4+ hour, 45+ min ago   (654+ words) Secretary of State Douglas Alexander joined His Majesty The King, Her Majesty The Queen and the Prime Minister at the 2026 Opening Ceremony. The summer of sport is coming to Scotland as the 2026 Commonwealth Games arrive in Glasgow. Around 3,000 athletes from…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (510+ words) FM: The stage is set and eyes of the world are on Glasgow. The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games provides a huge opportunity to showcase the best of Scotland on the world stage, First Minister John Swinney has said. The First Minister…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (414+ words) Gilruth praises efforts to make area safe. Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth has praised the emergency services, Glasgow City Council and Scotland’s Railway workers for their efforts in dealing with the huge fire that caused major damage to a large…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (358+ words) Findings from the 2025 Scottish Social Attitudes survey on discrimination and positive action. It explores attitudes to prejudice, diversity and immigration, trends over time, and identifies groups most at risk, alongside mixed public views on equality and support for positive action…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (256+ words) An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland. Statistics were yesterday published on Education Outcomes for Looked After Children. The publication provides data from the 2024-25 school year on school attendance, exclusions, achievement of Curriculum for Excellence Levels, school leavers' stages and attainment,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (917+ words) Children, young people and families can enjoy free activities, sport and live screenings of Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games events at the Game On Live Site this summer. Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Park will be transformed for 11 days to allow families and fans to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (435+ words) 50,000 first-time buyers supported in this parliament. The first round of applications for a First Homes Fund will open by the end of June, providing first-time buyers with a £10,000 contribution towards a deposit on their first home. The shared-equity scheme will…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (639+ words) Housing stock by tenure As of 31st March 2024, it was estimated that 60% of the 2.73 million dwellings in Scotland were owner-occupied, 23% were social rented properties, 13% were privately rented or lived in rent-free and 4% were vacant or second homes. New housing supply (new…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (350+ words) Following the conclusion of the Scottish Parliament election count, Cahir Hughes, Acting Head of the Electoral Commission, Scotland, said: "The verification and counting of votes for the Scottish Parliament election has now concluded, and all 73 constituencies and 8 regions have declared…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (437+ words) Two poverty statistics publications were released by the Scottish Government today. Poverty and income inequality in Scotland 2022-25 covers the period up to March 2025, presenting poverty rates for children, working-age adults and pensioners. The most recent three-year averages for 2022-25 show that:…...