It was revealed that at least 80,000 children in the country are living in "very deep poverty," with leading charities calling for urgent action, including an uplift to the Scottish Child Payment.

John Swinney has said he is “optimistic” for Dundee University – despite accepting that staff there are facing “enormous ...

But now John ... quizzed at a Scottish book festival in June about his literary influences. Mr Swinney will be questioned by Borders Book Festival chairman Michael Moore, former Secretary of ...

Record column, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar reveals shock figures showing how long young people wait for mental health ...

ohn Swinney ... the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Perthshire North since 2011. Swinney has held various significant positions, including Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education ...

John Swinney gave one of his most personal interviews on child poverty in an exclusive interview with The Herald . Speaking exclusively from Bute House as part of the Scotland's Forgotten Children: ...

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has repeatedly refused ... Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, the current Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison, Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop ...

Thousands of pupils are to sit their exams over the next few weeks, but SNP ministers will have their fingers crossed they ...

The inquiry chairman was named as Ms Caldwell’s family met with First Minister John Swinney and Justice Secretary Angela ... rights prior to be appointed a Scottish judge,” he said.

Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says the First Minister's summit on "protecting" Scotland's democracy misses the point.