An independent Scotland would have its own security service to fight international threats such as terrorism, cyber attacks and serious organised crime, the Deputy First Minister has told a Westminster Committee.Read
A missing businesswoman alleged to have been murdered helped "fill the gaps" to make people appear as if they had enough income for a mortgage, a court has heard.Read
Wind farms should be substantially cut and fossil fuels such as shale gas should be exploited, according to a review of Scottish Conservative energy policy.Read
Two teenagers have been reported to Scotland's procurator fiscal after allegedly holding on to a train while riding bikes as it pulled out of a station.Read
Prehistoric bones discovered more than a century ago have been revealed as a new species of ocean predator distantly related to modern-day crocodiles, according to scientists.Read