Thousands of civil servant jobs could be moved to Scotland from London under Labour plans

Adult Disability Payment and Child Disability Payment are new health benefits replacing Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Disability Living Allowance for Children (DLA for Child) for people living in Scotland. The devolved benefits will provide financial support for young children and those between 16 and State Pension age, who are disabled, have a long-term health condition or have a terminal illness.

Gutted retail staff in Bathgate are losing their jobs just days before Christmas.

MSPs have called on the UK Government to provide a support fund for vulnerable Scots left out of pocket after funeral planning company Safe Hands collapsed.

Labour will back the Scottish Government’s gender recognition plans in a final vote despite having concerns about the Bill.

Teenager Lauren McCheyne has seen off competition from thousands of hopefuls to be crowned the winner of our search for Scotland’s next top supermodel.

Families of an estimated 145,000 children will receive extra cash support this week which should help ease some of the financial pressure over the festive season. Winter Bridging Payments have been doubled from £130 to £260 for eligible households where children are in receipt of Free School Meals, however, some of Scotland's 32 local councils are paying out more through an additional winter clothing grant.

Social Security Scotland has issued an important update for new and existing claimants of Scottish Child Payment. The devolved benefit is now worth £25 per week to parents and carers of children up to 16, worth £100 per month, per eligible child.

The Scottish Government has been accused of failing children by watering down plans for free school meals and leaving thousands hungry over Christmas.

Labour's Andrew Western has become the country's newest MP after a comfortable victory in the Stretford and Urmston by-election.

Thousands of Scots currently going through an outage in Shetland have had their landlines reconnected.

Scottish Labour support for the Government’s gender recognition bill is “very fragile” after robust discussions on the plans.

A new report from the National Trust for Scotland has revealed that the St Kilda archipelago requires protection from over-tourism as more people add it to their 'bucket list'.

Labour has held its seat in the Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh by-election as councillor Tony Boyle secured his return to the council chambers in the poll.

The team behind the Prince Charles Cinema, an independent theater in London’s West End, is set to launch a bid to revive Edinburgh Filmhouse, which closed its doors this month due to financial difficulties.

SNP MP Alison Thewliss has announced she will throw her hat into the ring to be the party's next leader on the House of Commons.

Screen Scotland, a national funding body, today announced that it has acquired the intellectual property rights to the Edinburgh International Film Festival and has launched an appraisal period to explore the possibilities of hosting a film festival in Edinburgh in 2023.

Joules is shuttering 19 shops and cutting 133 jobs today despite its rescue deal by Next and its founder.

One of Nicola Sturgeon’s top civil servants has been caught on video telling colleagues his job is about “breaking up” the UK. Ken Thomson’s shock statement has sparked calls from opposition MSPs for civil servants to concentrate on the cost of living crisis rather than independence.

An SNP MP and Business Secretary Grant Shapps clashed in the House of Commons over tax incentives for the fossil fuel industry in the UK.

The Scottish Government should ban the use of zero hour contracts in health and social care jobs if it wants to solve a recruitment crisis, campaigners have claimed.