She was raped. Then she felt humiliated in court. The 17-year old later committed suicide. Now Lindsay Armstrong’s tragic story is a powerful catalyst for change.

The Queen's composer has warned that Scotland's arts could be the real loser from holding the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has criticised his own church for being "obsessed" with homosexuality.

If the world fails to slow global warming, it will overwhelm us . And it will do so more certainly, more quickly and more dangerously than we ever feared. That, in essence, is the stark message delivered to world leaders by climate scientists.

Whitehall departments are to use the Scottish government as a model in running social-issue advertising campaigns . Heads of social marketing in London have been particularly impressed with the branding clarity of such initiatives as Healthier Scotland, Safer Scotland, Smarter Scotland and the One Scotland campaign.

An ambitious strategy to transform Glasgow - including a new Riverside Museum, a hospital "Medipark" and an International Financial Services District - will be announced this week.