First Minister John Swinney has ruled out the legal reintroduction of lynx into the wild in Scotland. His comments follow concerns about the illegal release of four lynx in the Cairngorms last month.

Scotland has been named one of the "best places in the world" for start-up tech businesses by Deputy First Minister Kate ...

John Swinney has said his Government will not allow a legal release of lynx or other large carnivores in Scotland, as he also urged caution on the reintroduction of beavers. The First Minister was ...

First Minister John Swinney It is five years since Scotland made its Promise, that we, as a nation, will do all that we can to improve how we support you ...

The former first minister has been cleared to run again at the 2026 Holyrood election but has not yet committed to doing so.

The First Minister said he feared Sarwar could "give in" to Farage because the Scottish Labour leader wants to be FM.

A group of MPs are urging the Prime Minister to take “decisive action” to secure the future of the Grangemouth refinery site.

UK Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband said he is ‘determined to have a future’ for the Grangemouth oil ...

A rattled John Swinney yesterday tried to defend spending £1billion on a 'five-star prison' as he was accused of building a ...

SNP accused of squandering money on jail akin to a ‘luxury resort or nature reserve’ after costs surge from £100m estimate ...

The approval of an offshore wind farm at the centre of an SNP donations row was rushed through so developers could apply for ...

The SNP's opposition to nuclear power has remained firm for decades, but with global investment in small modular reactors surging, is the ...