Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

EXPLAINED: 2 | Rare Historical Photos

Humza Yousaf jibes 'UK-based parties' should reflect on Horizon scandal role

HUMZA Yousaf has urged “all UK based parties” to reflect on their role in the Post Office scandal as opposition leaders rounded on the Crown…

The National (Scotland)

Corroboration rule change ‘transformative’ for rape cases – Lord Advocate

Dorothy Bain said the change in how corroboration is viewed could ‘improve access to justice for more victims’.

The Independent UK

Glasgow expected to approve Scotland’s first official drug consumption room

Scotland has the worst drug death rate in Europe with 1,051 people dying due to drug misuse last year alone.

Al Jazeera

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

UK Government had 'weak' arguments in Court of Session showdown, says law expert

A NUMBER of the UK Government's arguments were "weak" but it's difficult to call which side will win the Court of Session judicial review…

The National (Scotland)

Scotland’s gender reform bill was not blocked due to policy row, court told

Lawyer for UK government calls claim a ‘red herring’ as Holyrood seeks to overturn veto

The Guardian - UK

'Irrelevant' if Alister Jack laid Section 35 order over policy dispute, court told

IT is “irrelevant” if Alister Jack blocked Scotland’s gender reforms due to a policy disagreement, a UK Government law officer told the Court…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish gender recognition bill would leave UK law untouched, court told

Holyrood lawyer argues UK minister relied on ‘irrelevant considerations’ to justify use of section 35 veto

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Alister Jack use of Section 35 not 'reasonable or rational' and unlawful, court told

THE Scottish Secretary’s decision to use a Section 35 order cannot be seen as “reasonable or rational” and is therefore unlawful, the Lord…

The National (Scotland)

Gender reforms block ‘inconsistent with constitutional principles of UK’

The Scottish Government has taken the UK Government to court over the latter’s use of a Section 35 order to prevent gender legislation.

The Independent UK

UK Government will 'not intervene' in safe consumption room pilot, says Alister Jack

THE UK Government will “not intervene” in the safe consumption room pilot following the Lord Advocate’s statement, Alister Jack has said.

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow drug consumption room could be approved ‘within weeks’

UK’s first pilot expected to be approved after it goes before officials on 27 September

The Guardian - UK

Previous drug consumption room bid failed because of legal oversight, minister says

A PREVIOUS attempt to circumvent Westminster’s ban on safe consumption rooms failed because the Scottish Government’s fromer lord advocate was…

The National (Scotland)

First Minister urges UK Government not to block safe drug consumption room pilot

THE First Minister has urged the UK Government not to block a safe drug consumption room pilot after the Lord Advocate gave the scheme the green…

The National (Scotland)

Drug consumption rooms given green light by top Government lawyer

SCOTLAND’S ambitions to create a safe consumption room for drug users have inched closer to reality after the Government’s top lawyer gave the…

The National (Scotland)

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Glasgow Live

Remembering 24 people who have died in Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Paisley this month

Our thoughts are with all those who have lost a loved one.

Daily Record

Police Scotland waited two weeks for approval to search home of Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell

Cops investigating SNP finances had asked for permission to search the house near Baillieston when the party's leadership race was still raging.

The National (Scotland)

A history of the UK Government blocking Scottish legislation

ALISTER Jack's use of Section 35 is not the first time the UK Government has acted to block Scottish laws from being passed ...

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon spent over £260,000 of taxpayers’ cash fighting failed Supreme Court cases

Sources confirmed the legal bill for the First Minister’s doomed battle to hold a second independence referendum without the consent of Westminster will top £130,000.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

What is the supreme court’s Scottish independence ruling about?

All you need to know about decision on whether Scotland can hold new referendum without Westminster approval

The National (Scotland)

What rulings could Supreme Court judges make in independence case and what next?

Nicola Sturgeon asked the Lord Advocate to refer the case to the UK’s highest court in an attempt to break the constitutional deadlock

The National (Scotland)

Activist who took indyref bid to Supreme Court sounds warning

MARTIN Keatings’s pioneering case to prove Scotland could hold an independence referendum ultimately failed – but his bid has formed the…

The National (Scotland)

Legal expert explains why UK Government wants the indyref2 case thrown out

Does the Scottish Parliament have the legislative competence to pass a referendum Bill? And should judges answer this question now? The Supreme…

Daily Record

All you need to know from final day of Supreme Court independence referendum hearing

Judges have been asked to decide whether the Bill relates to "reserved matters" - meaning it is outwith Holyrood's competence.

The National (Scotland)

Andrew Tickell explains the significance of day one of the Supreme Court indy case

THE political issues may be combustible, but few rhetorical fireworks went off on Tuesday as the UK Supreme Court began its two-day oral hearing on…

Daily Record

All you need to know from day one of Supreme Court independence referendum hearing

Two days of legal arguments in London will decide if Nicola Sturgeon can proceed with her plan to hold an IndyRef2 next year.

1 2 3

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Scottish Government

the Scottish Parliament

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.