Nationalist plans for an education revolution in Scotland have been derailed after the country's biggest councils rejected new targets for primary class sizes.

Former First Minister Henry McLeish will issue a fierce personal attack against his Labour colleagues this week, warning they are "putting the Union in peril " by refusing to consider more powers for Holyrood.

Roadside tests for drug-driving are to be given the go-ahead in a bid to crack down on reckless motorists who go on the roads having taken illegal substances.

More than 100,000 Scottish homes and businesses are at risk of being flooded because of climate change ministers have warned.

The full extent of Scotland's sectarian shame has been revealed in a shocking new report which shows offences of bigotry are up to 60 times more likely in Glasgow than much of the rest of the country.

Wendy Alexander has declared she wants to crack down on "bloated" education authorities which she says are failing to ensure vital funds for schools get to the front line.

A massive explosion at a chemical plant shook the Ayrshire coast on Saturday night, with witnesses reporting flames shooting 100ft into the air.

In a controversial move that has infuriated the animal welfare lobby, a new wild deer strategy promotes a big increase in deer shooting in Scotland to generate extra tourism.

Scotland's house-buying system needs to be reformed to end the use of secret bids, the Holyrood Government was told by an SNP MSP.