Top stories of the week

More than 22 million trees were planted in Scotland last year in what has been described as a  "critical contribution to the global climate emergency".

Britain is backing the US in its assessment that Iran is responsible for suspected attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, the foreign secretary has said.

A man killed himself after watching a Ross Kemp documentary on Barlinnie prison because he was terrified of being sent there, a sheriff has ruled.

Nicola Sturgeon today urged Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard to "see the light" and change his position on a second independence referendum, after he backed a second EU vote.

The Conservatives must take their “threats” to the Scottish Parliament off the table and defend devolution against a Boris Johnson premiership, the SNP claimed today.

Boris Johnson has topped the first ballot of MPs in the Tory leadership race with 114 votes, effectively guaranteeing himself a place in the final two.

Men with historical prosecutions for same-sex sexual activity will be able to apply to have their convictions erased from October.

After scraping into the next round of the Tory leadership contest, Rory Stewart promised to “bring down” Boris Johnson if he seeks to suspend parliament in order to force through a no-deal Brexit.