Central to the freedom of the press is the ability to express strongly-worded opinions and to push back on received wisdom.

JK Rowling appeared to criticise the press watchdog’s ruling that calling a trans woman “a man” was discriminatory.

Scotland’s chief medical officer when the pandemic started will not have to give evidence to the UK Covid Inquiry after being excused indefinitely.

The job of a journalist, we used to think, is always to tell the truth, whether people like it or not. It seems, however, ...

The UK's press watchdog has been accused of undermining “free speech” over its ruling in favour of a transgender author. The regulator came under fire after The Spectator magazine published an article ...

What has happened to our country, once the freest in Europe? Why did we cease to be the home of open debate, civilised ...

More than four out of 10 Scottish secondary pupils are “persistently” absent from school, according to official figures ...

I’m afraid I will have to invoice Russell Findlay, the newly elected leader of the Scottish Conservatives, for my irony meter because it broke ...

New Year’s in New York is like no other. The world is watching Times Square as the ball drops at midnight, and throughout the ...

A dead celebrity’s voice can be put into a TV, film or podcast with no restrictions, MPs have been told. The Culture, Media ...

Staffing shortages are taking a devastating toll on NHS patients across Scotland, a new survey of physiotherapists reveals. The findings from ...