The Scottish Finance Secretary will set out her draft tax and spending plans for 2025-26 to MSPs on Wednesday.

As Nicola Sturgeon becomes Scotland's longest-serving first minister, BBC Scotland looks at how a girl from a west coast council estate rose to the nation's highest office. Born in Irvine ...

As a metaphor it couldn’t have been more stark. The memorial for Alex Salmond, the former First Minister of Scotland, was a ...

The devolved nations are living on another planet economically because England essentially pays for their deficits. This has ...

Gordon Brown was among the attendees at a memorial service for former Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond, who died ...

Scotland’s First Minister has been challenged to meet homeowners facing devastating repair bills over the use of ‘crumbling concrete’ in their homes Livingston’s Ghost estate campaigner Kerry ...

The First Minister is understood to be meeting other parties ahead of his Budget being published on Wednesday afternoon.

Mr Salmond had a heart attack and died while visiting Macedonia, last month. He was 69. At the service, friends and peers ...

SNP deal with Lib Dems most likely scenario – but collapse of Scottish Government ‘not impossible’, say experts ...

First Minister John Swinney will pledge to bring policy-making closer to communities in a major speech ahead of next week’s ...

Back to top How does the First Minister represent Scotland at home and abroad? As leader of the Scottish Government, the First Minister is seen as leader of the country and is expected to ...