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McGill's Group says it expects to challenge Scottish Government bus-franchising proposals in court after John Swinney pledged greater public control of services by 2031.
First Minister John Swinney has announced a three-year Scotland Together Fund worth more than £30 million to support grassroots groups tackling poverty, disadvantage and racism from 2027–28.
John Swinney has announced up to £1 million in additional funding from 2027–28 for school programmes challenging misogyny, alongside a renewed commitment to introduce a Misogyny Bill before summer 2027.
SNP delegates have overwhelmingly backed a conference resolution supporting a UK-wide ban on X and urging public bodies to reconsider using the platform. The party says it will review its own presence; no government ban has been announced.
John Swinney says the SNP will launch its Choose Scotland independence campaign at its Aberdeen conference, including a survey aimed at nearly 1.5 million people.
The SNP has gained the Avondale and Stonehouse seat on South Lanarkshire Council after Leigh Payne was elected at stage nine, with Labour second and Reform UK third on first preferences.
John Swinney has predicted that Andy Burnham will be the last prime minister of the United Kingdom as the SNP leader intensifies pressure for another Scottish independence referendum.
John Swinney's SNP Government plans to combine Scottish Government and Scottish Development International offices into an expanded Scotland House network operating in more than 40 locations.
John Swinney's Scottish Government has demanded a Scottish Visa, Rural Visa and Scottish Graduate Visa just a day after publishing its draft legislation for another independence referendum.
First Minister John Swinney has published a draft Bill for a second Scottish independence referendum, but Holyrood still needs Westminster to transfer the legal powers required to hold the vote.
Scottish Ballet has cancelled five Edinburgh performances of Cinders, warning that rising accommodation costs and Edinburgh's new visitor levy are making touring to the capital increasingly difficult.
First Minister John Swinney has requested military aerial support from the UK Government to help tackle the Cairngorms wildfire, now in its 11th day, as residents are evacuated from Nethy Bridge.