Scottish Liberal Democrats will debate free, barrier-free exam access for home-educated pupils as numbers in Scotland rise by 79%, calling for a new framework.

The Catholic Church has cited harsher rules on immigration as one of the reasons for its shock plans to close 24 churches in Glasgow.

Ms Kernan questioned whether Edinburgh University management had carried out an equality impact assessment prior to making the decision to close the programmes.

The Herald's Out of Office campaign helped force a change in policy. The next challenge is whether ministers can prove civil servants are meeting attendance targets.

Scotland is to develop a 'War Book' with the UK as military leaders warn of a growing prospect of a large-scale conflict by 2030.

Find out who the winners were at this year’s HITAs held at the Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Ten years ago, John Davidson cycled the then newly formed North Coast 500 over six days. Here is his account of the 2016 adventure

The A9 is fully open again after a crash closed it for more than 13 hours on Friday.

Rock Choir makes debut Loch Ness Marathon performance

Sheriff Ian Cruickshank branded the man’s behaviour as “pretty despicable”.