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King starts ancient game in Jedburgh and steps back to watch scrum

Charles also visited local shops and businesses, and spent time greeting well-wishers who had lined the streets of the Borders town.

Evening Standard · Jul 2

Former MSP to face trial accused of causing crashes while drink-driving

Colin Smyth, 53, appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · Jul 1

Swinney rejects Burnham’s claim Scots feel distant from Holyrood

The First Minister accused the Labour leadership hopeful of trying to ‘lecture’ him and described his comments as ‘polemics’.

Evening Standard · Jul 1

Ceremony of keys to take place to mark King visiting for Royal Week

On Tuesday the King and Queen will carry out a series of engagements in Edinburgh as Royal Week gets under way in Scotland.

Evening Standard · Jun 30

Creative Scotland chief executive steps down after nearly eight years

The chief executive of Creative Scotland has announced he will step down from the role

The National (Scotland) · Jun 29

Creative Scotland’s chief executive to step down from role after eight years

Iain Munro will leave the more than £110,000-a-year role at the end of the year after nearly eight years in charge.

Evening Standard · Jun 29

King to formally open seventh session of Scottish Parliament

A ceremony will take place at the Scottish Parliament on Saturday.

Evening Standard · Jun 27

Holyrood to crack down on MSPs working from home and abroad

HOLYROOD will crack down on MSPs working from home or abroad, the new Presiding Officer has said.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 26

Swinney hits back at ‘baseless’ claims of SNP ‘cover-up’ of Murrell’s crimes

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay had insisted the First Minister was ‘at the heart of the cover-up’.

Evening Standard · Jun 25

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell jailed for more than five years

A judge told Murrell he was responsible for a ‘calculated crime of dishonesty’.

Evening Standard · Jun 23