The total cost of Scotland’s historical child abuse inquiry to taxpayers has soared to nearly £120million, the Mail can reveal. Prosecutors said the bill for the Crown Office to assist the Scottish ...

The 32nd Scottish Press Awards saw The Scottish Daily Mail named as newspaper of the year. The newspaper was awarded by the judges who said that the title was able to blend Scottish and national news ...

Scotland's councils have handed out £63million in six-figure ‘golden goodbye’ payments to high earning staff since 2022, new figures have revealed. The annual accounts of Scotland’s 32 local ...

John Swinney saw in 2025 on a wave of promises. His SNP Government, he said, would work hard in the year ahead to eradicate child poverty and grow the economy while also tackling the climate crisis ...

Prisoners handed ‘life’ sentences are being freed after serving as little as a decade behind bars. More than 100 ‘lifers’ have been released since 2021, according to shocking new figures obtained by ...

Scotland's ‘out of control’ benefits bill must be slashed by taking a tougher approach to assessments and reviews, according to the Tories. A new blueprint to be launched by the Scottish Conservatives ...

Hundreds of staff working in the Scottish public sector are dodging the SNP’s crippling tax regime because they have based themselves in England. A probe into the situation has found 786 staff, ...

It has provided a rare opportunity for those fond of pursuits such as ice skating. And thousands of children have unexpected time off school following the festive break. But yellow weather warnings ...

JOHN Swinney yesterday announced the creation of the Scottish Government’s 132nd quango – to address the housing ‘emergency’ – but no details have been provided of how much it will cost. The First ...

Workers are being forced out of Scotland by a ‘talent tax’ imposed by SNP ministers, business leaders have warned as it was revealed nearly one million Scots are set to pay the higher rates. CBI ...