The Proclaimers and Dougie MacLean to perform at Alex Salmond's memorial. Mourners, including John Swinney, will gather at St Giles' Cathedral ...

John Swinney was speaking to representatives from both public and private sector organisations at the Royal Society of ...

SNP leader John Swinney has been forced to admit that men cannot become pregnant. The Scottish First Minister said he did not believe that it was possible for males to bear children, at the same time ...

John Swinney has defended his health secretary after he was chauffeured to a film premiere in a ministerial car. The First ...

The Scottish Government looks set to announce some for of assistance for Scots pensioners hit by winter fuel payment cut.

JOHN Swinney has hinted there could be support announced for pensioners with their energy bills in a statement to Holyrood on Thursday. The Scottish Government was forced to delay its own devolved ...

The Scottish Government will announce new measures to help pensioners hit by the cut to winter fuel payments, John Swinney ...

It comes after his Government delayed its devolved version of the winter fuel payment after cuts by the UK Government.

He added: “Opposition for opposition's sake is all well and good where governments have comfortable majorities, but put ...

The First Minister said a failure to pass spending plans before the start of the next financial year would pose "very real" ...

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A group of survivors who gave evidence on the abuse they suffered at private schools have called on the first minister to dismiss the judge leading the inquiry. Lady Smith, who is chairing the ...