

First Minister Jack McConnell has pledged to use a Commonwealth education conference in Edinburgh to encourage more people from overseas to settle in Scotland and halt the nation's population decline.

A pro-independence Scottish newspaper has issued an apology for ... The 'mean spirited' remarks ignited fury online with one social media user asking 'do the Scottish not go on holiday to Spain?' ...

A 'controversial' new law surrounding the harm caused by hatred and prejudice has officially come into force in Scotland today ... including online. Hate crime can target one person or an entire ...