All news on the topic: Scottish Government

The SNP has begun its search for Humza Yousaf’s successor – but the Scottish Government will still face a vote of no confidence in Holyrood.

The Scottish Government’s latest independence paper says Scotland could take its own decisions on issues such as gambling and drug prohibition if it was to leave the UK.

The First Minister could be stripped from power after he removed Greens co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater from government

The prime minister has said people should not be criminalised "for stating simple facts on biology" in response to JK Rowling’s criticism of Scotland’s new hate crime law.

NHS Dumfries and Galloway has been hit with a 'focused and ongoing' cyber attack that could include 'patient-identifiable and staff-identifiable data' - with the public encouraged to be 'on guard'

Caroline McVicar, 72, from Hamilton in Scotland, was left 'high and dry' after DM Design ceased trading just days after she handed over her entire savings for the kitchen

Sammy Wilkinson wants a law brought in to stop dogs being killed by armed police and is campaigning for 'Kilo’s Law', saying the animal was 'murdered' byt

The snapshot survey from Encompass Network questioned 53 women seeking help across one week as sex worker Emma Caldwell's murderer Iain Packer was convicted of her murder

From February 1, police have been able to seize XL Bullies in England and Wales, with owners facing a criminal record if they are not properly registered for exemption certificates

Edinburgh councillor Christopher Cowdy said the Moat Drive play area was a 'real concern' and compared the facilities to the horrifying scenes from Chernobyl

Councillor Christopher Cowdy likened the play area at Stateford's Moat Drive, Edinburgh to eerie footage of "rusted, overgrown" play parks filmed following the 1986 nuclear disaste

Two women have been charged after a bust of Queen Victoria at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, was defaced and a foul word added to a plinth

Convicted stalker Tiffany Scott, 32, of HMP Grampian, died on Thursday after becoming unwell and being taken to hospital

Tammy Newman re-homed an XL Bully after her previous owner said she may have to be put down and was then evicted from a women's shelter

Samantha Hindle, 47, has spent years suffering with severe pain and PTSD from vaginal mesh implants - and is now hoping to have removal surgery in the US funded by the NHS

Lee Wright, from Blackburn, has been found on social media to be sending XL Bullys north to Scotland, 14 years after his pet Snoop mauled 11-month-old Ava-Jayne Corles to death

XL Bully Zeus had been rescued from England by his owner and brought to Hamilton in Scotland, but moments after happily having a treat at a local shop, it mauled his owner and was shot by police

Claire Inglis was murdered by her sadistic ex-boyfriend Christopher McGowan the High Court in Edinburgh found, just six weeks after he was released on bail to her address in Stirling, Scotland

The future of the Grangemouth oil refinery will be discussed at a "critical" meeting today

Disgraced surgeon Sam Eljamel inflicted horror upon dozens of victims who trusted him as the head of neurosurgery at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee before he was eventually suspended

Daniel Ward, 53, moved to Scotland from his home in England with his eight-stone pet Legend before a ban on American bully XL breeds came into force in England and Wales

A landmark case has awarded Christobel Grant's family a six-figure payout after the pensioner was exposed to asbestos in her council house in Scotland

Agnes Donaldson needed a metal plate put into her arm after the terrifying attack by the XL Bully - she also lost her beloved pet Milly and wants the coming breed ban extended to Scotland

A court has said it was lawful for the UK Government to block Scotland from passing legislation that makes it easier for transgender people to change their legally-recognised sex