First Minister

First Minister Humza Yousaf will chair a Cabinet meeting in Haddington ahead of ministers taking questions from the public.

Scottish Cabinet to meet in East Lothian

Those roaming charges can certainly prove an expensive business - Susan Dalgety

Miles Briggs MSP

NHS Lothian Audiology Services in crisis - Miles Briggs

Humza Yousaf's parents-in-law Elizabeth and Maged El-Nakla, are home from Gaza

Ceasefire is only Gaza option - Angus Robertson

Edinburgh International Festival director Nicola Benedetti with First Minister Minister Humza Yousaf and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, honorary president of the Fringe Society at the Scottish Government's festivals reception. Picture Andrew Perry

Scottish Government accused of causing 'considerable damage' to arts industry

Labour Leader Cammy Day at the City Chambers

Yousaf’s council tax freeze brings us major problems - Cammy Day

First Minister Humza Yousaf meets children and their families who benefit from services at The Yard in Edinburgh as chief executive Celine Sinclair shows him the adventure play facilities offered by the centre. Picture: Andrew Barr.

£2m funding pledge for disabled children's charity

Humza Yousaf pictured outside V&A Dundee. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

New arts funding pledges may be welcome but do not add up

Scottish First Minister and SNP leader Humza Yousaf making his keynote speech during the party's conference in Aberdeen. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Humza Yousaf promises to boost arts spending by £100m within five years

John McLellan was cleared by the Standards Commission for Scotland

Standards ruling only shows we need more politicians like John McLellan - Susan ...

First Minister Humza Yousaf

First Minster plan to end 'Westminster roadblock' to independence

Staff and customers at Edinburgh restaurant Gautam's were stunned when Nicola Sturgeon dropped by this week.

Nicola Sturgeon tucks into curry at Edinburgh restaurant

Midlothian South MSP Christine Grahame.

Welcome for steps to support rural communities

First Minister Humza Yousaf refused to say that Edinburgh's new eye hospital would be built by the completion date of late 2027.

Eye hospital fears raised at First Minister's Questions

First Minister Humza Yousaf will set out his policies in the programme for government. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire.

Yousaf needs bold plans to improve people's lives

Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater

It is time for Scotland to rejoin the EU - Lorna Slater
An independent Scotland can build a fairer and better future at the heart of Europe.

Val McDermid PIC: Pako Mera

Festival Diary: Val McDermid revisits lockdown for her next novel

Glenn Campbell - ever the professional journalist

Switch off your phone Glenn and focus on getting better, we need you! - Susan D...

Nicola Sturgeon promises her memoirs, to be published in 2025 by Pan MacMillan, will reveal her proudest moments

Surely Nicola Sturgeon’s memoirs promise more than whether she has bunions and w...

Exclusive Humza Yousaf pledges to ensure festivals go ‘from strength to strength’

Bed blocking has been a persistent problem in Edinburgh and Lothian

It’s time to end the bed blocking scandal, Humza - Ian Murray

Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater

A positive vision for Scottish citizenship - Lorna Slater

Art has been shown to be a powerful platform to encourage the sharing of mental health experiences.

The SNP must use summer recess to reflect on in-school mental health support - ...

Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street is looking sadly neglected, with shuttered and empty shops

How Glasgow is lagging behind Edinburgh in a tale of two cities - Susan Dalgety

St Giles Cathedral will host the national service of thanksgiving and dedication marking the coronation of King Charles III. Picture: Mark Scates / SNS Group.

Here's what's happening at St Giles service for King

Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon arrives to give evidence at the Covid-19 inquiry in London. Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images

Sturgeon raises key question at UK Covid inquiry

NHS staff are overworked by an overflowing system which is crying out for help

We should all be entitled to healthcare when we need it, without having to get t...
Recent estimates suggest one in seven Scots are on health service waiting lists. Time and time again, constituents approach me in pain and distress about waiting times for diagnosis or treatment.

Scotland coach Craig Brown salutes the fans at the Stade de France before the opening match of the 1998 World Cup between Brazil and Scotland

Two Scots who embodied the hopes and dreams of their nation - Vladimir McTavish

Sue Webber is a Scottish Conservative MSP for the Lothians

Priorities which matter need attention now - Sue Webber

First Minister Humza Yousaf has been asked about the delayed Edinburgh tram inquiry at FMQs (Getty Images/ National World)

MSP calls on First Minister for inquiry into tram inquiry

First Minister Humza Yousaf has backed council's opposition to the proposals

FM condemns proposals house asylum seekers on ship

Boris Johnson, seen here on the day he stood down as Prime Minister, has now quit as an MP (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)

As Bojo the clown departs, the country desperately needs grown-up government

Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater

Access to abortion impeded by anti-choice protesters - Lorna Slater

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaking during the press conference at Bute House as she resigned as First Minister

Nicola Sturgeon describes arrest as "deeply distressing"

Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested as part of the police investigation into the SNP's finances. Photo by Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Nicola Sturgeon arrested: Police Scotland's statement in full

Humza Yousaf should focus on public services and the economy, not independence (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Yousaf’s right, our politics are 'toxic'. And the SNP are mostly to blame

Universities rely on foreign students to help cover the cost of educating Scottish students (Picture: Jane Barlow)

Free university tuition in Scotland may not survive growing pressures

A service is held to mark the arrival of the Stone of Destiny at Westminster Abbey (Picture: Susannah Ireland/PA)

Stone of Destiny? King Charles should sit on Breeze Block of Jewson's instead

SNP MP Joanna Cherry's appearance at The Stand comedy club has been cancelled after staff complained about her views (Picture: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images)

Gender issue sees free speech under attack – John McLellan

In 2012, Nicola Sturgeon took a fateful decision to reduce student nursing places (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

How SNP Health Secretaries created the NHS staffing crisis – Ian Murray

By 2035, there will be more than 1.7 million people aged 60 and over in Scotland (Picture: Joe Giddens/PA)

Yousaf's biggest challenge will be finding a way to fix the social care crisis

The film, Adult Human Female, was due to be shown at Edinburgh University’s Gordon Aikman lecture theatre on Wednesday evening but protesters blocked the entrance hours before the screening time

Yousaf signals support for screening of controversial film

Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O'Neill

Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill confirms she will attend coronation

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab quit after an official inquiry found he had bullied civil servants (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

SNP's dominance of Scottish politics could be over – Ian Swanson

Conservative MP Scott Benton was stripped of the party whip after he was filmed appearing to suggest he could break parliamentary rules to help gambling lobbyists

Working-age poverty has risen by seven times as much in Scotland as in the UK

Humza Yousaf needs to focus on running the country (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Yousaf must switch off SNP soap opera and address these five real-world problems

When Nicola Sturgeon resigned, she promised to ensure care-experienced young people 'grow up nurtured and loved' (Picture: Jane Barlow/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Will Sturgeon act over ‘unhomely’ children’s home? – Susan Dalgety

Humza Yousaf pulls a face (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Poor Humza Yousaf even has to face one of the big boys from his old school

Eighty per cent of 16 and 17-year-old homeless people were asked to leave their family home (Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Appointment of a housing minister provides fresh hope about homelessness

Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone says the new rules for the public attending First Minister's Questions are "deeply regrettable". Picture: Russell Cheyne/PA Wire

Strict new rules for public attending FMQs

Peter Murrell first met Nicola Sturgeon while he was working as a PR consultant during the Govan-by-election in 1988 (Credit: Getty Images)

Nicola Sturgeon had ‘no prior knowledge’ of husbands arrest

Protesters pictured outside the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow earlier this year

Abortion clinic buffer zones should be a high priority for Yousaf

New First Minister Humza Yousaf acknowledged during the leadership contest the need to build a 'sustainable majority' for independence (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

What now for independence under Humza Yousaf? – Ian Swanson

Liz McAreavey, CEO at Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce

Festival shows our businesses are committed - Liz McAreavey

Things are looking up for Scottish football team and drivers on Ferry Road (Steve Welsh/PA)

A good omen for Scotland’s chances in Euro 2024? – Vladimir McTavish