Free personal care for the over-65s was rolled out in Scotland in 2002

Party’s finance spokesperson pledges to ‘reconnect with the country’ in bid for political relevance

Candidates Michael Marra and Joe Fagan face a tough challenge despite Andy Burnham’s popularity

Move by UK government risks adding to other challenges facing embattled sector, warns ruling Scottish National Party

The industry is grappling with chronic oversupply just as changing consumer habits hollow out demand

Scottish city hosts more asylum seekers per population than anywhere else in Britain but campaigners say the mood has shifted

Fifth consecutive full-year loss exposes tension in mandate of lender set up by SNP-led government

5% levy charged on first five overnight stays is expected to raise £50mn for council

Prime minister expected to approve development of controversial Rosebank and Jackdaw projects

Government aims to boost support for pylons and power lines needed to meet net zero targets

Blow to oil and gas industry comes as renewables projects are faltering

Ongoing response to blaze in Scotland’s Cairngorms follows use of helicopters and drones in Suffolk last week

Communities fear they will squeeze access to electricity and water, spoil rural areas and boost tech giant profits with limited local job creation

The ‘Father Emir’ transformed the Gulf nation into a financial and geopolitical heavyweight

Former ruler was known for modernising gas-rich Gulf state and pursuing regional dialogue rather than confrontation

Transfers from kingdom to companies and individuals in Dubai repeatedly returned or delayed in a sign of economic tension

Transfers from kingdom to companies and individuals in Dubai repeatedly returned or delayed in a sign of economic tension

Number of residents on outer islands of the Scottish archipelago has fallen by a quarter in forty years

Estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon pleaded guilty to charges last month

Voters in Aberdeen go to the polls with both Conservative and Reform candidates making energy a central issue of their campaigns

Fund managers say market will be ‘wary’ of long-dated bonds as nation plots first issuance since 17th century

Fund managers say market will be ‘wary’ of long-dated bonds as nation plots first issuance since 17th century

Ex-SNP chief used party account and charge card to buy goods from vehicles to watches for personal use, court told

Former husband of Scotland’s ex-first minister has pleaded guilty to taking £400,000 from party coffers

Pro-independence party, now in its 20th year in power, is struggling to boost public services amid fiscal challenges

Former party chief executive and ex-husband of Nicola Sturgeon will be detained until sentencing on June 23

Families look for safer options for their children’s education since the outbreak of war in the Middle East

New data highlights ‘extremely concerning’ decline in fish population

Forecast gains for Scotland and Wales nationalists come even as no grouping has immediate roadmap for breaking away

Stuart Holloway formerly worked as a relationship manager at bank’s infamous SME unit

Conservatives accuse Scotland’s main pro-independence party of trying to provoke constitutional row with Westminster

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