Councils reject SNP local tax plan

Councils give thumbs down to Alex Salmond’s tax proposals

Devolution commission ‘is £550,000 farce’

Critics decry failure of body to come up with new constitutional ideas

Thom plans fame academy with a little help from friends

Scots singer-songwriter Sandi Thom is to build a school for the performing arts in Malawi

Son of Tory war hero to stand for BNP

Farmer will contest the PM’s seat at the next election

Fears recession will ignite racist attacks in Scotland

Scottish secretary Jim Murphy has warned rising unemployment could lead to hostility against migrants

Kathy Foley: Violent coup that’s all rather quiet

Rumours abound as Thailand’s slide into increasing civil unrest makes for an uneasy tension

Gillian Bowditch: The dock is no place for an eight-year-old

That Scotland has the lowest age of criminal responsibility in Europe is a cause for shame

Mandelson acted 'unlawfully' by allowing HBOs takeover

Opponents of deal confident of securing a judicial review

You're off your heads, Tory peer tells advocates of greater tax powers

Lord Forsyth dismisses Calman Commission's review of devolution

Scout leaders plan more Muslim troops

Muslims admire values of the Scouting movement

Conflict of interest challenge for RBS

State ownwerhsip means different priorities for executives and politicians

Homecoming: SNP hype or tourism bonanza?

Alex Salmond began a £5m tourism promotion aimed at expat Scots

Vicky trial shown video of girl's suggestive poses

A video of Vicky Hamilton showing her in suggestive poses was played yesterday to jurors at the High Court in Dundee

Scots army chief: 'Afghan opium setback'

A senior officer says amy efforts to curb opium production in Afghanistan have been "pretty patchy""

Scottish home reports ‘threat to sellers'

Property experts give warning about the hidden costs for anyone selling a property in Scotland from Monday

Science and language exams attacked by MSPs

Plans for new baccalaureate qualifications at Scottish schools prompted a row at Holyrood

Diaspora in Europe ‘real homecoming story'

Call to celebrate 700 years of Scottish emigration to Europe

Hunters become hunted by Grizzly Alex

Magnus Linklater Holyrood Sketch

Youngest Scots pupils can expect free lunch

MSPs vote for children in the first three years of school to begiven free school meals

Suspect ‘admitted knife with Vicky's DNA on it was his'

Jurors shown nearly two hours of videoed police interviews with Peter Tobin