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Testing primary one children is ‘tantamount to illness, or neglect or abuse’, say a lobby of educationalists in Scotland.

The Scottish Government has axed a flagship measure of the state of the oil and gas industry - prompting claims it is "actively disowning"  the sector.

A bitter row has broken out on the Isle of Skye over a new £10m Gaelic school, which one local councillor has dubbed a “disaster for community relations”.

A fresh bid to introduce assisted suicide in Scotland is under way, with one MSP backing the prospect of “cross party” legislation to give dying Scots the right to end their lives.

An investigation has been launched after a five-year-old-boy got trapped in an escalator on a school trip.

A media start-up which claimed it would hire up to 300 journalists has folded without printing a single newspaper or broadcasting any material.

The trials and tribulations of the North Sea oil and gas sector have been well documented in recent years, but there is growing evidence of an upturn and in recent weeks we have seen the price of Brent crude oil nudging over $70 per barrel.

In a sign of the changing times within banking, Royal Bank of Scotland had appointed a chief digital officer.

The highest enrolled undergraduate courses for female students in Scotland last year were those connected to medicine, while for males it was engineering and technology, latest figures reveal.

MSPs last night voted to call on the UK government to allow a safe room to be created where addicts can take drugs.

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has accused the First Minister of “failing mothers and their children” after a new report revealed significant gaps in perinatal mental health ­provision.

The ‘ancient kingdom of Dalriada’ is crying out for a box set.

Growing a customer base, attracting investment and hiring talent are the biggest challenges for Scotland’s fledgling tech businesses, an industry survey has found.

The most highly enrolled undergraduate courses for female students in Scotland last year were those connected to medicine, while for males it was engineering and technology, latest figures reveal.

NHS bosses have had a contract with a medical centre for almost 20 years without any formal tender arrangements being put in place to ensure value for money, a leaked report has revealed.

Public health minister Aileen Campbell is set to call on the Scottish Parliament to back a safe injecting room for drug users.

Economic optimism about the global economy doesn’t extend to Scotland, writes Bill Jamieson.

The idea that any child, regardless of their parents’ wealth, can do well in school is a key ‘Scottish value’.