Statement by First Minister John Swinney in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday 29 September 2026.

Lecturers at a Glasgow university are barrelling towards 14 days of strikes after talks over redundancies broke down.

The vast majority — more ​than 9,000 — were among people aged 65 and above.

Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland University Lecturers Association have delivered a powerful mandate for strike action at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) in response to the university’s proposed redundancies.

Collapse in enrolment at Glasgow Caledonian University outpost reflects upheaval in sector as ministers curb migration

The looming court battle over where transgender prisoners are housed.