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John Swinney standing while speaking in Holyrood

Ring-fence energy fund for north-east of Scotland, says Swinney

Oil rigs in Cromarty Firth

Industry groups welcome Jackdaw decision, but say Rosebank ‘equally vital’

Mairi McAllan

Moving BBC Scotland online ‘wholly unacceptable’, says Scottish Government

Pacific Quay

Moving BBC Scotland online risks leaving viewers behind, corporation warned

Pacific Quay

Moving BBC Scotland online risks leaving viewers behind, corporation warned

First Minister’s Questions

We’ll work with bus owners, Gilruth says, after they compare Swinney to dictator...

John Swinney on a bus

Buses to be brought under public control by 2031, says John Swinney

John Swinney, centre, with his son Matthew and wife Elizabeth

John Swinney tells SNP conference of drive to deliver independence for his son

X accessed on a mobile phone

SNP members back resolution supporting UK-wide ban on X

Jenny Gilruth

No woman will be turned away from fund offering help to flee abuse, Gilruth vows

John Swinney sitting on a desk on stage

Swinney: Of course I would work with Burnham if new powers offered to Holyrood

Stephen Flynn

SNP minister Flynn pledges to ‘take and run with’ Burnham’s good ideas

Kemi Badenoch speaking to the media

Scottish devolution ‘a process and not a religion’ says Badenoch

John Swinney standing in front of a wind turbine

GB Energy has done ‘literally, absolutely nothing’, says John Swinney

Neil Gray

Scottish Government considering face covering exclusion zones, says Neil Gray

Minister for Economy, Tourism and Transport Stephen Flynn

All options to save nearly 400 Grangemouth workers will be explored – Flynn

Andrew Bowie

‘Bring it on’, Bowie tells Scottish Government over nuclear power
The Scottish Government under the SNP has used devolved planning laws to block nuclear power developments.
Craig Paton, Press Association Scotland Deputy Political Editor

Public sector strike

Unison agrees to take new Glasgow council pay deal to members after negotiations

John Swinney listens to journalists

Swinney has ‘nothing to explain’ over accusations of misleading Holyrood

Handed photo of Jagtar Singh Johal

Scot detained in India since 2017 released from prison on bail

Michael Marra

Marra urges Labour members to back motion on Glasgow fire and rehire bid

John Swinney

Alexander urges Swinney to focus on drugs death ‘crisis’ instead of independence

Douglas Alexander

Douglas Alexander: Scottish Government hoards power with disastrous results

Purple and green Unison flags being waved

Glasgow City Council halts fire and rehire plans after negotiations

A homeless person sleeping in the street

UK Government must take ‘immediate action’ on homelessness, says Somerville

Neil Gray

Both sides must ‘get around table’ in Glasgow fire and rehire dispute – minister

Maree Todd

Minister’s eye ‘absolutely on ball’ as figures show surge in drug deaths

Someone prepares a heroin injection

Drug deaths in Scotland rise 11% amid concerns over ‘toxic supply’
Scotland continues to have the highest drugs death rate in Europe, figures show.
Katrine Bussey, Press Association Scotland political editor

A view of illegal drugs and drug-taking items

Drug-checking service aims to counter toxic supply entering Scotland – minister

Ian Alexander

Father who had kidney transplant honours donor’s memory through football

Michael Marra gives a thumbs-up

Scottish Labour needs to be a ‘national party once again’, new leader Marra says

New Scottish Labour leader presses Swinney to set up commission on child poverty

Jagtar Singh Johal

Jagtar Singh Johal granted bail in India, family of detained Scot says

A message written into the sand on a beach

Activists write ‘naw’ to AI on beach as execs set to fly in for summit with King

Coronavirus – Mon May 17, 2021

Pubs and restaurants losing business because of weight-loss drugs, report says

John Swinney working at a supermarket till packing shopping

Scrap food price cap and focus instead on reducing costs in supply chain – CBI

Peter Murrell pictured in the back of a prison van

MPs launch party funding inquiry after Peter Murrell’s embezzlement from SNP

A baby with a feeding tube up his nose

Mother tells how nail infection led to diagnosis of baby son’s brain tumour

Scottish wildfire

SNP ministers ‘knew UK military did not have support asked for during wildfire’

Protesters against data centres holding banners and placards, outside the Scottish Parliament

Campaigners ‘won’t stop’ until moratorium announced on AI data centres

Handout photo of Stacy Hunter covering her mouth with her hand while smiling

Family of murdered mother say plans to tackle misogyny ‘not nearly enough’

Head and shoulders photo of Jenny Gilruth

Drafting Scottish budget will be extremely challenging, admits Gilruth

John Swinney

Swinney says ‘no question’ of compulsory job losses as he cuts NHS boards

John Swinney

John Swinney is warned reform package may be ‘more reckless than revolutionary’

A picture posed by a model showing a woman cowering in fear

‘Put action into words’ say campaigners as Swinney vows to tackle misogyny

A baby's hand

First baby identified through Scotland’s SMA pilot has started treatment

John Swinney peers into a microscope

Tackling cost-of-living pressures a ‘principle issue’ for John Swinney

View of a fire-damaged building on Princes Street

‘Business as usual’ in Edinburgh as Princes Street reopens after major fire

Independence supporters waving Scottish flags, standing outside under blue skies

Scottish Government publishes draft Bill for second independence referendum

Supreme Court exterior

Commissioner takes FOI appeal rejection over Salmond case files to Supreme Court

Dolly Parton waves from a stage

First Minister ‘deeply saddened’ by Dolly Parton death

Joe Fagan gesturing with his hands as he speaks

Scottish Government should abandon social care cuts, says Labour hopeful Fagan

John Swinney in Boston with a Scotland fan

Swinney defends US trip costs

Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon calls for politicians to have ‘courage’ on environmental issues

John Swinney visit to The Bughties Care Home

Swinney launches heart and lung MOTs to prevent illness and support intervention

A cow in a foggy field

Case of BSE in cow confirmed on Scottish farm

Hospital worker walking through a hospital corridor

Health visitor leaders plan industrial action in job evaluation dispute

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