Edinburgh council agrees Scotland’s first visitor levy charge at online meeting - Visitors staying in the city will have to pay a 5% fee per night, capped at seven nights.

A major UK city is keen to swiftly implement a 5% levy on overnight stays, as business leaders warn against rushing into the measure. Glasgow City Council has agreed to hold a public consultation on the levy, which would apply to hotels, hostels, guest houses, B&Bs, as well as self-catering accommodation, as per Glasgow Live.

Plans to transfer two areas of West Lothian to the Airdrie constituency for the next Scottish Parliament elections have been scrapped after an outcry from residents.

We have listened to many voices and come to a conclusion that is sustainable, consistent with legislation and will enhance our city'

A Moray political stalwart has revealed he will not contest the next election, describing his years as MSP as an “absolute privilege”.

The co-leader of the Scottish Greens says Edinburgh's tourist tax will make the city 'even more beautiful and welcoming'.

Voters in Scotland and Wales could soon apply online for postal votes in Holyrood and Senedd elections - thanks to Edinburgh North & Leith Labour MP Tracy Gilbert.

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn was given permission by MPs to introduce the Women’s State Pension age (Ombudsman report and compensation scheme) Bill to the House of Commons for further consideration by 105 votes to zero, majority 105.

The Record previously told how three-month-old kit Roxie died after choking on her own vomit from "stress" caused by fireworks, as explosions boomed across the city throughout the evening. Her mother Ginger also died unexpectedly just five days earlier, which was suspected to have been linked to fireworks.

Clackmannanshire, Edinburgh and Falkirk councils have ... In a statement at the Scottish Parliament, First Minister John Swinney said: “The storm could bring winds up to 100mph.

Scotland is the only part of the UK projected to reduce child poverty by 2029, driven by policies like the Scottish Child Payment, a new

The Old Edinburgh Club draws our attention to what happened in the capital in years and centuries gone by. Day Event 1st: In 1918, Dame Muriel Spark (author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie) was born Muriel Sarah Camberg in Edinburgh;