Inward migration will fuel Scotland's population growth over the next 23 years, a new report predicts.

Between 260 to 390 prisoners will be eligible for release under the latest move to tackle overcrowding in jails.

Scotland's population is expected to grow to 5.8 million over the next two decades – all of it coming from immigration.

An estimated 260 to 390 inmates are expected to be eligible for release, with the Scottish Prison Service managing the ...

Upland birds have shown the largest declines at around 20 per cent. Long-term changes in upland bird populations have been ...

Barlinnie is Scotland's largest jail with around 1400 prisoners despite a capacity for under 1000. The jail is to be replaced ...

The population will still grow by 8.9 million, with projected net migration from 2022 to 2047 totalling 10.0 million – in ...

The UK is home to over a third of the world’s grey seal population, according to SMRU. The animals’ increase, since the cessation of culls in the 1970s and the ban of hunting in the early 1980s, has ...

The captures highlight a campaign by some activists to reintroduce lynx to help control the deer population and symbolize Scotland’s commitment to wildlife diversity. While no one knows who ...

Scotland's population is expected to grow to 5.8 million over the next two decades due to inward migration, according to new estimates. A report published by the National Records of Scotland (NRS ...