Senior Holyrood politicians have said MSPs should have to undergo disclosure checks before they can be alone with kids. Former SNP Minister Ash Regan issued the demand after MSP Colin Smyth was ...

An MSP hosted a group of girl guides at the Scottish Parliament days after he was charged with possessing indecent images of ...

Ahead of the Scottish Parliament Election to take place in Spring 2026, the country’s leading children’s charity has urged ...

Holyrood’s Presiding Officer says she is “absolutely appalled”, as she addressed MSPs on an investigation into a secret camera allegedly placed in Scottish Parliament toilets. The allegations have led ...

The New Struan School in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, has announced it will close in June 2026 after a 'gradual decline in ...

A court date has been set for a former Labour MSP charged with possessing indecent images of children. Colin Smyth, 52, is due to appear at Dumfries Sherriff Court on 24 September. He is also facing a ...

Former Scottish parliament presiding officer Sir George Reid has died at the age of 86, his family have announced. Sir George died in the early hours of Tuesday at Strathcarron Hospice near Denny, ...