The Work and Pensions Secretary has called on Scotland's First Minister to explain how the country would meet its welfare bill if it became independent.Read
The Scottish Government has been accused of slashing planned improvements for one of the country's busiest rail lines with Labour claiming the project to upgrade the main Edinburgh to Glasgow route is a "shadow of its former self".Read
The recession could last over 20 years as the economy struggles to cope with an ageing population and extraordinary levels of debt, experts have warned.Read
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has said he hopes to get the format for an independence referendum settled with the UK Government within the next few weeks.Read
Claims from Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith that an independent Scotland could not afford to pay its welfare bill were branded "offensive, nonsensical rubbish" by First Minister Alex Salmond.Read
Anti-sectarianism campaigners have called for organisers of public processions in a Scottish city to agree to crack down on hate crime troublemakers.Read
An independent Scotland could not afford to pay its welfare bill without cutting services or raising taxes, the UK Work and Pensions Secretary has said.Read
Measuring how active a certain gene is could predict which women with ovarian cancer will benefit from certain chemotherapy drugs, research has suggested.Read
The number of houses sold in July increased by 21% on the previous month with first-time buyers helping to push up activity, according to a report.Read