A “golden thread of care and concern about people” was at the heart of Jeane Freeman’s existence, a thanksgiving service for the former Scottish health secretary has heard. Ms Freeman died on February ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new poll shows Nigel Farage's party picking up 25 seats in the Scottish Parliament, having won none in 2021 and picked up ...

Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon accused her predecessor Alex Salmond of pursuing "a bit of a revenge mission" over the Scottish government's mishandling of harassment complaints against him.

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 ...

Dorothy Bain KC has come under fire this week for telling the First Minister of the charges against former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell.

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC faced questions over why details of the charge were given to First Minister John Swinney last month.

The First Minister declined to comment on why he was given sight of the indictment weeks before it was made public.

The Conservatives say the First Minister received a ‘private warning’ about the charges against the former SNP chief executive.

The next court appearance for former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been moved to a date after the Holyrood election.