There was a chilling despatch in yesterday's Mail from Dr Max Pemberton about the 'hellscape' of Los Angeles. He described a place where people with severe mental health problems were left to ...

John Swinney spoke to journalists in his office at Holyrood (Jane Barlow/PA) John Swinney has said the SNP is now in a “clearer position” as it may have been a victim of embezzlement ...

The former chief executive of the Scottish National Party, Peter Murrell, has appeared in court charged with embezzlement. No further police investigation is taking place into Nicola Sturgeon, who ...

An SNP grandee has announced he may run as an independent candidate in next year’s Holyrood election as the Nationalists are “no longer the party for all of Scotland”. Fergus Ewing, who ...

Female SNP politicians are quitting the party en masse amid warnings the Scottish Parliament is becoming a "hostile environment for women". With the May 2026 elections looming, 14 female SNP MSPs - ...

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Health insurance companies and home care providers see caring for chronically ill Medicare patients as their next growth opportunity. For 2025, insurers such as UnitedHealth Group subsidiary ...

Carol Beattie shared a post on X stating it was ‘time to use the French solution to the monarchy’, apparently referencing the guillotine ...

The former first minister will appear with author Val McDermid at the King's Theatre in Glasgow. The Highland MSP will not stand for the SNP next year and could run against it unless progress is ...

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John Swinney has declared the SNP is "back in business" just days after Nicola Sturgeon was cleared by cops. The First Minister said he was "very, very pleased" with the current state of his party ...