The first minister tells farmers that no carnivorous species will be reintroduced under his government.

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 ...

An SNP MSP has urged John Swinney to "stop genuflecting to the Greens" and back a third runway for Heathrow. Fergus Ewing ...

Anas Sarwar has called on John Swinney to drop his "ideological" opposition to nuclear power in Scotland. The Scottish Labour ...

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

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

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

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

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

A report on diversity and inclusion for the National Farmers’ Union in Scotland also hit out at racist and homophobic jokes.