Scotland’s First Minister has said reconnecting power in Scotland following Storm Eowyn has been a “colossal” task and the ...

John Swinney laid out a plan to improve Scotland’s ailing health service in a speech in Edinburgh on Monday, where he said waiting times for treatment were a “canary in the coal mine”. Scotland has ...

John Swinney has been warned that promises of "jam tomorrow" won't fix Scotland's struggling NHS for patients or staff. Unions and opposition parties spoke out ahead of a major speech by the First ...

The First Minister said he was determined to end the ‘vicious circle’ of high waiting times and delayed discharge.

but John Swinney will need to be sure his granny bouncers don’t put people off from seeking treatment entirely.” In his speech at the National Robotarium in Edinburgh, Mr Swinney insisted his ...

Speaking at an event in Edinburgh, John Swinney said: “It’s a warning to us that climate change is with us and the ferocity (of it).” The scale of the challenge has been colossal ...

Later on Monday, John Swinney is expected to announce ... health and social care sector at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Mr Swinney, joined by Health Secretary Neil Gray, will announce ...