The SNP leader made the claim in the BBC's televised debate ahead of next month's Scottish election.

Islanders have planted thousands of the trees on Hebridean isle - and sent thousands more to other places.

A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.

The shell fired by government troops at Jacobite forces is believed to have landed on boggy ground and its fuse fizzled out.

The bus, believed to be operated by Ember, left the road on Sunday morning north of Aviemore.

Shetlands Islands Council (SIC) has confirmed that Lerwick Town Hall will be closed to visitors and events for much of this summer as the historic building gets connected to the town’s district heating system.

Scenes for the reboot of 80s cult classic Highlander are set to be shot and some iconic locations across the Highlands in the next few weeks

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the death of William Matthews.

The next Scottish Parliament must be “much more ambitious” in tackling homelessness and should “act quickly” to end rough sleeping, campaigners have insisted.

The murder of Emma Caldwell was likely not the first killing carried out by Iain Packer, the man convicted 19 years after her death, according to a former detective.