Scotland

People in Scotland will soon be able to get free period products under law in a move it claims is a world first. 

Most homebuyers in Scotland and Wales soon won't pay transaction tax on the first £250,000 of a property's purchase price, under temporary measures announced by the devolved administrations in the wake of the stamp duty cut in England and Northern Ireland last week.

ScotRail has scrapped plans to let passengers wee for free at four of its stations. 

Applications are now open for a new £250 payment for low-income families in Scotland, which is paid when your child is old enough to start school. 

The Scottish Government has today announced plans to charge 20p deposits on bottles and cans – which will be refunded if they're returned – in a bid to increase recycling.

The Scottish Government has announced changes to income tax bands which could see some middle earners pay more tax from next April.

A scheme to give free sanitary products to women on low incomes has been launched in Scotland.

A credit finance company launched a legal bid to have one of its customers imprisoned after he defaulted on his car payments and then failed to comply with a court order demanding the vehicle's return.

Hundreds of thousands of people left out of pocket after they were sold Scottish Power cashback warranties between 1998 and 2001 should be paid their share of about £75 million, a group of MPs said today.