Just as we must hold the SNP’s feet to the fire over the state of the NHS, we should welcome signs that ministers are at least trying to do the right thing

First Minister John Swinney is calling on Westminster to work with him to ... which has so far refused to devolve power over immigration to SNP ministers in Edinburgh, is being “dragged in an anti-growth direction” adding that there is a “prevailing ...

Both Labour and the Conservatives criticised John Swinney for ‘rehashing old promises’ and ‘not delivering’ progress for Scotland's NHS.

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The First Minister said he was determined to end the ‘vicious circle’ of high waiting times and delayed discharge.

Schools across central and southern Scotland are closed and people have been told not to travel ahead of Storm Éowyn.

Tens of thousands of homes were left without power due to the storm, with almost 8,000 homes still cut off on Monday morning.

Anas Sarwar had earlier referred to Mr Swinney’s self-applied nickname of “full-on John”, and it does reflect the bullish confidence with which the first minister has been carrying himself of late. Katie Allan, 21, and 16-year-old William Brown, also known as William Lindsay, took their own lives in separate incidents at the facility in 2018.

John Swinney, first minister for Scotland, has pledged that the country’s ‘Digital Front Door’ platform will launch by the end of 2025.

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Scotland’s First Minister has said reconnecting power in Scotland following Storm Eowyn has been a “colossal” task and the impact is a “warning that climate change is with us”. Tens of thousands of homes were left without power after the storm hit on Friday with almost 8,