Most nativity plays usually feature the local Sunday school, but this year a Church of Scotland minister and a Roman Catholic priest have enlisted the help of police officers, fire fighters, council leaders and even the Kilmarnock football team.

A senior Church of Scotland minister has called for a co-ordinated strategy by the Scottish Government and others to tackle sectarianism in Scotland.

The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement has not gone far enough to ease the burden on the poorest and most vulnerable, a leading Church of Scotland minister says.

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.