The Scottish government has pledged £25.5m to help bring down NHS waiting times. First Minister John Swinney said the money ...

Until the punishment for violence in schools provides an effective deterrent, the problem is only going to get worse ...

John Swinney will announce today an additional £25.5 million of NHS funding to deliver more appointments in an attempt to ...

The rate of income tax paid by workers in Scotland is set by Holyrood but a hike elsewhere in the UK could still have a ...

Glasgow councillor Audrey Dempsey made the comments during an interview with Sky News Scotland correspondent Connor Gillies.

First Minister had duty to intervene over treatment of For Women Scotland campaigner to keep ideology-driven force in check ...

John Swinney has announced a further £25.5 million to help cut waiting times in Scotland’s NHS, insisting he is “determined” to drive ...

JUST one in 50 Scots backed First Minister John Swinney as being the best Scottish politician in the last 30 years. Nicola ...

JOHN Swinney yesterday claimed Nigel Farage would try to shut down Holyrood if he becomes Prime Minister. The First Minister ...

The Scottish First Minister spoke after a train travelling between Glasgow and London came off the tracks on Monday morning.

Mr Swinney said he and the US ambassador "discussed the impact of tariffs on one of Scotland’s most important exports".

The First Minister has been pushing for Scotland’s national drink to be subject to lower trade tariffs. | ITV National News ...