2 h. ago Police Scotland doing 'excellent job' tackling gang war, says Swinney

John Swinney backs cops as gang war rages on streets of Scotland.

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4 h. ago John Swinney refuses to issue apology to women after Supreme Court verdict

John Swinney says he has ‘no regrets’ over his support for gender self-ID.

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9 h. ago Rise of 'Marmite' Nigel Farage is 'good news' for John Swinney ahead of election

Professor John Curtice said the SNP "don't really have to worry" about losing supporters to Nigel Farage - unlike Scottish Labour and the Conservatives.

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22 h. ago Max Verstappen claims Saudi GP F1 pole after Lando Norris hits the wall

Championship leader will start race from 10th on gridOscar Piastri qualfies second with George Russell thirdAlready struggling for confidence in his car the world championship leader, Lando Norris, suffered another serious blow to his title ambitions, crashing out in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. His Red Bull rival Max Verstappen claimed pole position, one-hundredth of a second clear of Norris’s teammate, Oscar Piastri.McLaren and, indeed, Norris had looked strong all weekend, but on the first of the final runs in Q3 at the Jeddah circuit he took too much kerb through turns 4-5 and 6 and it spat him out into the wall, taking a nasty hit on the front. He was unhurt but declared himself an “idiot” when speaking to his team. The session was red-flagged and Norris will start from 10th on Sunday, his title lead hanging by the slenderest of threads and his self-belief perhaps once more undermined. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago John Swinney: Trans people will feel anxious over gender ruling

John Swinney: Trans people will feel anxious over gender ruling  BBC

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25 h. ago John Swinney responds to trans "hurt and anguish" after Supreme Court ruling amid Edinburgh rally

The First Minister said he accepted the judgement, but also recognised its impact on trans people.

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26 h. ago Thousands gather in London to support trans rights following ruling over definition of woman

Thousands of trans rights protesters gathered in central London, days after the U.K.‘s Supreme Court ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female and that transgender women are excluded from that legal definition

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37 h. ago John Swinney urged to host summit on tackling organised crime in Scotland as gang war rages

A growing turf war between rival gangs of drug dealers has escalated across Edinburgh and Glasgow in recent weeks.

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51 h. ago Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay rejects John Swinney's Reform rise summit

Russell Findlay and John Swinney have engaged in a war of words over the ‘far right’ summit planned for Wednesday

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3 d. ago John Swinney makes payment guarantee to Scottish parents on two

John Swinney has spoken about two-child benefit cap payments and a looming by-election for the SNP

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3 d. ago SNP Government missed chance to nationalise Grangemouth refinery five years ago, claims Anas Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader said John Swinney knew about issues at the plant five years ago but “took no right approach”.

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3 d. ago SNP urged to drop gender policies ‘for good’ after Supreme Court ruling

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay also called on Holyrood ministers to address Parliament on the issue next week.

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3 d. ago John Swinney guarantees families will receive two child benefit cap payments in April next year

EXCLUSIVE: The First Minister made the promise amid concerns there could be a hold up.

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3 d. ago John Swinney warns of 'high' chance Nigel Farage will be the UK's next Prime Minister

In an exclusive interview with the Daily Record, the First Minister also spoke about the two child benefit cap, the NHS and how he nearly retired.

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4 d. ago John Swinney meets trade union leaders to discuss Donald Trump's tariffs carnage

The First Minister met business leaders the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) to discuss how to deal with the damage the US President is causing to the global economy.

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4 d. ago John Swinney fails to apologise to women after Supreme Court gender defeat

EXCLUSIVE: The First Minister spoke exclusively to the Record's Planet Holyrood podcast.

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4 d. ago John Swinney reacts to Supreme Court ruling as SNP Government 'accepts' judgement

The First Minister said the ruling "gives clarity" and that he would "engage on the implications".

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4 d. ago Supreme Court UK ruling on definition of woman branded 'abject humiliation for the SNP'

Scottish Tory leader hails ‘victory for common sense’ as court rules legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex

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4 d. ago UK Supreme Court ruling on definition of woman branded 'abject humiliation for the SNP'

Scottish Tory leader hails ‘victory for common sense’ as court rules legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex

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4 d. ago Readers' letters: Shocked but not surprised by £20,000 pay rise for ministers

A reader is unimpressed with John Swinney’s ‘fairness’ defence of a big pay rise for Scottish Government ministers

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