The respected Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said the Scottish tax and benefit system was “very progressive”

YESTERDAY was another depressing day for football and the sport’s fight against racism.

Dawn Sturgess, 44, died and her partner, Charlie Rowley, fell ill months after former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were exposed to the nerve agent in Salisbury in 2018.

TWO MPs who jumped ship to the Alba party have defended Alex Salmond’s behaviour with women while he was first minister.

Follow along with the latest coronavirus news from Scotland and further afield.

THOUSANDS of coronavirus infections are "being missed" because the symptoms criteria used for testing is too narrow.

People with a history of blood clots are said to be returning two or three times to vaccination centres because of concern over the suitability of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

A SCOTS doctor’s efforts improve end-of-life dementia care will be recognised by a new university scholarship, that is being launched today in her honour.

NICOLA Sturgeon will today launch her manifesto for a fourth consecutive SNP term with a vow to increase spending on frontline health services by 20 per cent.

Just over one year ago, amateur photographer Jos Treen dusted off old negatives taken of 1970s Glasgow, that had spent the last forty years hidden away in his attic.

THE ruthlessness of those at the top of the Conservative Party never ceases to amaze. As with a certain other institution known for its no-nonsense approach to personnel, you cross the line, you get whacked. It is the code of The Sopranos, enforce...

THE SNP is set to announce a £10 million fund to allow companies to pilot and explore the transition to a four-day working week.

THE next Scottish Government should introduce flexible, on-demand bus services to encourage passengers out of their cars after the pandemic, a leading transport charity has said.

A Scottish wealth manager has been acquired by a London-based investment business amid a shake-up in the sector.

ALLOWING for my advancing years, although, happily with all my faculties, intact (so far anyway) I trust you may forgive my confusion. I really did believe the forthcoming election was for the Scottish Parliament, and for a new Scottish Government...

ScotRail have issued an important announcement ahead of the relaxation of a Scotland-wide travel ban tomorrow.

A SCOTTISH housing developer has teamed up with an estate agent expert for the first time to deliver a £35 million development in East Lothian.

AS the costs of the pandemic to taxpayers mount, oil heavyweights have provided a reminder that the North Sea industry is unlikely to ease the strain on the public finances much.

TESCO profits tumbled by around a fifth after coronavirus costs of almost £900 million offset surging sales.

THE Royal rift, the need to focus on Prince Philip’s funeral - and why we’re all missing a hug - were the issues raised by columnists and contributors in the newspapers.

IT is Australia's longest-running TV drama that celebrated its 35th birthday last year. But Neighbours has been rocked by a string of racism allegations with an independent review underway.

I AM grieving right now, but not for Prince Philip, a man I did not know. The enforced mourning imposed on our nation this week has given me pause, as I'm sure it has for many, to reflect on the hundreds of thousands of lives lost during this pand...

ALL political parties that remain in power for too long suffer the same inevitable fate. They run out of ideas. They become tired and drained of energy, floundering around in a hotbed of incompetence, sleaze and scandal, trying to cling on to powe...

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The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said changes to income tax rates mean those earning £50,000 will pay around £1,500 more in income tax this year than if they lived elsewhere in the UK.

NICOLA Sturgeon would be waiting "some time yet" to get her coronavirus vaccine if she "had her way" and Scotland joined the EU's inoculation scheme, Douglas Ross has said.

A LABOUR peer has suggested  David Cameron’s ‘sleaze’ has “crossed the border” to Scotland and urged the UK Government to investigate Greensill’s links with the Scottish Parliament.

KEY differences between Nicola Sturgeon's and Boris Johnson's administrations during the pandemic has contributed to more trust in Covid guidelines in Scotland than in England, according to an expert adviser.

Scotland’s Home of the Year: The Hebrides

It’s taken time, but finally there’s hope on the horizon for a return to normality, with news that seeing friends; restaurants, bars and retail reopening; and the possibility of summer holidays might be more than a far-off dream.

Scotland's schools would be empowered to check and assess each other's performance under radical new proposals aimed at overhauling national inspections.

The Queensferry Crossing has reopened after a police incident involving concern for a person left the bridge closed in both directions.

The sector has been one of the hardest hit by coronavirus

THE SCOTTISH Greens have unveiled their blueprint to kickstart a transformation to a net-zero economy with a “bold” manifesto.

"Extensive preparations" are under way at one of Scotland's largest national parks as it braces for crowds expected to flock to the great outdoors in the wake of lifted lockdown restrictions.

GLASGOW chef Nico Simeone has hailed the return of the restaurant with news of a comeback inspired by memories of the circus.

Scottish Government statistics have revealed that 278 positive coronavirus tests have been recorded since Tuesday

A Scottish island, and one of the UK's most remote inhabited communities, has now become what could arguably be called the safest place in the UK - since every adult has now been vaccinated against Covid-19.

PATRICK Harvie does not expect Alex Salmond to secure a dramatic return to Holyrood as the Scottish Greens shrugged off speculation the Alba Party could dent their success at next month’s election.

THE SNP’s Westminster leader has condemned Boris Johnson for his ‘morally repugnant’ legal challenge against the Scottish Government.

THE SCOTTISH Greens have insisted that Boris Johnson will fold to demands for a second independence referendum and have not drawn up a Plan B if the UK Government refuses to acknowledge a mandate for a re-run of the 2014 vote.

NICOLA Sturgeon has said a re-elected SNP government would extend free early years education to one and two-year-olds as part of a “childcare revolution”.

NICOLA Sturgeon should go "further, faster" and ease lockdown restrictions ahead of schedule, the Scottish Conservatives have said.

SCOTTISH Labour have set out plans to restore free TV licences for the over-75s.

THE past few months have been bad ones for Scottish politics, Scottish political debate and the country's institutions. Many people, especially those who support independence or just greater devolution, will have been dismayed and felt let down by th...

THE GREENS want to bring forward a millionaire’s tax and turn Scotland into the European centre of tidal energy as part of the party's post-pandemic vision. 

THE SNP has pledged to abolish fees for learning a musical instrument in school.

WHEN Labour was trying to make itself electable again in the 1990s its media advisers developed a tick-box approach to avoiding policies and attitudes that might discourage voters. It was called “eliminating the negatives”. Alba seems to be doing...

The latest lockdown protection levels have been revealed as Nicola Sturgeon announced Scotland's plans to move out of lockdown.

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