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Greens signal free buses and childcare as price for SNP deal at Holyrood

Co-leader Gillian Mackay suggested her party could be the SNP’s route to return to power but ruled out working with Labour.

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Reform UK ‘in it to win it’ at Holyrood election, leader Lord Offord declares

Lord Malcolm Offord said Reform could win constituency seats at Holyrood as well as return regional list MSPs.

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Power in Scotland will be the SNP’s to lose once again

ANALYSIS : It will be Labour and Conservative failures, rather than any SNP success, that set the nationalists on course for a fifth consecutive term at Holyrood. As Sean O’Grady explains, the result of the 2026 Scottish parliamentary election will have an air of ‘unfinished business’

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Nicola Sturgeon says there was more to divorce than husband’s alleged crimes

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Nicola Sturgeon opens up on arrest, divorce and ‘secret rendezvous’

The former Scottish first minister discussed her personal and professional life on STV’s The Assembly.

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Nicola Sturgeon alludes to new relationship with ‘secret rendezvous’ comments

The former Scottish first minister has also opened up on the end of her marriage

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Sturgeon: I’m happier after Branchform saga than I might otherwise have been

The former first minister was cleared of any wrongdoing and she is now stepping down as an MSP.

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Nicola Sturgeon says leaving Holyrood is a ‘wrench’ as she makes final speech

The former first minister of Scotland is stepping down from Holyrood at the next election.

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‘Not right’ for First Minister to receive early updates on criminal probes

Reports this weekend suggested First Minister John Swinney was informed Nicola Sturgeon had been cleared before she had.

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‘Entirely appropriate’ for Lord Advocate to brief First Minister, Swinney says

John Swinney said there is a ‘long standing tradition’ of lord advocates providing information to the head of the government on ‘sensitive’ cases.

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Sturgeon inquiry documents ‘speak for themselves’ – Swinney

The files show the former first minister accused Alex Salmond of ‘a bit of a revenge mission’.

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Teenager hailed a hero at inquest after dying during bid to save friend on train tracks

A friend of the youngsters on the platform told police that Jordan Everett tried to ‘rugby tackle’ Joshua Myers to the other side of the track

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Thousands of pages of documents from Nicola Sturgeon inquiry published

The papers relate to an investigation into whether the former first minister breached the ministerial code.

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Lord Advocate gave Swinney details of Murrell charge in March 2025, papers show

It has sparked calls from the opposition at Holyrood for Dorothy Bain KC to appear before MSPs to answer questions.

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Douglas Ross: I know I’m not everyone’s cup of tea

The Scottish Tory leader discussed his political career and claimed there is ‘rage’ under John Swinney’s ‘bank manager image’.

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Tories would end dual role of Lord Advocate, says Badenoch amid Murrell memo row

The Conservative leader made the vow while addressing the Scottish Tory conference in Edinburgh on Friday.

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Swinney accused of ‘faux outrage’ over Lord Advocate criticism ‘to distract’

Dorothy Bain KC has come under fire this week for telling the First Minister of the charges against former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell.

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Swinney vows ‘absolute confidence’ in Lord Advocate amid row over Murrell memo

Dorothy Bain KC has been accused of giving the SNP leader political advantage with a minute about the case against Peter Murrell.

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Lord Advocate denies giving First Minister ‘political advantage’ in Murrell case

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC faced questions over why details of the charge were given to First Minister John Swinney last month.

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Swinney vows to respect court ‘independence’ amid Murrell charge questions

The First Minister declined to comment on why he was given sight of the indictment weeks before it was made public.

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Calls for answers about Lord Advocate’s email to FM on Peter Murrell charge

The Conservatives say the First Minister received a ‘private warning’ about the charges against the former SNP chief executive.

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John Swinney briefed on Peter Murrell charges before they became public

The Conservatives say the First Minister received a ‘private warning’ about the charges against the former SNP chief executive

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Swinney: Timing of Murrell embezzlement hearing is matter for the courts

The First Minister spoke after a hearing for former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell was moved until after the election.

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Peter Murrell: Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband accused of embezzling £459,000 from SNP over 12 years

Peter Murrell is accused of embezzling the funds between August 2010 and January 2023

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Millionaire takes over legal rights to Salmond case against Scottish Government

The former first minister took action against the Government, naming Nicola Sturgeon and former top civil servant Leslie Evans specifically.

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