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Let’s hope BBC’s Rowling documentary is not just a witch hunt - Susan Dalgety

The Sky TV show will star Nicola Sturgeon as a fictional deputy prime minister of the UK.

With Wargame and Murrell, there’s no escaping Sturgeon - Susan Dalgety

Stephen Flynn says he does not want to be First Minister while his children are young

Nicola Sturgeon 'made mistake' in criticising campaign - Stephen Flynn

Nicola Sturgeon recently criticised John Swinney’s leadership of the SNP’s for a lack of ‘big picture thinking’, but her own was ‘sorely lacking’. Picture: Peter Summers

Sturgeon’s mental gymnastics sends her legacy tumbling down - Susan Dalgety

John Swinney speaking to the media

Swinney: ‘Fundamental flaw’ in Sturgeon and Murrell having top roles

‘Nicola was probably too busy running the country, to check up on how much Peter was spending on kitchen appliances,’ says Vladimir. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Forget Burrell, Glasgow should showcase the Murrell Collection - Vladimir McTavi...

Five takeaways from Nicola Sturgeon's BBC Laura Kuenssberg interview

Edinburgh University lecturers at a previous strike

UK's oldest literary prize awarded in defiance of marking boycott

Joanna Cherry says she became ‘absolutely disgusted’ with the SNP

Joanna Cherry quits SNP after becoming 'ashamed of being a member'

So many MSPs now work from home that the Holyrood parliament, which cost upwards of £400 million, is starting to feel like a ghost town

So, was parliament’s sixth session good value for money? - Susan Dalgety

Lorna Slater, Scottish Greens MSP

Greens are not just about protest, we are about delivery - Lorna Slater

Shirley Manson from Garbage (insert) with Craig and Debbz Stephens at Portobello Town Hall

Scots Showbiz Couple and 2Moreish Stars Spotted with Garbage Star Shirley Manson

Nicola Sturgeon at the podium in 2020 for a Covid briefing. Picture: Jane Barlow/WPA Pool/Getty Images

Shining a light on SNP Covid secrecy - Alex Cole-Hamilton

There were 1017 fatal drugs overdoses in Scotland last year (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Drug death crisis isn’t going away - Alex Cole-Hamilton

The Glen Sannox ferry journeys from Brodick on Isle of Arran to Troon on its first official day in service in January this year.

End the ferry fiasco - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Save Our Future & Our Kids Futures protesters at the Cladhan Hotel, Falkirk. Picture Michael Gillen

Affordable homes shortage is adding to Scotland’s social unrest - Sue Webber
Apart from the ongoing madness of cancel culture institution-alised by former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her promotion of gender politics, the weekend’s Scottish news bulletins were dominated by demonstrations outside a Falkirk hotel being used to house asylum seekers.
Sue Webber

Nicola Sturgeon’s autobiography, Frankly, won’t change anyone’s minds about her, says Sue Webber

Sturgeon's all 'poor me, poor me, poor me' - Sue Webber

A stretch of the A9, which is being dualled.

End of the road for SNP - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Conservative councillor Neil Cuthbert

Edinburgh is going nowhere under Labour - Neil Cuthbert

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon with her chief of staff Liz Lloyd

Sturgeon's legacy lives on - Sue Webber

Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur speaks tio suppoters ahead of Tuesday's vote for the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill . Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Holyrood finally shows us its true talent for serious debate - Susan Dalgety

Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

Respect is one-way street for Sturgeon - Sue Webber

Nicola Sturgeon and Val McDermid at a book event in December

Throwing the book (festival) at John Swinney - Susan Dalgety

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville speaks to MSPs on the Scottish Government's response to the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman under equalities law, in the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Supreme Court gender ruling addresses elephant in the room - Sue Webber

A controversial billboard in the town of Broadstairs, Kent, displayed a message for billionaire Elon Musk

Plenty of contenders for April Fools of the year, unfortunately - Vladimir McTav...

Scotrail has had to pay out an eye-watering £2.5 million in compensation to passengers for delayed or cancelled services in the three years since the SNP Scottish Government nationalised the company, says Sue Webber

Footing the bill for rail delays - Sue Webber

Peter Murrell. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Peter Murrell appears in court charged with embezzlement
The former chief executive of the Scottish National Party has appeared in court in private to face an allegation of embezzlement.
Alexander Lawrie

Cloud of police investigation should not obscure talented politician Ian Swanson

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon announces that she is stepping down from Scottish politics (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Coming soon to a theatre near you? - Vladimir McTavish

Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell

Nicola Sturgeon announces she and Peter Murrell are to divorce

Alan Cumming and Nicola Sturgeon enjoyed a night out in an Edinburgh city centre bar.

Alan Cumming and Nicola Sturgeon hit local pub for drinks and 'japes'

Construction costs are rising steeply

Housing targets out the window - John McLellan

Janey Godley at the Pride of Scotland awards at Hopetoun House in South Queensferry

Rest in peace, Janey. You were a total one-off - Vladimir McTavish

Former first minister Alex Salmond – a ‘consequential figure in Scottish public life’

I doubt we will see the like of Alex Salmond again - Susan Dalgety

Former first minister Alex Salmond

Alex Salmond: from free ice cream to independence

Former first minister Alex Salmond

Alex Salmond: from free ice cream to independence

SNP deputy leader Keith Brown

Toxic effect of the 2014 referendum is still felt today - Sue Webber

Scottish comedian Janey Godley has cancelled her forthcoming tour, which included an Edinburgh show, amid ongoing treatment for terminal ovarian cancer.

Janey Godley cancels city gig as she gives heartbreaking cancer update

(Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

10 years after referendum, Independence seems a distant prospect

The result of the 2014 referendum was closer than expected at the start. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

10 years after referendum, Independence seems a distant prospect

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- John McLellan

Trainspotting portrays a group of friends - including Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie, and Spud as they navigate through life and battle heroin addiction

We need a properly funded drug rehabilitation programme - Susan Dalgety

A consumption room, which policy leaders hope will help address the issue of drug deaths. Picture: John Devlin

Neil Gray has wandered off the right course on drug addiction - Sue Webber

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth celebrates with students at Madras College in St Andrews on SQA results Day 2024. PIC: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

SNP are not up to the job of education - Alex Cole-Hamilton

John Swinney of the SNP and Anas Sarwar of the Labour Party take part in BBC Scotland’s UK general election debate at The University of Glasgow

Changed days indeed as Labour and SNP swap places in Scotland - Susan Dalgety

John Swinney did not expect to be First Minister. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

The policy challenges facing new First Minister John Swinney

Newly elected leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) John Swinney, sits in the chamber at the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday May 7

We want to bring people back together - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Edinburgh-born John Swinney is expected to be formally installed as First Minister later this week

John Swinney confirmed as new SNP leader

First Minister Humza Yousaf is stepping down

Expecting the unexpected in Scottish politics - Sue Webber

Fountainbridge/Craiglockhartcouncillor Christopher Cowdy has been chosen as Conservative candidate in Edinburgh South at the general election

State school pressure from VAT plans - Christopher Cowdy

The decision to charge Peter Murrell, former SNP chief executive and husband of ex-first minister Nicola Sturgeon, has sent shockwaves through the party. Photo: Robert Perry/PA Wire

Both parties in Scottish Government are in turmoil

Peter Murrell, alongside wife and former first minister Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Peter Murrell rearrested in police probe into SNP finances

Nicola Sturgeon delivers a keynote speech at Strathclyde University on the green revolution in 2021

Six years to save Scotland – I don’t think so - Ian Murray

Protestors take part in the Let Women Speak rally following the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act coming into force, outside The Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh on Saturday, April 6, 2024. (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Act has not quelled hatred but instead fanned the flames - Sue Webber

Nicola Benedetti recording with The Benedetti Baroque Orchestra.

Nicola Benedetti appointed Edinburgh International Festival director

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