Counting for the remaining two seats was halted with no overall control amid a five-party split on Friday night.

The Prime Minister said responding to ‘tough’ results would mean ‘being assertive in our values’ and ‘unifying rather than dividing’.

With all but seven seats declared, the SNP had 57 MSPs, with Labour in second on 17, narrowly ahead of Reform UK on 15.

Two-thirds (66%) of first-time buyers bought a “doer-upper” that needed renovation work to save money on the property price, a survey has found. Nine in 10 (93%) first-time buyers had completed at ...

Reform UK’s Scottish leader has said his party is “behind the curve” north of the border, as he branded opponents “disrespectful” for not staying until the end of an election count.

This was the fifth election campaign he fought as party leader and despite the lack of an overall majority, it is still his most successful.