Welsh and Gaelic are official EU tongues

European Union already has 23 official languages and two more should help cement its reputation as a modern Tower of Babel

Analysis: this seat could be the end of Labour

If Gordon Brown loses Glasgow East, he could be out within months

Labour's Glasgow fortress may succumb to apathy

Getting votes is not the problem - it's getting the voters to get up off their sofas in the first place

Gordon Brown 'running away' from Glasgow East by-election

Labour Party activists are angered by the Prime Minister's decision not to break with convention and visit hustings

Analysis: the question remains, what are the Lib Dems for?

Nicol Stephen's anonymous leadership style did not suit a party that desperately needs to define itself

MoD deal a 'dream come true' for Scots shipyards

Politicians and unions welcome contract that will secure almost 5,000 jobs at Govan and Rosyth

Three-way leadership battle looms for Lib Dems

Mike Rumbles first to put his name forward and vows to revisit party's referendum stance

SNP veteran to challenge Labour for 'safe' Glasgow East

Glasgow City councillor will try to overturn 13,000 majority for seat at Westminster

Scotland risks losing generation of actors

Drama degrees at risk at Queen Margaret University and Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama

Gut instinct keeps Scottish troops alive in Afghanistan

Roadside bombs are the biggest danger in Helmand Province

Labour leadership on hold until Glasgow by-election

Scottish Labour Party is in 'blind panic' SNP leader Alex Salmond claims

Glasgow East is a redrawn constituency

Glasgow voters again choose an MP on July 24 after the political map of Scotland changed for the last general election

DJ Lawyer Aamer Anwar guilty of 'anger and petulance' after terror trial

Human rights lawyer who defended student Mohammed Atif Siddique severely criticised but not guilty of contempt of court

Scotland 'must cut prison population by a third to stop reoffending'

Commission wants more community punishment to prevent further overcrowding, according to report published

Drug driver who killed girl has sentence cut

Appeal Court cuts Daniel Jackson's sentence from 13 years to 12

Record number of superbug cases among pensioners

16 per cent rise in cases among over-65s in Scotland

Scottish Lib Dem leader Nicol Stephen steps down for family reasons

Holyrood stunned by resignation after a 'relatively good year'

Stockline survivor thought plane had hit factory

Inquiry opens into explosion at ICL Plastics factory that killed nine

‘It was a battlefield. The progress is remarkable’

Magnus Linklater joins the Chief of the Defence Staff, Sir Jock Stirrup, on a tour of the Snake’s Head, once a Taleban stronghold

Scottish Screen's £1.9 million film fund runs out of money

Commitment to five feature films wipes out cash reserves with nine months of financial year left