The first minister says the UK government has "preyed" on vulnerable claimants after a dramatic Commons U-turn.

Blistering heat is gripping Europe, with weather warnings in the UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Germany.

Two people have died in Italy and tens of thousands of people have been evacuated as wildfires rage in western Turkey.

The bullying of people with gender critical views can’t be allowed, says reader Catriona Stuart’s piece (“Gender critical academic trained in ‘duck and cover’ manoeuvres at university”, 1 July) at ...

Two people have died in Italy and tens of thousands of people have been evacuated as wildfires rage in western Turkey.

IT’S been almost a year since my domestic life was turned upside down by the voters of Aberdeenshire North and Moray East. Not that ...

UK Swinney concerned about budget after ‘chaotic and shambolic’ welfare reforms The First Minister was speaking after Sir Keir Starmer’s UK Government was forced into a last-minute climbdown.

John Swinney was elected as the First Minister of Scotland in May 2024 after Humza Yousaf resigned. Swinney, who had previously led the SNP from 2000 to 2004, was legally sworn in on May 8.

ohn Swinney is a Scottish politician and member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). Born on April 13, 1964, he has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Perthshire North since ...