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The victory over the SNP in Rutherglen and Hamilton West exceeded the party's wildest expectations.

By-election wins are the stuff of legend, inside political parties at least. Etched in the memory, they don a mythical status as turning points that have chang

Voters head to the polls in Scotland’s first-ever recall byelection after Covid rule-breaker Margaret Ferrier was ousted

Highlands MSP Fergus Ewing says he will not to be driven out of the SNP as he mulls an appeal over his suspension from the party. 

The first sip of hot lentil soup is a surefire sign autumn has arrived in Scotland and the days are getting colder, writes Iain Maciver.

IT was, said the Queen, "a day of outstanding significance in the history of the United Kingdom".

The Scottish Labour leader declared that winning the Rutherglen and Hamilton West seat could prove to be a launch pad for Labour returning to power and ousting the SNP.

I have been a journalist for 35 years - and can assure you that, whatever happens in the Rutherglen by-election, it is unlikely to have any great significance.

The former SNP leader opened up on the sacrifices she has made to pursue a career in politics, weeks after she and her husband were arrested amid an investigation into party finances.

AT Fort William, on the north-eastern shores of Loch Linnhe where a lukewarm sun is being menaced by delinquent showers, Kate Forbes is the essence…