Kevin Stewart

A computer generated image issued by Transport Scotland of the proposed debris flow shelter

£470m road shelter planned to shield A83 Rest and Be Thankful from landslides

CalMac is being punished for Scottish Government's own failings (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

Ferries scandal gets worse with fines for CalMac and millions for consultants

Dualling of the A9 road has been forefront of debate given recent deaths on the road. Picture: John Devlin

Scotland records deadliest year for road deaths since 2016

CalMac fines for performance have hit £4.5m for the last year and a half.

CalMac on track to break own record in level of poor performance fines

David Duguid says the decision is ‘dereliction of duty’ by Kevin Stewart.

No u-turn on A90 dualling says Minister

The road heading from Fraserburgh to Peterhead, two miles before Lakeview Garden Centre.

Safety fears on pothole-plagued stretch of A90

China's Hainan Airlines is to operate the route between Edinburgh and Beijing.

Direct flights resume between Scotland and China

The driver demonstrating the bus in autonomous mode by taking his hands off the wheel while crossing the Forth Road Bridge. Picture: The Scotsman

UK's first self-driving bus service launched over Forth Road Bridge

Former finance secretary Derek Mackay arrives at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh, to give evidence before the Public Audit Committee as part of its inquiry into the delays and overspends at Ferguson Marine in September.

Derek Mackay: 'I am contributing to society and getting on with life'

Isle of Mull leaving Oban. Picture: CalMac

CalMac’s Mull ferry services in ‘utter chaos’ from cuts ‘strangling’ island

Pentalina aground at St Margaret's Hope on Saturday.

Transport minister reiterates 'no pressure' on Pentalina certification process

Pentalina aground at St Margaret's Hope on Saturday. Picture: RNLI/Longhope RNLI

Investigation demanded into safety of grounded ferry amid 'pressure' claims

MV Pentalina had been out of passenger service apart from some brief private contracts since 2019.

Minister ‘not aware’ of pressure to give MV Pentalina safety certificate

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL), has reported a 38.7 per cent year-on-year increase in passenger numbers for 2022/23,

Highlands and Islands Airports records surge in passenger numbers

More than £200,000 was spent on taxis for travellers after train services were cancelled since the service was taken into public ownership

ScotRail spent £200,000 on taxis to replace cancelled services in 10 months

The notorious Toll of Birness has claimed many lives over the years.

Aberdeenshire - the forgotten corner of Scotland?

David Duguid highlighted the safety record on the route when calling for a reverse of the decision.

Call to reverse SNP’s decision not to dual A90 between Ellon and Peterhead

The six-month ScotRail peak fares suspension is due to take place sometime in the year to next March. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA

No end to ScotRail fares freeze in sight – while peak fares suspension awaited

Another CalMac ferry has been taken into repair due to a gas leak

Another CalMac ferry pulled from service after gas leak causes safety issues

The Corran ferry preparing to dock at Nether Lochaber. Picture: Neil Hanna

Busy Highland ferry route to be out of operation for 'several weeks'

The fatal railway accident occurred in August 2020, when a passenger train hit a landslip, near Carmont

Scottish Government urged to replace 'antiquated HST fleet' with newer trains

The buses will travel over the Forth Road Bridge and on the hard shoulders of motorways. Picture: ADL

UK's first full-size autonomous bus to launch Fife-Edinburgh service in May

The Scottish Greens said the review could be crucial in improving rural bus services. Picture: Ninian Reid/Skye 5/Wikimedia Commons

‘More affordable’ bus fares to be condition of Scottish Government funding?

Net Zero and Just Transition Secretary Mairi McAllan arriving for her first Cabinet meeting at Bute House in Edinburgh on Wednesday (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Yousaf knows the importance of transport despite Cabinet snub – Alastair Dalton

The Scottish Government has been criticised for its planned National Care Service reform.

SNP group joins calls for National Care Service plans to be paused

A young carer walking with an elderly woman.

Former ministers call for end to zero-hours contracts in social care

Holyrood finance watchdogs, including SNP MSPs, have expressed “significant concerns” over the lack of detailed costs for the National Care Service in a blow to the Scottish Government’s flagship plans.

'Significant concerns' over National Care Service

Six ministers used WhatsApp for government business this year, it can be revealed.

Revealed: Six ministers used WhatsApp for Scottish Government business last year

The National Care Service plans have sparked controversy.

SNP ministers urged to halt 'billion-pound bureaucratic takeover of social care'

The National Care Service Bill, which is making its way through the Scottish Parliament, would transfer social care responsibility from local authorities to a new, national service, overseen by ministers

No reason to pause National Care Service Bill, says Scottish minister

The number of people have detained for mental health treatment against their will has decreased

Mental health detentions decrease but safeguarding concerns remain

Launch of the new Scottish Government Suicide Prevention and Action Plan – Creating Hope Together.

Peer support groups can give hope to those at rock bottom - Christine Muir

Kevin Stewart said the National Care Service would help eradicate 'postcode lotteries'.

National Care Service is not centralisation, insists SNP social care minister

Carstairs State Hospital

15 Scots with learning disabilities and autism in hospital for over 20 years

The funding will help provide practical mental health support for those most in need. Picture: Marjan Apostolovic

Patients wait more than 1,000 days for mental health treatment in Scotland

Thousands of council dwellings were sold under the scheme in Scotland. Photo: Bikemech / Getty Images / Canva Pro.

What is the Right to Buy scheme?

Picture: Shutterstock

'Desperate' need for more child mental health support, government told

Picture: John Devlin

Mental health problems cost Scotland's economy £9 billion a year, report finds

Mental wellbeing minister Kevin Stewart said the Government recognises it has "to do more”

Action pledge on on long hospital stays and out-of-area placements in Scotland

Picture: Getty Images

Put counsellors in every school to combat mental health emergency, urge Lib Dems

An elderly man, as the Scottish Government has been told that social care services in Scotland are in crisis and need urgent improvements. Picture: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Action needed now to improve social care services, Scottish Government warned

Susana Ramos Sanchez has not been able to get a referral to a psychiatrist in Edinburgh.

'I'm in limbo, there's no-one to refer me to' - concern over gaps in psychiatry

Devo-Max has been suggested as a possible third option for an independence referendum.

Three-option IndyRef2 rejected by majority of Scots amid devo-max calls

Isolation periods in care homes have been changed.

Care home isolation requirements eased

Resident Annie Innes, 90, talks with a healthcare worker at the Abercorn House Care Home in Hamilton.

Pressure mounts for 'unfair' care home 14-day isolation period to be cut

Picture: Getty Images

Alex Salmond takes dig at SNP amid row over devo-max referendum option

An independence rally held on Glasgow Green. Picture: John Devlin

SNP figures dismiss calls for devo-max option on indyref2 ballot paper

Resident Annie Innes, 90, talks with a healthcare worker at the Abercorn House Care Home in Hamilton.

Scottish Government urged to protect care home visiting rights over winter

Kevin Stewart, the Scottish government's minister for mental wellbeing, has said that Scotland is aiming to become the first country in the world with a dedicated self-harm strategy.

Scotland could become first country with self-harm strategy, says minister

Lisa Maynard, a care worker in Dundee, has already used the app Sleepio.

Mental health therapy apps to be offered by NHS

Consultation on the new law has opened

Consultation on Anne's Law to give care home residents legal right to visits

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: PA

Scottish Government questioned over scope of proposals for National Care Service

New figures were published on Tuesday.

Fall in rate of suicides in Scotland in 2020

Admissions are at their highest since 2007.

Self-harm cases in children at highest level in 14 years

Drug-related deaths have risen across Scotland. Picture: Andy Buchanan

Scotland's national care service expansion an 'attack on local communities'

Carers have had no respite

'Eight in ten unpaid carers have had no respite' since start of pandemic

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A computer generated image issued by Transport Scotland of the proposed debris flow shelter

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Scottish Labour are predicting 20,000 Scots will die in 2023 while waiting for NHS Treatment.

More than 18,000 Scots died while waiting on NHS treatment, amid private surge

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School could be forced to keep classrooms closed over concrete 'faults'