Scotland is "unlikely" to meet its 2030 climate change target to reduce car use, according to public spending watchdogs.

Under the initial proposals, Fauldhouse was set to be moved from a West Lothian constituency to one more aligned with North Lanarkshire, splitting its political representation between both areas.

An estimated 260 to 390 inmates are expected to be eligible for release, with the Scottish Prison Service managing the liberations in three tranches over six weeks.

The JRF’s annual poverty barometer, which analyses information from the Office for Budget Responsibility, indicates Scotland will be the only place in the UK in which child poverty will fall over the next five years. This has been attributed to Scotland-specific policies relating to welfare.

Scottish Conservative finance secretary Craig Hoy accused the Lib Dems and Greens of "falling over themselves" to back "a bad Budget". "We're standing up to the SNP as the only political party in Scotland representing common sense," he said.

Flagship policy to create national care service overhauled after significant opposition in Scottish Parliament and from local government

A new report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has praised the Scottish Government for making progress on reducing child poverty but warned that, without further action, it will remain some way off reaching its targets.

Scotland will cap rent increases at CPI+1% up to a maximum of 6% within a rent control area, a more relaxed policy compared to a previous 3% rent cap. The Housing (Scotland) Bill was introduced on 26

Deals agreed with the two parties to ease the path of the Budget will cost the Scottish Government £16.7 million.

The BBC’s director general has said the corporation is not trying to “game a number” on the amount of production spending in Scotland, as he was quizzed by MSPs about the hit show The Traitors.

A former MSP and now executive at Santander UK is one of two senior industry figures joining the board of Scottish Financial Enterprise.

The National Library of Scotland will celebrate its 100th birthday with a full year long birthday programme of events. National Librarian Amina Shah said: “A century ago, we were established in the spirit of egalitarianism,