John Swinney is at risk of failing to meet the promise to children in care because of a 'lack of leadership' from the First Minister, it has ...

First Minister John Swinney has ruled out the legal reintroduction of lynx into the wild in Scotland. His comments follow ...

Scotland's first minister has accused US President Donald Trump of promoting ethnic cleansing after he announced plans to ...

In certain circumstances that could have brought down John Swinney's administration and triggered an election. Instead, the ...

John Swinney will face his weekly grilling from opposition party leaders and backbench MSPs from about 12:00. You can also follow events by clicking Watch Live at the top of this page from just before ...

Despite his good standing with voters, Swinney has to start delivering on the issues that matter most to voters, says Record ...

John Swinney admitted at a summit of health chiefs that he had an “electoral problem” with the state of Scotland’s NHS, it ...

The family of 23-year-old Demi Hannaway, who endured domestic abuse, contest the police conclusion that she took her own life ...

First Minister's Questions will get started at about 12:00. This week Russell Findlay and Anas Sarwar are joined by Scottish ...

Demi Hannaway, 23, died in 2021 after being the subject of mental and physical abuse by her partner Andrew Brown. Her death ...

Turning around a government that has lost its way is one of the trickiest feats in politics, all the more so if that ...

John Swinney was yesterday dragged into the row over whether cat ownership should be banned or restricted in Scotland. The First Minister insisted he has ‘no intention’ of following through on ...