CRITICS have pointed to a growing “stench” in the SNP fraud probe tip-offs row — as it emerged John Swinney was told before Nicola Sturgeon that she was in the clear. Labour’s Jackie Baillie ...

A 'golden thread of care and concern about people' was at the heart of Jeane Freeman’s existence, a thanksgiving service for the former ...

A “golden thread of care and concern about people” was at the heart of Jeane Freeman’s existence, a thanksgiving service for ...

A thanksgiving service is to take place in memory of former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman. Ms Freeman died on February 7 aged 72 after being diagnosed with cancer in January. A former nurse, ...

The politician who helped lead Scotland's response to Covid died earlier this month just weeks after being diagnosed with ...

Scotland's top prosecutor was last night urged to resign after dodging questions about tipping off John Swinney over the ...

John Swinney said there is a ‘long standing tradition’ of lord advocates providing information to the head of the government on ...

First Minister John Swinney has said the released James Hamilton KC investigation documents “speak for themselves”, after they revealed Nicola Sturgeon accused her predecessor Alex Salmond of “a bit ...

It was the most politically sensitive out of 30 cases that the Crown Office has informed first ministers about over the last 22 years.

Alex Salmond embarked on a 'revenge mission' after being investigated for alleged sexual misconduct.

More than 4,700 pages of information – some of which are redacted – have now been published on the Scottish Government’s website. The papers show Mr Salmond, who died in October 2024, complained to Mr ...

It has sparked calls from the opposition at Holyrood for Dorothy Bain KC to appear before MSPs to answer questions.