Top stories of the week

It is probably the most terrifyingly accurate weather report you’re ever likely to see.

The SNP is to hold a national “day of action” on Scottish independence later this month, taking the temperature of the nation as it continues its preparations for a second referendum.

Police Scotland confirmed on Friday that they had escalated their investigation into two complaints of sexual harassment against Alex Salmond into a full-blown inquiry.

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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The crew of a jumbo jet watched in horror as the wheel of a Ryanair plane snapped and detached itself as the Boeing aircraft took off at 150mph.

A Scottish economics education, five years working as an economist, followed by 20 years representing working people at the point of production in Scottish industry has afforded me a rare insight into the relationship between economic theory and practice.

a An 11-year-old boy has been left seriously ill with an horrific injury only seen in fighter pilots after being forced to recreate a YouTube stunt known as the ‘Roundabout of Death.’

A former minister cradled her baby on Parliament’s famous green benches - in what is thought to be a first during a Commons debate.

Former SNP MP Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh will face a solicitor’s misconduct tribunal in the New Year, it has been reported.