Midlothian Council will implement the inflation-busting hike despite the First Minister pleading for rises to be limited.

MSPs will vote on the final stage of Holyrood's spending plans for the year ahead with the NHS set to be handed record ...

John Swinney will attend a ceremony on Monday at Scotland’s National War Memorial in Edinburgh to honour those who have died ...

The Scottish Secretary said the First Minister was "tough on nurses, soft on millionaires" during his speech at the Scottish ...

Scotland’s mainstream must unite in the fight against climate change in the face of an “ever-stronger pushback” from the ...

John Swinney has been challenged to “do the right thing” and scrap the “gender ideology” pursued by the Scottish Government – with Conservatives claiming the policy is “causing so much ...

Susan Smith, of For Women Scotland, accused Swinney of trying to “ride two horses” with his position on sex and gender ...

For Women Scotland have accused the First Minister of trying to ‘ride two horses’ over his position on sex and gender self-ID ...

Swinney pledges extra £25m for Grangemouth and calls for matched funding - The First Minister said the Labour Government must ...

Public bodies have been ‘left in limbo’ after John Swinney and his Health Secretary refused to give clarity on how they should manage single-sex spaces. The First Minister yesterday failed to ...

First Minister John Swinney has renewed the Scottish Government commitments to tackle net zero ambitions after a year of ...

John Swinney has pledged a further £25 million to secure a “just transition” for Grangemouth, calling on the UK Government to match the Scottish Government’s funding. The First Minister ...