Willie Rennie

Andrew Miller (covered) being led from Selkirk Sheriff Court following an earlier hearing.

The embodiment of the problem many feminist campaigners have highlighted

Staff at Craignure on the Isle of Mull have spoken out about ongoing pressures

CalMac staff taken to 'brink' amid ferries fiasco as compensation payments soar

Reported incidents have reached record highs compared with figures from the last five years

Violence in Scottish schools risks becoming 'national scandal'

A total of 238 schools have reported deficits for 2021/22 in Scotland

One in ten Scottish schools record 'shocking' deficit

School violence: education minister says pupils are struggling post-lockdown

Primary school pupil attendance in Edinburgh has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. Picture: PA

Edinburgh school attendance rates fail to recover from Covid-19 disruption

Monklands Hospital in Airdrie

200 sewage leaks recorded in Scottish hospitals in five years

More than 300,000 staff days have been lost to mental health in Scotland's schools and nurseries, new figures show. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

More than 300k staff days lost in schools to mental health

The number of public toilets has fallen in recent years

Public toilets disappearing across Scotland, figures show

Illegally dumped rubbish can cause serious harm to the environment, polluting land and water and posing a danger to wild animals and livestock, and costs millions of pounds in clean-up costs each year

Calls for tougher action to punish criminals and stamp out fly-tipping

Lochmaddy, with the MV Hebrides ferry in port. Picture: Brian_D_Anderson/Shutterstock

Turkish shipyard named preferred bidder for island ferries contract

Business minister Ivan McKee during a Ministerial update on the Dalzell Historical Industrial sale at the Scottish Parliament in December last year.

Tata Steel warned court action likely over Dalzell as MSPs kept in dark

Picture: Andy Buchanan

Nicola Sturgeon accused of treating teachers 'disgracefully' over pay row

A child during a class at a primary school in Scotland. The Scottish Liberal Democrats have hit out at plans to press ahead with P1 testing. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Scottish Government condemned for 'ploughing ahead' with P1 testing

Ferry customers have been paid £215,000 in customer rights claims in the first four months of the financial year, figures show.

CalMac pays out £215,000 in compensation for cancelled sailings in four months

Former finance secretary Derek Mackay arrives at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh, to give evidence before the Public Audit Committee as part of its inquiry into the delays and overspends at Ferguson Marine.

Disgraced ex-minister Derek Mackay to give ferries scandal evidence to Holyrood

Some students from Ukraine are continuing their studies online.

Ukrainian students studying remotely from UK not eligible for financial support

Schools are going back after the summer break. Pic: Michael Gillen.

More than 280,000 P1 tests since vote to halt testing in Scottish schools

Ivan McKee is being pressured to provide answers on the Scottish Government's involvement in the sale of the Dalzell steelworks.

Minister accused of 'shifty' responses around botched Dalzell steelworks move

Nicola Sturgeon had her picture taken with climate activists Greta Thunberg (left) and Vanessa Nakate at COP26 last year (Picture: Andy Buchanan/Pool/Getty Images)

Truss might ignore Sturgeon, but she won’t ignore her failures - Brian Monteith

MV Hebrides docks at Tarbert, Harris, Outer Hebrides

Demand to recall Parliament for emergency statement on CalMac ferry disruption

Picture: Michael Gillen

Row between UK and Scottish ministers over social security IT costs

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon should give evidence on the ferries fiasco, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have said.

Nicola Sturgeon should answer committee questions on ferries, Lib Dems demand

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon with Sanjeev Gupta, the head of the Liberty Group which owns the Lochaber smelter. Picture: PA

Ministers face transparency calls over £5 Lochaber plant payment

Fuel protest signage on a car, as prices soar across Scotland. Picture Cameron Smith/Getty Images

Scottish Government urged to create fuel comparison website

Willie Rennie criticised Scottish Government spending on cutting up doors.

Lib Dems demand answers over SNP spending £19,000 spend on chopping up doors

Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Willie Rennie. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Independence currency divisions compared to 'two bald bankers fighting over 50p'

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have accused the Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville of diverting vital funds for disadvantaged children to fund police in schools.

‘Children branded as criminals by SNP Government’, says Willie Rennie

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SNP ministers under fire after £25m Covid support fund pays out less than £1m

Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Willie Rennie. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

SNP ministers accused of failing to give workers pay they deserve

Many Scotland fans travel to Scotland games at Hampden from Glasgow Central Station. Picture: John Devlin

ScotRail has ‘plans in place’ for Scotland-Ukraine World Cup tie – Jenny Gilruth

A sample of Scotland's Census letter.

The area with the lowest census return rate in Scotland revealed

A Lothian Buses service in Edinburgh

Call for night buses to be included in free travel scheme for under 22s

Nicola Sturgeon has insisted there is “no connection” between the war in Ukraine and the campaign for Scottish independence after prominent SNP members appeared to make comparisons between the two.

No connection between Ukraine war and independence campaign – Sturgeon

An employees working at the aluminium factory in Lochaber.

Government in no financial danger over smelter deal, MSPs told

Nicola Sturgeon with head of Liberty Steel, Sanjeev Gupta.

Scottish jobs under threat as HMRC file Liberty Steel winding-up notice

Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville is under pressure over classroom ventilation

Lack of ventilation action 'leaving children shivering', say Lib Dems

Business minister Ivan McKee has been asked to clarify confusion around the sale of Dalzell steelworks.

Ministers under pressure to clarify confusion around Dalzell steelworks sale

Ventilation concerns: Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville

Covid Scotland: Classroom doors may be chopped off to improve school ventilation

A woman uses a swab to take a sample from her mouth at a NHS Test and Trace Covid-19 testing unit at the Civic Centre in Uxbridge, Hillingdon, west London on May 25, 2021. Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images

Statistics watchdog responds to report Sturgeon 'twisted' data

Irina McLean represents the People's Consulate of Belarus in Scotland.

Belarusians in Scotland fear Russian conflict could scupper hopes of democracy

Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party Willie Rennie looks on while First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks in the Scottish Parliament.

Answers demanded over taxpayer exposure to Dalzell state aid rules

Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville was challenged on education funding during a Holyrood committee session.

'Why aren't you spitting mad?': Education secretary asked about budget cuts

Baths, asbestos, washing machines and bin bags piled up under the M8 motorway last year. Picture: John Devlin

Just a fraction of 134,000 flytipping incidents referred to prosecutors

Brexit promised a new lease of life for Britain, reckons reader (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Many happy returns to post-Brexit Britain?

School absences rose dramatically during the Covid pandemic (Picture: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

Scotland's school absence figures are shocking – Scotsman says

Covid-19 saw a major rise in the number of absences among students, the Liberal Democrats have said.

Five-fold rise in number of primary pupils missing at least half of schooling

Nicola Sturgeon has denied a report into care home deaths was suppressed for political reasons

Sturgeon denies care home deaths report was 'suppressed for political reasons'

The number of childminders in Scotland has fallen. Pic: Ian Georgeson

Report finds number of childminders has plummeted in Scotland

Resident Annie Innes, 90, talks with a healthcare worker at the Abercorn House Care Home in Hamilton.

Scottish Government urged to protect care home visiting rights over winter

The RMT has threatened to strike from 1-12 November. Picture: John Devlin

New RMT proposal as ScotRail offer deadline expires: Pay increase but no strings

Children with complex needs are more likely to struggle to find a care placement.

English children placed in care in Scotland due to lack of capacity south of bor...

New teachers more likely to get temporary job than permanent one as MSP Willie Rennie warns of 'plummeting' figures. (Picture credit: Euan Ferguson/Scottish Parliament)

New teachers more likely to get temporary job than permanent one, figures show

First Minster Nicola Sturgeon during First Minster's Questions in the debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

Analysis: Nicola Sturgeon should make the most of her two-week break

Scottish Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville.

Scottish Government 'following in footsteps of Thatcher' over assessment defence

The Teachers’ Side of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) has declared a formal dispute over the sub-inflationary pay offer made to Scotland’s teachers.

Formal dispute declared over ‘unreasonable' pay offer to Scotland’s teachers

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First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf tries his hand at hedge trimming during campaigning in Pollok (Pic: Robert Perry/PA Wire)

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Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown during a 'Making Britain Work For Scotland' rally

Gordon Brown’s latest ‘save the Union’ plan faces reality check

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