The Latest Breaking News from the Scottish Government

Scots schoolgirl denied school move despite bully's 'knife threat'

The St Catherine's pupil had applied to Saint Roch's in Royston instead of All Saint's to avoid cruel peers in the Barmulloch area.

Daily Record · Apr 29, 2023

Record numbers seek help from charity as cost of living squeezes budgets

A CHARITY saw record numbers of people seek advice last month as the cost-of-living crisis continues to “squeeze household budgets to breaking…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 29, 2023

Scottish parents must not be ‘short-changed’ on childcare by SNP, Tory will say

Meghan Gallacher, the deputy leader of the Scottish Conservatives, will call on the SNP to match the policies of the UK Government.

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023

Food parcel distribution across Dumfries and Galloway reaches record levels

More than 5,000 parcels were given out through The Trussell Trust's network last year - nearly 1,500 were for children

Daily Record · Apr 28, 2023

Workplace fatalities at highest level since 2019

The figures have prompted calls for the government to introduce new statutory offences to hold companies to account

Insider UK · Apr 28, 2023

Port of Aberdeen investing £55 million in effort to become UK’s first net-zero port

THE Port of Aberdeen is to invest £55 million into becoming the UK’s first net zero port by 2040.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 28, 2023

'Ban employers who use unpaid trial shifts from public contracts', Government urged

Scottish Greens MSP Ross Greer asked if the Scottish Government would consider “disqualifying” businesses that do not pay workers on trial…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 27, 2023

No UK officials at Humza Yousaf's ambassador meetings – despite new Tory rules

NO UK Government officials sat in on meetings between First Minister Humza Yousaf and a host of foreign ambassadors – despite the Tory Foreign…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 27, 2023

Falkirk household glass recycling to stay after deposit return scheme delay

Scottish Government delayed bottle return scheme should have replaced Falkirk's kerbside collections in September

Daily Record · Apr 27, 2023

SNP MSP welcomes reassurance HPMAs will not be 'imposed' on coastal communities

AN SNP MSP has expressed concern about the impact of Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) on coastal communities and called on the government to…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 27, 2023