A £560m social care financial black hole could pay for more than 18,000 care home beds or more than 11,000 nurses.

Two veteran SNP ministers have become the latest to announce they will stand down at the next election. Former deputy first ...

Let us ask the question with regard to SNP governments since devolution – how many thoroughbred cabinet rank members have there been given ...

The news Nicola Sturgeon will face no further action under Operation Branchform offers a chance for the SNP to move on.

Christina McKelvie announced in August that she would be taking medical leave due to treatment for secondary breast cancer.

A departing SNP minister racked up a £33,000 bill while on a Scottish Government trip to Chile, according to reports. Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon went to the South American country for two ...

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First Minister John Swinney has led emotional tributes to a "kind, loyal and fun-loving colleague" following the death of ...

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Only a small proportion of drug users at the SNP’s legalised consumption room have been referred for recovery treatment, it ...