All news on the topic: Scottish Government

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

Comedian Janey Godley has shared a positive health update with fans amid her ovarian cancer diagnosis and revealed she is able to continue with her tour commitments

Milly Main died in 2017 after she contracted an infection at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with Scotland's biggest health board now reportedly being considered a formal suspect

Police are reportedly on the scene and nobody else is being permitted to enter the gallery in Glasgow's West End. Footage shared on Twitter shows a group sitting in the main entrance hall

The massive taxpayer-funded bill was built up by the SNP's Scottish Health Secretary Michael Matheson, with roaming charges costing over £65 an hour for the seven days he was in Morocco

A group of residents in Edinburgh have won a battle with their neighbour over a "high hedge" they say blocks sunlight, leaving their conservatories "cold and dull" after government planners demanded it be trimmed down

The Scottish Labour leader said his party should be 'brave' and act to reform the upper chamber when it has 'maximum political capital' in the early years of winning power

Unison members have voted to reject a pay offer from Cosla for school support staff in Scotland, with further strikes to take place

Gerry King was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's aged just 55, causing him to medically retire, lose touch with '32 years of friends' and contemplate suicide

The showdown at Scotland's supreme civil court comes amid a major constitutional row over the PM's 'nuclear' decision to block changes making it easier for people to change gender

Lifelong activist Don Staniford says the video he captured 'was like something out of a horror film', while the Scottish Government has been forced to launch an investigation

Six out of 10 (62%) voters want the Labour leader to throw his weight behind mounting calls to make free lunches universal for primary school pupils to ensure no child gets left behind

Rapist Isla Bryson has claimed a breach of human rights after a fellow inmate was charged with a hate crime

The former Scottish First Minister was reminded she was "in a witness box not a soap box" when she appeared at the Covid Inquiry as she rallied against Brexit and the impact it had

The Welsh Government in the Senedd is expected to back plans to outlaw the devices on Tuesday - triggering fresh calls for other British governments to follow suit

King Charles's list ranges from a grieving mother who turned a tragedy into a charity honouring their legacy, a 106-year-old fundraising through exercise, and those aiding Ukrainian refugees

A heartbroken mother is demanding an inquiry into an explosion in overdoses of deaths at the notorious Queens Park Hotel in Glasgow, where three people died of suspected overdoses in the past month

Katie McPherson was studying to become an occupational therapist when two hospitals failed to spot a blood clot in her leg and she was sent home with painkillers - she died nine days later

Helen Rown has been told she can keep her trees after she appealed a decision by Fife Council to remove two under high hedge laws, despite her neighbour's complaints

Police Scotland has outsourced the testing of hundreds of extra samples a year to provide forensic evidence in cases where victims are drugged while out in pubs or clubs

Controversial shock collars for dogs will be banned from early next year, sparing half a million dogs from the painful devices which inflict pain for up to 11 seconds

Andy Wilson, 82, will not be able to visit his wife of 62 years Marie, 85, at her care home after McGill's Buses announced plans to axe the number 22 bus that stops outside his house