NewsNewsScotlandScotland PoliticsLabour MP 'voluntarily suspends herself' amid China spy probeJoani Reid said she had temporarily stood down from the party after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.1 day agoScotlandReform's Scottish leader denies fuelling racial tensions over stabbingMalcolm Offord has faced criticism after linking the incident in Edinburgh to an "insurge" of migration. 4 hrs agoGlasgow & West ScotlandSNP candidate stands down after benefits fraud claimSally Donald, who was selected to stand for the party in May's election, has denied any wrongdoing.2 days agoScotlandTeachers vote to strike over class contact timeThe EIS wants to cut the maximum time each teacher spends in front of a class by 90 minutes a week.2 days agoScotland PoliticsWhy is Scotland seeing big council tax rises again?Councils are seeking new ways to raise money and make savings - but big tax rises are coming too.15 hrs agoScotlandFMQs: Swinney quizzed over former SNP candidate's benefit fraud claimsOpposition party leaders and backbench MSPs quiz John Swinney during First Minister's Questions.Families of cancer patients raise infection concerns with first ministerCharly's dad says the public inquiry is not going to give patients and families the answers they are looking for.24 hrs agoScotlandFerguson shipyard to be given contracts to build four new shipsThe Clyde yard is to be commissioned to construct two small ferries and two fisheries research and protection vessels.Scotland needs new approach to deal with feral pigs, report saysResearchers say there are "tensions" around whether they are a pest or should be left to roam free.Ardrossan harbour to be taken into public ownershipScottish government-owned ports body CMAL is expected the finalise the purchase by the end of the month.Four homeless deaths in Scotland a week, data suggestsThe new data was a slight decrease on the previous year's figures but "not statistically significant". Scottish government increases funding for culling Uist geeseThe birds are blamed for damaging crops and grazing in parts of the Western Isles.Features and analysisWhy independence is still a political dividing line in ScotlandScotland remains more or less split down the middle on independence, more than a decade after the referendum.What does the Manchester by-election result mean for Scotland?The result has caught the attention of political parties here, as they gear up for a Holyrood election.Scotland's main election issues in six chartsA poll carried out for the BBC examines the issues which will influence how people plan to vote on 7 May.Why has the world's first hydrogen double-decker fleet failed?The multi-million pound project in Aberdeen was meant to be the future of clean public transportation.Pressure to make budgets add up as Holyrood election loomsParties hoping to form at least part of a government will want to show how they will pay for their vote-winning promises