7+ hour, 21+ min ago   (1346+ words) Record numbers of people in Scotland, including more than 10,000 children, are trapped in temporary homelessness accommodation, according to official figures. While the official statistics show a fall in new applications, councils in Glasgow and Edinburgh are increasingly breaching their legal…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (400+ words) The Palestine Action ban will face a judicial review in the Court of Session after judges decided to hear the case. The Court has said that a full hearing about the UK Government's proscription will be held on March 17 and…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (678+ words) A plan for a fire-ravaged former hotel site to be used as temporary accommodation has been approved. Councillors agreed the plans for student housing at the Scottish city site could be changed despite objections. The Herald revealed the plans for…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (729+ words) Scottish charities have backed plans to bring in buffer zones around hotels and other buildings used to house asylum seekers." Scottish Government ministers are to consider whether to implement protest exclusion areas around asylum seeker accommodation following large scale protests…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago   (403+ words) The UK Government carried out hundreds of immigration raids in Scotland last year amid a major crackdown on illegal working across the nation. New figures have revealed that 695 raids took place in 2025, leading to 400 arrests at "dodgy businesses" such as…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (508+ words) Charles Mackie, 56, was dismissed by the charity after he made the remark whilst working at Strathmore Lodge, a homeless hostel run by the charity in Dundee. Mr Mackie was employed as a support worker, helping homeless people including asylum seekers…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (318+ words) A probe into the death of an asylum seeker who was shot and killed after he stabbed six people at a hotel will take place in March. Badreddin Abdalla Adam'Bosh, 28, attacked his victims'at Glasgow City Centre's Park Inn on June…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (968+ words) People arrested in Scotland under the Terrorism Act following the proscription of Palestine Action could have their cases thrown out following guidance from Counter Terrorism Policing. In guidance issued to police by CTP, seen by The Herald, officers and staff…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (492+ words) Housing Secretary Mairi McAllan has refused to pause a policy on housing asylum seekers despite pleas from Glasgow city council. Scotland's largest local authority is facing soaring demand from homeless refugees which The Herald revealed in August could cost it…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (747+ words) A month ago I wondered if things were finally looking up for the Scottish Government's troubled heritage agency Historic Environment Scotland (HES). It seemed that the organisation was beginning to turn a corner following a reassuring statement to staff by…...