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MSPs back property management plan

Plans to regulate the property management industry has won broad support from MSPs.Read

Clegg: Labour has failed Scotland

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is to accuse Labour of failing to deliver for Scotland and hold out his party as the only one that can deliver "real change".Read

Murphy slams SNP oil 'exaggeration'

The Scottish Government has been accused of "extraordinary exaggeration" over the value of North Sea oil to the economy.Read

Call to reveal TV sponsorship cost

First Minister Alex Salmond has been urged to reveal how much taxpayers' money has been spent sponsoring programmes on STV.Read

Letter 'sought to negotiate reward'

A senior insurance adviser contacted police after receiving a letter seeking to negotiate a reward for the safe return of a stolen Leonardo da Vinci artwork, a court heard.Read

Salmond defends Megrahi's release

The First Minister has said that the decision to release the Lockerbie bomber was based entirely on "Scottish judicial principles".Read

Design stars back insulation drive

Celebrity designers Justin Ryan and Colin McAllister backed a home insulation campaign which could save Scots £56 million a year.Read

£20,000 bill for hypnotist slammed

Skills bosses have spent £20,000 to bring in TV hypnotist Paul McKenna to give a "pep talk" to jobless youngsters, Labour leader Iain Gray said.Read

SNP enters hung parliament talks

The SNP is in talks with Welsh Nationalists about how they could exert the maximum possible influence in the event of a hung parliament at Westminster, it has emerged.Read

MSP pushes for factor regulation

A Labour MSP has branded a property management firm "debt farmers" as she made the case for a bill to bring in regulation for the factor industry.Read

Council may raise class size limits

School class size limits could be raised by a council despite SNP pledges to reduce numbers, it has been revealed.Read

Potter is best book to pass down

Scottish-based author JK Rowling's Harry Potter series has worked its magic by topping a poll of books British people would like to pass on to the next generation to read.Read