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Relatives of man who died in police custody in 2015 say chair was ‘forced out’ amid claims inquiry was underminedThe family of Sheku Bayoh has accused Scotland’s police and prosecutors of “a desperate final act of sabotage” after the chair of the inqui…
Treasury says trips were private while Scottish ministers point out US president met Keir Starmer and it had to stump up for extra policingThe UK government needs to “step up” and reimburse the £24.5m cost of Donald Trump and JD Vance’s recent visits t…
Construction due to begin in 2027 on what is expected to become UK’s largest publicly owned windfarmEvery islander on Orkney is expected to benefit from a major windfarm being built by the local council after it won £62m in financing from the UK’s nati…
Stoats have been an existential threat to Orkney’s rare birds but technology is helping to eradicate themAt first, the stoat looks like a faint smudge in the distance. But, as it jumps closer, its sleek body is identified by a heat-detecting camera and…
Changes intended to reduce ‘burdensome bureaucracy’ and make it easier to build windfarms, reservoirs and housingMinisters are making it easier to build new windfarms, reservoirs and large housing developments as part of a series of changes to the gove…
Exclusive: 13 mainly northern MPs say a new system should better account for higher house prices in south-eastMore than a dozen Labour MPs have written to Rachel Reeves calling on her to scrap council tax, as the chancellor faces mounting pressure to o…
First minister tells SNP conference older people in Scotland ‘pay the price for Westminster’s prejudice’ over immigrationUK politics live – latest updatesJohn Swinney has said the Scottish government will help hundreds of overseas care workers stay in …
Minister calls Badenoch’s claims about Chinese spy trial ‘baseless smears’. This live blog is closedAt the Downing Street lobby briefing this morning the PM’s spokesperson said it was “entirely false” to suggest the government influenced the collapse o…
Members overwhelmingly endorse leadership motion that majority at next Holyrood election is only route to second voteSNP members have overwhelmingly backed leader John Swinney’s “clear and unambiguous” independence strategy that a majority election win…
Council leader writes to home secretary asking for general pardon for ‘witches’ convicted in 16th and 17th centuriesOn 30 July 1652, seven women were hanged on Penenden Heath in Maidstone, Kent. Witch trials and executions were far from unusual at the …