John Swinney has said the Scottish Government will give "serious consideration" to creating a standalone criminal offence of ...

Swinney also defended his conversation this week with Trump as the Greens attacked the Republican for his “climate-destroying ...

The UK’s first official drug consumption room for taking heroin has been delayed – so the authorities can check the tap water ...

Speaking at First Minister’s Questions, co-leader of the Scottish Greens, Lorna Slater, said she was “disappointed to hear” ...

The Scottish Government is to consider making non-fatal strangulation a criminal offence, First Minister John Swinney has ...

First Minister John Swinney said the Government will consider a petition on the matter from the mother of student Emily ...

Scottish Greens slam John Swinney for his "friendly chat" with Donald Trump, but the First Minister defended the conversation, citing ...

John Swinney called the practice "abhorrent", but said it already carries the potential sentence of life in prison.

The Scottish Greens have criticised the first minister for a recent phone call between him and Donald Trump. John Swinney ...

The 42-year-old called on Scotland’s Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes to ensure that Hindi is always included when public ...

More than two out of five secondary school pupils are missing classes for at least 10 per cent of the year as absence rates ...

John Swinney said he does "not accept" claims the Scottish Government is failing on education. It comes as teacher numbers drop ...