SNP ministers have handed local authorities an extra £144 million to partly mitigate the UK government’s National Insurance hike in a bid to “avoid inflation-busting increases” to council tax.

John Swinney was yesterday dragged into the row over whether cat ownership should be banned or restricted in Scotland. The First Minister insisted he has ‘no intention’ of following through on ...

The focus on fewer populations aided the development of standard SNP panels ... variant between two populations with different linkage disequilibrium patterns. Third, diseases can have differences ...

Scots could soon face a ban on owning a cat, as SNP ministers are set to review a new report. Other restrictions that could be put in place include curfews to keep pet cats at home during specific ...

Owners could be forced to keep pets indoors or, in some cases, prohibited from owning them, to protect wild animals SNP ministers are to consider banning pet cats, in a bid to protect birds and ...

The SNP is facing the loss of a significant number of its MSPs before the next election. Eight of the party’s MSPs have declared their intention to stand down and reports today suggest others ...

THE SNP would be the biggest party at Holyrood at the next election and support for Labour would have “imploded”, new analysis of polling has suggested. A poll carried out for The Herald by Find Out ...

The SNP will be the biggest party at Holyrood at the next election as Labour has "imploded" and is set to lose seats, a new poll has suggested. A poll carried out for The Herald by Find Out Now ...

Is the SNP renewing itself again? John Swinney has reversed Nicola Sturgeon’s errors and is making the political weather. By Chris Deerin “We will cut our waiting lists.” With this declaration, John ...

Social Care Minister Maree Todd has confirmed the SNP administration is dropping its flagship policy. The health secretary made the latest apology after being accused of misleading parliament by ...

An SNP plan to turn around Scotland’s crisis-hit NHS has been branded a “shameful rehash of failed policies” after it emerged that a key pledge was first announced more than two years ago.

“After much reflection I’ve decided it is time to pass on the torch, and to seek fresh challenges outwith frontline politics. “I’ve witnessed the SNP move from the fringes to where we are now – still ...