Gordon Brown has put pressure on Wendy Alexander not to quit — in case her resignation hastens calls for him to go as well.

This year, Central Scotland Police have seized more than £1 million worth of drugs, the latest a £100,000 haul of amphetamine in Clackmannanshire.

Scotland is sending soaring amounts of recyclable waste to the Far East.

Around 25 million people around the globe claim Scottish heritage — and the chances are that anyone really serious about looking for their roots will come to the door of George MacKenzie. For the past six years he’s been the Keeper of the Records of Scotland, presiding over the National Archives within General Register House in Edinburgh.