Hate crime complaints to Scottish police set to outnumber total for all other offences
Front-line officers warn that they cannot cope with surge after 8,000 reports in first week after new law
Front-line officers warn that they cannot cope with surge after 8,000 reports in first week after new law
Transgender rules in Scotland expected to remain despite major report likely to warn of ‘psychological’ repercussions
BBC presenter’s tormentor at Edinburgh Academy will not be punished after it is deemed he is unfit to face a trial because of dementia
Jeane Freeman, former Scottish health secretary, claims the backlash has shocked ministers
Murdo Fraser accuses Police Scotland of acting ‘outrageously and unlawfully’ and demands the force to delete the record of the incident
New evidence suggests Spain restrictions were eased over fears a vengeful Madrid could stop an independent Scotland from joining the EU
Force refuses to give list of offences not allocated to front-line officers under new plan
Doubts raised over force’s ability to enforce the law after staff invent veiled version of gender-critical author for inclusivity exercise
World’s most popular podcast host claims SNP legislation restricts freedom of speech and will damage Edinburgh Fringe festival
Tories criticise ‘loony Left’ plan to axe national colours for Royal events and mark foreign national holidays and remembrance days instead
Scottish Secretary says he will help Humza Yousaf bring ‘recall mechanism’ north of the border after outrage over Michael Matheson affair
Scottish force invents the fictional gender-critical character to illustrate a ‘scenario’ at session on hate crime
Training materials from Police Scotland say plays fall within the scope of legislation, despite claims freedom of speech would be protected
Captain Lawrence Russell Jr’s reckless conduct risked ‘catastrophic’ consequences, court hears
Scottish First Minister’s family’s accountancy firm displayed images of Palestinian flags covering an Israeli map in Glasgow office window
Job advertisement for role at the controversial site states it adheres to rules set by heavily criticised US group