It comes as Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the ECHR had become a “sword used to attack democratic decisions” and launched a review into whether she would commit to leaving the agreement.

Anas Sarwar is hoping the results of the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election could help Labour oust the SNP in the 2026 Holyrood election.

Maro Itoje, 30, co-founded an artists’ residency that hosts creators at The King’s Foundation’s headquarters in Scotland.

Kemi Badenoch has insisted that the Conservatives are still the main opposition to Labour despite her party slumping to fourth in a Holyrood by-election this week.

Green industries have praised proposals to require solar panels and heat pumps in new build homes but housebuilders warned that too much bureaucracy to install them could harm efforts to hit housing ...

Police are renewing their appeal to track down a man missing for more than three weeks amid fresh sightings of him.