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Scottish Labour's Michael Marra with then party leader Anas Sarwar, August 27, 2024
Politics / 13 August 2026
13 August 2026
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Mental Health / 13 August 2026
13 August 2026
A vet holds a Bluetongue vaccine at Bixley Farms, Norfolk, May 2008
Animal Welfare / 13 August 2026
13 August 2026
Labour MSP Monica Lennon at the Protect The Right To Strike rally organised by the STUC, at the Donald Dewar Steps on Buchanan Street, Glasgow, February 1, 2023
Scotland / 12 August 2026
12 August 2026
Scotland's First Minister John Swinney, March 5, 2026
Scotland / 12 August 2026
12 August 2026
A ballot box arrives as polls close and counting begins at Rochdale Leisure Centre
Voices of Scotland / 11 August 2026
11 August 2026

Edinburgh’s upcoming by-elections offer tenants a chance to put politicians under pressure over soaring rents and a council that has repeatedly sided with landlords and developers, says ADITI JEHANGIR

Scottish Green Party MSP Q Manivannan during the first sitting day of the new Scottish Parliament at Holyrood in Edinburgh, May 14, 2026
Scotland / 10 August 2026
10 August 2026
First Minister of Scotland and SNP Leader John Swinney arrives on the CalMac ferry MV Loch Seaforth into Stornoway Harbour, on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, April 8, 2026
SNP / 10 August 2026
10 August 2026
the Falcon Safety Platen Press which has been restored to full working order in time for the 160th anniversary of the UK's oldest working commercial letterpress printing works. The machine at Robert Smail's Printing Works in the Scottish Borders is now operational again for the first time in 10 years after undergoing restoration
Victorian press / 10 August 2026
10 August 2026
Lawyer Aamer Anwar speaks to the media outside the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, November 13, 2025
Scotland / 30 July 2026
30 July 2026

‘Ah the irony:’ Aamer Anwar says he doubts Reform has handed over the names of the far-right thugs who went on the rampage in Glasgow last weekend to the Police

One of the cells at HMP Millsike during it's official opening - the new Category C jail in Yorkshire will deliver 1,500 prison places, March 27, 2025
Scottish Human Rights Commission / 30 July 2026
30 July 2026
Ambulances waiting at an Emergency Department (A&E) at the R
NHS Crisis / 30 July 2026
30 July 2026
Scottish Labour's Michael Marra (right) with then party leader Anas Sarwar during a media briefing at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, August 27, 2024
Scotland / 28 July 2026
28 July 2026
Activists from Friends of the Earth during a demonstration calling for an end to all new oil and gas projects in the North Sea outside the UK Government's Cop26 hub during the Cop26 summit in Glasgow, November 7, 2021
Scotland / 29 July 2026
29 July 2026

Is the Scottish government in favour of drilling or not? Evasiveness and incoherence are the order of the day, argues KENNY MacASKILL

Voices of Scotland / 28 July 2026
28 July 2026

Unless ministers match reform with investment, the profession and the people it serves will continue to bear the cost, says KATE RAMSDEN

A group of demonstrators from the anti-immigration protest, organised by Unite the Clans Scotland, break away from the rally and march towards Glasgow city centre, July 25, 2026
Far Right / 26 July 2026
26 July 2026
Spanish Civil War / 26 July 2026
26 July 2026
Douglas Alexander leaving number 10 Downing Street, London, July 20, 2026
Scottish Labour / 24 July 2026
24 July 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham (left) and First Minister of Scotland John Swinney during a bilateral meeting at the Cabinet Office in Atlantic Square, Glasgow, July 23, 2026
Scotland / 24 July 2026
24 July 2026
A view of the Edinburgh skyline showing the Balmoral Clock and Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, February 2022
Tourism / 24 July 2026
24 July 2026
First Minister of Scotland John Swinney with Chief Executive Officer Susan Morrison during a visit to the Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh, November 6, 2024
International Trade / 24 July 2026
24 July 2026
(Left to right) Actor Brian Cox, First Minister John Swinney co-leaders of the Scottish Greens Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay at a rally for independence organised by Believe in Scotland, which aims to celebrate Scotland's potential, its culture and its people in Edinburgh, March 28, 2026
Britain / 23 July 2026
23 July 2026
Scottish Labour MSP Monica Lennon in the count hall at the South Lanarkshire Council Headquarters in Hamilton for the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election. Picture date: Thursday October 5, 2023
Scotland / 23 July 2026
23 July 2026