Scottish First Minister John Swinney warned of the impact if Holyrood fails to approve the Scottish Government’s budget for 2025-26.

A woman who was found guilty of assaulting a child in a Glasgow drugs den where seven other people carried out “harrowing” abuse was spared further punishment although a judge branded her actions ...

Treasury economic secretary Tulip Siddiq acted ‘entirely properly’ in referring herself to the ministerial standards adviser, Sir Keir ...