The first minister rules out the idea after experts suggest ways to reduce the impact domestic cats have on wildlife.

My pledge to the people of Scotland is that the SNP will never give in to these extremist voices – we will take on Farage, his toxic politics and his disastrous Brexit every step of the way.

Latest poll shows pro-independence party set to remain in power as the largest party after next Holyrood elections ...

First Minister's Questions will get started at about 12:00. This week Russell Findlay and Anas Sarwar are joined by Scottish ...

The SNP Government's Budget will clear its first hurdle today after opposition parties agreed deals with John Swinney. The ...

John Swinney rejected a call from his civil servants to admit misleading MSPs over the amount of Scotland’s electricity that ...

John Swinney has denied Scots could be banned from keeping cats as pets in a bid to protect wild animals. The First Minister ...

It is an unusual topic for John Swinney, who is more often seen discussing issues such as the state of the NHS and proposed ...

Writing in his Daily Record column, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says the SNP will waste the £5.2bn given to it by the ...

Scotland’s First Minister has accused the UK Government of “hoodwinking” the public over GB Energy’s ability to bring down ...

But in an interview with the Scotsman podcast The Steamie, John Swinney expressed his worries over a rise in “populism” ahead ...