Edinburgh council agrees Scotland’s first visitor levy charge at online meeting - Visitors staying in the city will have to pay a 5% fee per night, capped at seven nights.

We have listened to many voices and come to a conclusion that is sustainable, consistent with legislation and will enhance our city'

Plans to transfer two areas of West Lothian to the Airdrie constituency for the next Scottish Parliament elections have been scrapped after an outcry from residents.

The co-leader of the Scottish Greens says Edinburgh's tourist tax will make the city 'even more beautiful and welcoming'.

Ireland has been hit with record wind gusts of 114 miles (183 kilometers) an hour as a winter storm batters the country and northern parts of the U.K. Schools have been closed, trains halted and hundreds of flights canceled in the Republic of Ireland,

Voters in Scotland and Wales could soon apply online for postal votes in Holyrood and Senedd elections - thanks to Edinburgh North & Leith Labour MP Tracy Gilbert.

The Record previously told how three-month-old kit Roxie died after choking on her own vomit from "stress" caused by fireworks, as explosions boomed across the city throughout the evening. Her mother Ginger also died unexpectedly just five days earlier, which was suspected to have been linked to fireworks.

Clackmannanshire, Edinburgh and Falkirk councils have ... In a statement at the Scottish Parliament, First Minister John Swinney said: “The storm could bring winds up to 100mph.

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn was given permission by MPs to introduce the Women’s State Pension age (Ombudsman report and compensation scheme) Bill to the House of Commons for further consideration by 105 votes to zero, majority 105.

A CROSS-PARTY group of MSPs have agreed in a joint letter calling upon Keir Starmer to reconsider his decision to withhold compensation from

The National Library of Scotland will celebrate its 100th birthday with a full year long birthday programme of events. National Librarian Amina Shah said: “A century ago, we were established in the spirit of egalitarianism,

First Minister insists SNP will focus on Scotland’s ‘issues of concern’ after ex-leader urges party to stay the course on trans rights