John Swinney has ruled out lowering the school leaving age to 14, despite being told too many children are being failed by ...

John Swinney says that all issues raised "in terms of heating buildings" would be considered. He adds that it is his priority to act and progress would be made as quickly as possible The FM insists he ...

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray will say John Swinney’s decision to scrap Glasgow’s Airport Rail Link in 2009 was a “missed opportunity” ...

John Swinney's plan to tackle the rise in support for Reform UK in Scotland, by hosting an anti-far right summit, has been ...

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has welcomed his first grandchild and said his family’s hearts are “bursting with love ...

Ratepayers in the Falkirk Council area face a huge increase in their bills from next month as the struggling local authority ...

HOUSEHOLDS in every part of Scotland will be hit with the biggest council tax hikes for decades — destroying SNP claims huge rises were not needed. All 32 local authorities will hammer families — ...

The local authority's increase is the joint second lowest across the country with North Ayrshire and is slightly higher than ...

Finance Secretary Shona Robison and Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop have both said they will not stand for election in 2026.

The first minister replies that the government is considering all of the issues raised in the consultation on heat and ...

Richard Tice has been accused of “floundered under basic questioning” after failed to know the names of two Scottish ...