My pledge to the people of Scotland is that the SNP will never give in to these extremist voices – we will take on Farage, his toxic politics and his disastrous Brexit every step of the way.

The first minister rules out the idea after experts suggest ways to reduce the impact domestic cats have on wildlife.

The First Minister said the US Presidents suggestion that Gazans could be removed from their homes to create the "Riviera of ...

Labour said it was "unthinkable" for Paul McLennan to stay in his job at a time more than 10,000 children are living in ...

John Swinney rules out the Scottish Government introducing any ban on cats. He spoke as he opened the first 'hydrogen homes' ...

Exasperated Swinney forced to deny he plans to ban cat ownership in Scotland - Independent report says domestic cats kill 27 ...

Carter's inaugural words will one day be the political epitaph of John Swinney. The First Minister, like Ford, is a conciliatory, decent man whose defining, lasting legacy with his party and his ...

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First Minister John Swinney had pledged his government will bring down NHS waiting lists and make it easier to get GP appointments. The SNP leader announced measures he said would put the health ...

First Minister’s claim about rise of green sources of power ‘reeks of SNP secrecy and cover-up’, say Tories John Swinney claimed that Scotland’s electricity consumption that came from ...

John Swinney is quizzed on his plans for the NHS by opposition party leaders Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay wants to know when a long promised NHS app and new treatment centres will ...