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Former Scottish Conservative MSP Jamie Greene has defected to the Scottish Liberal Democrats. The former frontbencher quit the Scottish Tories with immediate effect on Thursday. In a letter to ...

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While some people may already struggle to understand the Scottish accent, it isn't helped by the fact some words have unique ...

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Alex Cole-Hamilton has pledged extra school support for young people who care for relatives to ensure they do not fall behind ...

Jamie Greene insisted several of his former Scottish Conservative colleagues were upset about the direction of the party.

Seven people have been taken to hospital after a fire in a ground floor flat in Paisley. Emergency services were called to ...

Spanning across several regions, including parts of the Highlands, Perthshire, Argyll & The Isles, and Loch Lomond, Trossachs ...

Louis' unusually poor hunting performance last summer led to two of his chicks being rehomed from Scotland to Spain. One died ...

Scottish Water chief executive Alex Plant said the offer was “good, fair and progressive”, while stressing that utility firm ...