The SNP leader spoke out after four lynx were illegally released into the wild in the Highlands before being recaptured.

John Swinney has said his Government will not allow a legal release of lynx or other large carnivores in Scotland, as he also urged caution on the reintroduction of beavers. The First Minister was ...

The first minister tells farmers that no carnivorous species will be reintroduced under his government.

JOHN Swinney has said it is “essential” that farms in Scotland can be passed down from generation to generation, as he expressed his ...

A report on diversity and inclusion for the National Farmers’ Union in Scotland also hit out at racist and homophobic jokes.

UK Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband said he is ‘determined to have a future’ for the Grangemouth oil ...

The First Minister said he feared Sarwar could "give in" to Farage because the Scottish Labour leader wants to be FM.

Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says the influence of Reform in the next Parliament is a growing political story.

An SNP MSP has urged John Swinney to "stop genuflecting to the Greens" and back a third runway for Heathrow. Fergus Ewing ...

A rattled John Swinney yesterday tried to defend spending £1billion on a 'five-star prison' as he was accused of building a ...

Anas Sarwar has called on John Swinney to drop his "ideological" opposition to nuclear power in Scotland. The Scottish Labour ...