Richard Lochhead, minister for business in the Scottish Government, will not be standing for re-election in 2026 as he seeks “fresh challenges” outside of frontline politics.

The First Minister is expected to make the announcement during a meeting with healthcare officials later on Monday.

First Minister John Swinney will set out his strategy to revive the NHS - by creating thousands of extra appointments and a ...

Only a fifth of passengers believe ScotRail provides good value for money in for rail passengers, exclusive polling commissioned by The Herald ...

Rachel Reeves has been warned a new deposit return scheme will place even more burdens on businesses and harm her push for ...

THE Alba Party will hold an internal election in March to choose a new leader after the unexpected loss of the late, great Alex Salmond last October.

FIRST Minister John Swinney will lay out plans for a “substantial increase” in NHS capacity in a keynote speech on Monday ...

Writing in his regular Record column, the Scottish Labour leader says John Swinney's years at the heart of the SNP Government ...

Only a week ago, two new advisory groups were announced, on social care and protecting children from online harm.

Flagship policy to create national care service overhauled after significant opposition in Scottish Parliament and from local ...

A TEEN thug who killed a bus driver will serve his sentence in a luxury community unit with a swimming pool and ‘KFC-themed’ nights. The 16-year-old – who admitted the culpable ...