A MAN named by sources as serving Labour MP Eric Joyce has been arrested on suspicion of assault following a disturbance at the Palace of Westminster.

THE idea of Scotland playing a leading role in the space sector may sound to some like the stuff of science fiction, but it’s far from it.

THIS week Alex Salmond made a speech in Scotland. That came as quite a surprise. It was the kind of speech I suspect he rather enjoys giving.

A SENIOR police officer has warned that staff may bear the brunt of a potential £22 million annual VAT bill through the creation of the new Scottish national force.

THE SNP had outstanding loans of more than £500,000 at the end of 2011, newly released figures have revealed.

THE thoughts of Mrs Bone, a matron of a quiet middle England town, may not be familiar to Scottish voters, but for some time now they have been influencing government policy on a range of issues.

THE SNP has insisted that the 44,341 under-18s already on the electoral register in Scotland would be given the vote in the independence referendum.

WE should hardly be surprised that the UK government should be keen for the independence referendum to be held “sooner rather than later”.

David Cameron has come under pressure to give as much time to dealing with “English grievances” over devolution as he has on the independence referendum.

SCOTTISH Secretary Michael Moore has opened up a new front in the referendum power struggle between Westminster and Holyrood by demanding it is held in September next year.

ALEX Salmond’s post-independence plan to put Scotland’s oil billions into a massive investment fund for the future would require either a cut in funding for schools, hospitals and roads, or an increase in the country’s debt, a major independent think-tank has declared.

MSPs have backed Edinburgh’s bid to become home to the UK Green Investment Bank.

The UK government’s welfare reforms are having a devastating impact on thousands of sick and disabled Scots – according to evidence published today by Citizens Advice Scotland.

ROYAL Bank of Scotland will today impose a pay freeze on 10,000 staff, while it prepares to pay £400 million in bonuses to its highest earners.

Scotland’s Information Commissioner has accused a health board of “perhaps the most serious catalogue of failings” for not handing over more than 50 reports on serious incidents at its hospitals.

First Minister has ensured no Celtic fan will be voting his way after backing crisis-hit club amid Old Firm bigot-fest, writes Michael Kelly

Senior Conservative David Davis has launched a stinging attack on David Cameron’s record on “crony capitalism”.

THE PRIME Minister today accused the Scottish National Party of “running away” from an independence referendum.

History shows that Scots were once the driving force behind unionism and all that partnership with our neighbours had to offer, writes Allan Massie

Parliament has to spell out safeguards to ensure merger of Scottish forces protects key freedoms, writes Jim Gallagher