10+ hour, 39+ min ago   (772+ words) Independent MSP Fergus Ewing and Scottish Conservative MSP Edward Mountain have written to the home secretary The UK Government would need to gain planning permission to use Cameron Barracks to house asylum seekers, MSPs have said. Independent MSP Fergus Ewing…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (458+ words) The Highland Council say no arrival date has been confirmed amid the Home Office's plans to move asylum seekers into Cameron Barracks. The UK Government previously announced that the Scottish army base near Inverness would be used to house 300 adult…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (294+ words) Home Office figures show 695 raids were carried out across Scotland in 2025, leading to 400 arrests. Illegal working arrests and raids have reached the highest level in British history, according to the Home Office. New figures show the number of raids by…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (313+ words) Nearly 240,000 counterfeit Labubu dolls have been seized at the UK border this year as officers crack down on fake toys in the run-up to Christmas. Border Force has ramped up shipment searches to prevent children receiving knock-off toys as presents,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (470+ words) Two Scottish ministers have requested to meet survivors of childhood sexual abuse in the new year. Education secretary Jenny Gilruth'and justice secretary Angela Constance jointly wrote to Holyrood's cross-party group on Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse to request a…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (422+ words) Angela Constance said she owed Prof Alexis Jay a 'professional apology'. The Scottish justice secretary'has apologised to a respected child abuse expert over a grooming gangs row. Angela Constance said she owed Professor Alexis Jay a "professional apology" after quoting…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (666+ words) 57 MSPs voted in favour of ousting Angela Constance, while 67 voted in favour of keeping her in post. The justice secretary'has survived a no-confidence vote amid a row over holding a Scottish grooming gangs inquiry. Angela Constance received 67 votes in favour…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (519+ words) Scotland's justice secretary'is set to face a no confidence vote on Tuesday. Angela Constance has been accused of "misrepresenting" the views of a leading child abuse expert while rejecting calls for an inquiry into grooming gangs in September. Two separate…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (617+ words) Anas Sarwar has accused Angela Constance of 'misleading' the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish justice secretary is facing repeated calls to resign for "misleading parliament" in a row over grooming gangs. Scottish Labour and the Conservatives have accused Angela Constance of…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (682+ words) 'Taylor', not her real name, wrote an open letter to John Swinney detailing how she was sexually exploited as a teenager. Words by ITV News Scotland Correspondent Peter Smith and Scotland Producer Stephanie Docherty ITV and STV News has been…...