The Budget is the Scottish government's opportunity to set out its tax and spending plans for the next financial year, which runs from 1 April 2026 until 31 March 2027. This includes raising or lowering taxes, as well as major decisions about spending on areas controlled by the Scottish Parliament - such as health, transport, education and justice.

Less than 18 months after losing most of their House of Commons seats in the UK general election, the Scottish National Party is on the march again north of the English border.

Scotland's new plan to fund big infrastructure projects already has an affectionate name: "kilts." The country was Wednesday night given the same credit rating as the United Kingdom — paving the way for it to raise funds through the markets on more ...

Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf offered for the country to be the first in the United Kingdom to accept Gazan refugees amid the Israel-Hamas war. Yousaf drew swift condemnation on social media, as even Arab nations like Qatar, Lebanon, Jordan and ...

Glasgow will receive £60.9 million of the Local Growth Fund, Edinburgh £37.8 million, the Tay Cities region £19.5, Ayrshire £11.8 million, and Forth Valley £9.8 million.

The Scottish and UK governments are locked in dispute over who should pay for Donald Trump and JD Vance's recent visits to Scotland. The US president spent four days visiting his golf courses in Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire in July. BBC Scotland News ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Scotland has outlined plans to sell £1.5bn of bonds in the coming years, after being awarded the same credit rating as the UK ahead of the nation’s first debt ...

Widespread snow and ice warnings were issued across the UK, affecting all four nations and disrupting travel and schools on Monday, January 5 and Tuesday, January 6. Yellow alerts are in place in many regions,