Nicola Sturgeon backs calls to write off school meal debts owed by Scots pupils

The Queen appeared in good spirits as she chatted with First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Her Royal Highness, 96, arrived in Scotland on Monday 27 June, and has since undertaken a handful of royal engagements. The Queen is visiting the country as part of her traditional trip to Scotland for Holyrood Week.

Nicola Sturgeon has paid tribute to Dame Deborah James following the sad news of her death last night. Bowel cancer campaigner and blogger Deborah passed away yesterday following a five-year fight against the disease.

Scots actress Julie Graham has slammed the decision to roll back the rights of American women following the overturning of Roe v Wade. The landmark law - which guaranteed a right to abortion across the US - has been ripped up after 49 years.

Strike action will see school closures and waste piling up on the streets, trade union leaders warned this week.

Nicola Sturgeon has accused Boris Johnson of “taking a wrecking ball to the idea of the United Kingdom” as she prepares to announce her new plans for a Scottish independence referendum.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is joining calls for next year's Eurovision Song Contest to be hosted in Scotland.

Anas Sarwar has urged Nicola Sturgeon to fix problems facing her government instead of focusing on another independence referendum.

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A desperate Scots gran has been forced to remove her eight-year-old granddaughter from school after she was allegedly subject to vile racist slurs.

Emmerdale is set for some upsetting scenes this week as Nicola King is left living in fear after being violently set on by a gang of girls. As of late Nicola hasn’t been on the best of terms with her half-sister Bernice Blackstock thanks to their council rivalry, with Nicola even resorting to ruthless tactics to take out her sister, including scaring off a potential date. Seeing the sisters at war, pal Laurel Thomas suggests getting the sisters together and going for a night out.

Nicola Sturgeon will lay out her plans to hold another independence referendum by end of next year later today.

The auction of an ultra-rare Rolex which had been sitting in its owner's drawer for decades could bring in as much as £120,000 when it goes under the hammer on Wednesday.

Tom Cruise has led to his Scots wife calling the Top Gun: Maverick star “his boyfriend”. The actor, who starred with Hollywood superstar Cruise in the Mission Impossible (MI) series, admitted he shouts “Whooo-ooh!” every time he gets a text from his pal.

Council leaders across Scotland are said to be "deeply disappointed" with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Finance Secretary Kate Forbes for refusing to intervene in a dispute over local government pay.

Two Scottish teenagers have been missing overnight as police launch a probe to trace them.

Nicola Sturgeon has admitted her government could be forced to pass new laws to halt protests outside abortion clinics in Scotland.

Nicola Sturgeon has been slammed over her NHS record after it was revealed more than 10,600 Scots had waited over two years for treatment.

Parent anger has forced a council to back down over a decision to cut a summer school for kids with complex needs.

People across Stirling are being urged to ‘buy nothing new for June’ as part of a campaign to reduce our carbon footprint.

Nicola Sturgeon has claimed Scottish industry is footing the bill for the UK Government’s response to spiralling energy costs across the UK.