The Latest Breaking News from Scottish Government

Scots lose almost £2billion in wages in just one year due to working unpaid overtime

New figures show workers completed an average of 8.1 hours of unpaid ­overtime every week, which would be £1.9bil if each hour was paid at the average hourly rate.

Daily Record · Jan 2, 2023

Hoax calls to Scottish ambulance service wasted 1,700 hours as 'malicious' pranksters blasted

During the year to September 30, just over 133 hours were spent on malicious calls, which the Scottish Government have "strongly condemned".

Daily Record · Jan 2, 2023

Anti-poverty charity calls for further increase to Scottish Child Payment

A SCOTTISH anti-poverty charity has said it will push for a further increase to the Scottish Child Payment in 2023.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 1, 2023

There have been no advantages to Brexit in two years, Constitution Secretary says

THERE have been no advantages to leaving the European Union, the Constitution Secretary has said on the second anniversary of the end of the Brexit…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 31, 2022

Sturgeon: I promise Government will do what it can to protect vulnerable

The First Minister said tackling poverty would be a priority for ministers in the next year.

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022

Angus Robertson: We have seen no advantages to leaving EU

The Constitution Secretary said Scottish independence prospectus papers would continue to be published.

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022

More than a quarter of prisoners in Scottish jails last Christmas Day had not been convicted

A total of 2,062 people in the prison estate were on remand and hadn't been convicted of an offence when they spent Christmas Day 2021 behind bars.

Daily Record · Dec 31, 2022

Scottish Government should make new year resolution fair pay for teachers – EIS

Teachers are due to take further industrial action in January.

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022

Glasgow nurses take 68,000 mental health sick days in single year

Across the country more than 226,000 days were lost after NHS nurses and midwives were forced to take time off because of mental health issues in the last year.

Glasgow Live · Dec 30, 2022

SNP/Green Government blasted over recycling rates during climate emergency

Labour MSP Colin Smyth said the Government's record was a "humiliating failure"

Daily Record · Dec 30, 2022