Scottish Liberal Democrat environment spokesperson Sanne Dijkstra-Downie has today written to the Cabinet Secretary Gillian Martin demanding that the SNP start taking the sewage crisis seriously as ne...

Hundreds of people living in blocks of flats at Granton Waterfront were advised late on Friday afternoon not to drink the water from their taps or use the water for washing. On Tuesday that advice was lifted by the factors mid-morning. James Gibb, the factoring company, sent an email to everyone living in the development just before they closed their office for the weekend, and we are told that the email said there was little they could do over the weekend. In an email to residents on Monday, the factors confirmed that the result of a further water test would not be known until at least Tuesday morning.

Environment committee also wants to outlaw dredging and mining due to destructive effects on seabed and marine life

EIS general secretary Andrea Bradley has called for action to reduce teachers' class contact time.

Retailers will no longer be able to sell single-use vapes as new laws come into force across the UK.