We would give each other advice about handling a press query, or a ‘difficult’ minister or senior civil servant. He was definitely more patient than me, and less cynical – a consummate public servant ...

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The lack of resilience displayed by some people risks turning the country into a place where no one is prepared to do the difficult things – like defending it ...

Jim Wallace lived an extraordinary life. He was an MP and an MSP, leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Deputy First Minister, a member of the House of Lords, Advocate General, and the Moderator ...

Less than 24 hours earlier, Bowie was playing darts with his Hibs team-mates at the club’s training centre. Even as the day ...

Van der Merwe has faced recurring injury disruptions throughout 2025 and into 2026, impacting his availability and form for ...

A row has erupted over John Swinney’s use of evidence into a public inquiry investigated hospital deaths. Scottish Labour ...

A bit of Ruth Davidson’s magic won’t do Kemi Badenoch’s growing self-assurance as Conservative leader any harm at all ...

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Over the past decade, demand for Scotch has surged in China - so much so that it is now Scotland’s tenth-largest export market for whisky. It speaks to the quality of what Scotland produces that today ...

Bob MacIntyre has become a new dad, announcing the arrival of son Findlay in a post on social media on Friday. The world No 5 ...

Michael Shanks said the Energy Profits Levy was not mentioned at the inaugural meeting of the North Sea Future Board - although he “knows what people’s views are on it”.