Gray has faced a backlash for taking chauffeur-driven Government limos to several games involving Aberdeen, the club he supports.

The First Minister wants to see a scheme put in place to allow overseas students to remain in Scotland after graduating.

Mr Swinney is also expected to take aim at the economic issues facing the UK, with pressure mounting on the Government from increased borrowing costs and turbulence in the financi

First Minister John Swinney hails Denis Law as ‘giant of Scottish football’ - Law remains the only Scottish player to have won a Ballon d’Or, which he was awarded in 1964.

Ending the two-child cap on some benefits in Scotland could take place earlier than expected, with First Minister John Swinney saying his Government could act in the coming year.Setting out plans to possibly accelerate action,

The First Minister says he "greatly appreciated the lasting social, cultural and economic ties Scotland has with the United States".

Ian Murray said the Scottish Government was not "quite sure what they're asking for" when it reached out to the DWP over ending the two-child cap.

JOHN Swinney dubbed himself “full-on John” and vowed to return the SNP to government in 2026 by fixing Scotland’s ailing public services. Speaking exclusively to the Scottish Sun, the First

John Swinney was yesterday forced to apologise after a report laid bare the ‘shameful’ daily conditions faced by patients and medical staff in Scotland’s hospitals. During a bruising ...

warned Mr Swinney not to expect Trump’s affinity for Scotland to hold the US administration back from imposing controversial taxes on whisky. “John Swinney clearly has recognised there is not ...

"John Swinney is not a gradualist in the sense of ... as Northern Ireland has a mechanism for there to be a border poll, Scotland should have a mechanism for an independence referendum.

The family of Emma Caldwell have renewed their calls for a judge from outside Scotland to chair the public inquiry into her murder after meeting the first minister. Iain Packer was convicted last year of killing the 27-year-old in woods in South Lanarkshire,