World church leaders have met in Scotland's capital to discuss plans to rid the world of nuclear weapons and to meet civic and political leaders.

The founder of an international churches' charity helping street children will be the next Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

The Scottish government has begun a 14-week public consultation, through to 9 December, on the question of legalising marriage for gay couples.

Scottish families on low-incomes are being forced to leave work and turn down jobs because they cannot afford to pay for childcare, a new survey shows.