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Scotland is set to become the first country in the UK to ban parents from smacking their children under new laws unveiled today.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she hoped Donald Trump would “change his mind” over the offshore windfarm visible from his North East golf course given the benefits now being generated by the green energy development.

Sailors from the Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth have been arrested on the £3bn aircraft carrier’s first journey to the US.

As a major international conference is taking shape, we consider how a global perspective can find ways to tackle issues around alcohol

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Alex Salmond should quit his TV show on Russian-state funded broadcaster RT as a "great service to Scotland", according to  Scottish Secretary David Mundell.

Scots parents will face jail for smacking their children under new laws being unveiled at Holyrood today.

Nicola Sturgeon has signalled that the Scottish Government would push ahead with controversial testing for primary one pupils even if Holyrood votes against it.

The Scottish Parliament was born from a desire to prevent Thatcherism and the kind of cuts to services that are being imposed by the SNP today, writes Brian Wilson.

Travellers heading to Dubai or Abu Dhabi have been warned they could face arrest if they consume alcoholic drinks on the flight to the Middle East.