The SNP’s new leader John Swinney has paid tribute to his predecessor Humza Yousaf as he said this is a “new chapter” for the ...

The Opposition SDLP will lead the debate which will be the first opportunity for the Assembly to make a united call for peace ...

An Israeli offensive in Rafah would be “catastrophic”, Labour’s shadow foreign secretary has warned, after the Israeli ...

Mr Swinney succeeds Humza Yousaf in the post, and will almost certainly become Scotlan’ds next first minister later this week ...

After securing the post of SNP leader, the former deputy first minister has to win a vote in Holyrood before he can succeed ...

She died 15 years after her diagnosis and showed ‘it is possible to live life to the full with cancer’, the charity said.

John Swinney, who was for over eight years deputy first minister at Holyrood, now seems certain to take on the top job in ...

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for parts of central and southern Scotland, Wales and parts of England on ...

Gun salutes celebrated the first anniversary of the King and Queen’s coronation on Monday, days after Charles returned to ...

Holyrood’s longest-serving deputy first minister is now set to become first minister after being announced as the SNP’s ...

A MAJOR step has been taken towards bringing Grant Lodge in Elgin back into use with the appointment of a new design team.

The Perthshire North MSP was the only candidate standing for leader when the nominations closed at noon on Monday.