Former Scottish leader and pro-independence figurehead Alex Salmond has been arrested and charged in a probe over allegations of sexual harassment, police said on Thursday. Salmond, who became ...

The Scottish Government could be held in contempt of court as it faces legal action in a long-running freedom of information battle over an investigation into former first minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Russell Findlay has accused John Swinney of “grasping at straws” over why he chose to defy an order from Scotland’s transparency watchdog to release documents relating to an investigation into former ...