Mr Swinney succeeds Humza Yousaf in the post, and will almost certainly become Scotlan’ds next first minister later this week.

She died 15 years after her diagnosis and showed ‘it is possible to live life to the full with cancer’, the charity said.

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for parts of central and southern Scotland, Wales and parts of England on May 6. It warns that spray and sudden flooding may create difficult driving ...

Donald Trump told Lando Norris that he was his “lucky charm” following the British driver’s maiden victory at the Miami Grand Prix. In his 110th attempt, Norris captured the Formula One win that had ...

The Perthshire North MSP was the only candidate standing for leader when the nominations closed at noon on Monday.

Taoiseach Simon Harris and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez spoke by telephone on Monday morning following discussions in Dublin and Brussels last month. Mr Harris said it was their third conversation in ...

Holyrood’s longest-serving deputy first minister is now set to become first minister after being announced as the SNP’s second new leader in the space of 13 months. Several high-profile figures in the ...

London Youth Games have revealed exciting plans to deliver a thriving legacy for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics by announcing their ...

The defence minister warned of ‘a powerful operation in the very near future in Rafah and other places across all of Gaza’.

John Swinney, who was for over eight years deputy first minister at Holyrood, now seems certain to take on the top job in Scottish politics. But as first minister he is sure to face a bulging in-tray, ...

Arsenal duo Gabriel Jesus and Thomas Partey are on the radar of clubs in the Saudi Pro League, according to the Daily Express. The 27-year-old Brazilian has scored four goals with five assists in 25 ...

Four men have been charged after cocaine with a potential street value of around £40 million was found in a van in a village pub car park. Around 500kg of the drug was discovered in the back of a van ...