Work and pensions minister Andrew Western says Government are considering a number of ‘levers’ to bring child poverty down.

Workers living in Scotland earning more than £30,300 already pay more income tax than those living in the rest of the UK.

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says Labour's centre-left rivals have let themselves down over the Cameron ...

AN SNP minister has called on his own government to intervene to prevent Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) cuts.Higher ...

In her letter, Ms Chamberlain urged the Government to initiate "discussions with WASPI representatives to agree an ...

The collapse of oil and gas firm Petrofac is described in The Scotsman as “catastrophic for the North Sea” ( 28 October ).

An SNP MSP has written to his own government to oppose the proposed closure of a fire station in Edinburgh . The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is currently conducting a Scotland wide 'Service ...

John Swinney has restated his commitment not to increase income tax in the upcoming Scottish Budget after a poll found nearly half of voters think tax is too high. The First Minister said there would ...

People take part in a youth led protest against overspending on World Cup 2030 infrastructure in Casablanca, Morocco, 5 ...

The budget votes began two days into the start of the 2026 fiscal year, after lawmakers passed a stopgap budget Oct. 1. The budget cuts many state agencies but provides about $1.1 billion extra for ...