Russell loses first parliamentary vote

After his first speech to the chamber, Michael Russell, the new Education Secretary came under attack over his party's record

Teenager guilty of girlfriend's 'barbaric' death

Court convicts Stewart Blackburn of deliberately setting fire to Jessica McCagh, 17, after she threatened to leave him

Treasury prepares to veto £1.5bn RBS bonuses

RBS directors have been advised to resign if a Treasury bonus veto means they are unable to run the bank commercially

Scotland can play key energy role, EU boss told

North Sea oil and renewables could help meet Germany’s energy needs First Minister tells EU Commission

Lloyds chief ‘breathing life’ into ghost of HBOS

Holyrood committee told of the “empty” HBOS headquarters on The Mound discovered by Lloyds Banking Group staff after take-over

Artist Rooms help young to see art in different way

Regional galleries hosting modern art exhibitions drawn from the collection donated ot the nation by Anthony d’Offray are reporting a big rise...

Collapse of World’s End trial leads to demise of double jeopardy law

Scottish Law Commission review calls for exceptions to 800-year-old rule

Labour MSP refuses to apologise for Salmond ‘Mussolini’ gibe

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock said comparing First Minister to Italian fascist was a slip of the tongue

Education Secretary known for his low boiling point is already feeling the heat

Michael Russell will need to call on all his genial charm if he is to succeed in his new job

Salmond sacked Hyslop ‘because she had lost support of the party’

Senior SNP figures tell The Times that education is the government’s biggest problem

RAF slows Scotland’s shift to greener energy

MoD lodges more than 50 objections to proposed wind farms citing problems with radar at RAF bases

Russell at centre of SNP blogger inquiries

Parliamentray investigations after complaints regarding Michael Russell and a blog that smeared the SNP’s opponents

Salmond ‘sacrifices’ his Education Secretary

Alex Salmond accused of sacrificing Fiona Hyslop to avoid no confidence vote in the beleaguered Education Secretary

Fantasy of education portfolio sealed Hyslop’s fate

It was over before it even began — the education manifesto pledges that fell to Fiona Hyslop to deliver were unrealistic at best