Humza Yousaf repeats call for personal drug use to be decriminalised in Scotland

Humza Yousaf has warned it is "increasingly difficult" to shield his children from racism after he was targeted with Islamophobic graffiti near his Dundee home.

Humza Yousaf has denied his government is not taking enough action on school violence after figures revealed a 53.6 per cent increase from pre-pandemic incidents.

Olly Alexander is responding to calls for him to boycott the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, but he says he will not be withdrawing from the competition.

Humza Yousaf must be "bold" if he is to be viewed by the public as a leader and not just a commentator on politics, an SNP veteran has said.

Anas Sarwar has said he is "yet to be convinced" of the case for a radical change in the law which would allow terminally-ill Scots to request medical assistance to end their lives.

Kate Forbes has said that Humza Yousaf lacks a "big vision" for Scotland, according to reports.

Humza Yousaf has been told by the mum of a sick child to get a grip of the crisis in the NHS after her son faced a three-year wait for life-changing surgery.

Death in Paradise fans have been sharing their hopes for a replacement in the BBC crime series' lead role after current star Ralf Little was rumoured to have quit.The BBC One show, based on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie, changes up its British detective character every few seasons and has previously starred Ben Miller, Kris Marshall and Ardal O'Hanlon. Ralf has been playing DI Neville Parker since 2020, but viewers have been speculating that the show could be due a change at the top yet again, after Ralf appears to have gone quiet on fans. A Reddit user posted the poll " Is the show ready for a new DI?" which sparked a discussion amongst Death in Paradise regular viewers.

An online petition urging the UK Government to increase the current Basic State Pension payment rate from £156.20 to £203.85 each week has now passed the 10,000 signature threshold and is entitled to an official written response, most-likely from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Scottish Labour has demanded that Humza Yousaf makes an urgent statement to parliament about the housing emergency.

A dad-of-three slowly suffocated in front of his wife as medical staff said they could do nothing to ease his suffering.

Humza Yousaf has refused to comment on the long-running investigation into SNP finances amid calls for police to provide an update on its progress.

More than 45,200 people have signed an online petition calling for a ‘universal’ weekly State Pension payment of nearly £550 in order to match the current hourly rate of the National Living Wage. Petition creator Michael Thompson also suggests making the option to claim State Pension available to everyone from the age of 60.

An independent Scotland could slash corporation tax to make it like the Republic of Ireland, Humza Yousaf has suggested.

The Scottish Government has failed to persuade a rebel local authority to drop its plan to increase council tax.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music It’s no surprise that British-Ghanaian R&B singer/songwriter Raye was the center of attention at last weekend’s BRIT Awards — she won a record six trophies at the British Grammy-equivalent ceremony, including Best Artist, Album of the Year and Song of the Year, and during her acceptance speeches made empowering statements like “I’m in control — I’m my own boss.” Yet obscured in all the headlines was the strong business statement she made on behalf of fellow songwriters, calling for them to receive a share of the master recording income of the songs on which they’re credited. Multiple other participants receive such shares — “points on the master” — including artists, labels, producers and others, but not songwriters.

SNP Finance Secretary Shona Robison will hold showdown talks with the two local authorities that are snubbing her call for a council tax freeze.

It's the event that literally got the whole world talking - and now even A-lister celebrities are getting involved. The Glasgow Willy Wonka Experience is still big news across the globe, one week on.

More than 42,200 people have signed an online petition calling for a ‘universal’ weekly State Pension payment of nearly £550 in order to match the current hourly rate of the National Living Wage. Petition creator Michael Thompson has also suggested making the State Pension available to everyone from the age of 60.

Rishi Sunak will head to Aberdeen today to rally Scottish Conservative members as his party continues to slide in the polls.