4 h. ago Victoria Coren Mitchell debuts VERY different look on Only Connect

Only Connect fans were treated to a Christmas special to remember in the form of a pub quiz-themed episode.

Politics

11 h. ago John Swinney sends hope for ‘warmth, kindness and connection’ in Christmas message

Scotland's political leaders have shared messages for people across the country this festive season.

Events

35 h. ago John Swinney issues Christmas A&E warning with services 'exceptionally busy'

The First Minister has urged Scots only to head to the hospital if there's a 'genuine emergency'.

Events

43 h. ago John Swinney welcomes talks with BMA ahead of planned doctors’ strike

Health Secretary Neil Gray had 'constructive' talks with the BMA on Monday morning and he hopes to avoid the strike which he says "is in nobody’s interest".

Events

49 h. ago Readers’ Letters: Swinney's wrecking the Christmas card landscape he’s so proud of

A reader suggests John Swinney’s choice of Christmas card image is fraught with irony

Politics

5 d. ago John Swinney urged to provide £100m baby boost in SNP Budget next month

EXCLUSIVE: An option tabled for consideration in the SNP Government's January draft Budget is a large rise in best start grants.

Economics

5 d. ago Huge boost in bid for 4am Scots World Cup pubs as millionaire Wetherspoons boss gives update

WEATHERSPOONS boss Sir Tim Martin has backed an unprecedented bid to keep Scots pubs open as late as 4am so the Tartan Army can watch their side’s World Cup matches. The hospitality icon has thrown his weight behind the bold efforts after the Scottish Beer and Pub Association announced they'd be writing to First Minister John Swinney...

Economics

5 d. ago Shouty Swinney ends year with mudslinging FMQs as SNP's record takes back seat at Holyrood

As a hostile Holyrood breaks for a well-needed breather - will the toxicity continue into next year’s election campaign?

Politics

6 d. ago John Swinney says allegations SNP member bugged MSP's office are 'completely unacceptable'

The male staffer was employed by a female SNP MSP but is understood to now work for a Nationalist member at Westminster.

Politics

8 d. ago John Swinney 'looking closely' at security of Scotland's only Jewish school

Conservative MSP Jackson Carlaw raised the concerns of parents at Calderwood Lodge Primary School

Events

8 d. ago Suspected drug deaths in Scotland jump 20% in one year as John Swinney urged to a get a grip on crisis

Labour warned the "brutal reality is that John Swinney’s approach is failing both victims and communities" when it comes to the number of Scots killed by drugs.

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8 d. ago Families meet First Minister John Swinney to demand action on deaths in custody

Six families whose loved ones have died in prison custody in the last seven years met with the First Minister John Swinney and Justice Minister Angela Constance at Scottish Government headquarters in Edinburgh for more than an hour.

Politics

9 d. ago John Swinney hits out at reported UK Government cuts to Malawi aid

John Swinney has written to Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper with his concerns.

Politics

1 week ago John Swinney sends ‘sympathy and solidarity’ to victims of Bondi terror attack

The attack killed at least 12 people at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, according to New South Wales Police.

Events

1 week ago Five arrested over plot to attack Christmas market in Germany

Five men arrested in connection to a planned attack on a Christmas market in Germany

Events

1 week ago Why Angela Constance must resign (judging by John Swinney's own standards)

John Swinney’s defence of his embattled Justice Secretary Angela Constance sits uneasily alongside his call for Chancellor Rachel Reeves to resign

Politics

1 week ago ‘He was struggling with his breath. I sat beside him and sang’: the choir who sing to people on their deathbeds

Just as lullabies send babies to sleep, so songs can help those at the other end of life on their way. The leader of a threshold choir reveals what they do – and the personal tragedies that convinced her we need to get better at dealing with deathIt’s a brisk November afternoon in the village of South Brent in Devon and, in a daffodil yellow cottage, two women are singing me lullabies. But these aren’t the sort of lullabies that parents sing to their children. They are songs written and sung for terminally ill people, to ease them towards what will hopefully be a peaceful and painless death.We are at the home of Nickie Aven, singer and leader of a threshold choir. Aven and her friend are giving me a glimpse of what happens when they sing for people receiving end-of-life care. These patients are usually in hospices or in their own homes being supported by relatives, which is why 67-year-old Aven – who is softly spoken and radiates warmth and kindness – has asked me to lie down on the...

Events

1 week ago John Swinney 'defending the indefensible' as First Minister ignores calls to sack Angela Constance

Angela Constance will face a motion of no confidence after being accused of misleading the Scottish Parliament.

Politics

1 week ago John Swinney told to sack Angela Constance after 'shocking' grooming gangs emails revealed

Douglas Ross has told John Swinney it is now ‘a test of his leadership’ whether he sacks Angela Constance if she does not quit

Events

2 w. ago John Swinney keeping election focus on independence and energy will be fatal for Anas Sarwar

A Scottish Labour NHS event was overshadowed by John Swinney vowing to cut energy bills with independence.

Events