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.

The Scottish government wants everyone to know it does not plan to ban cats. First Minister John Swinney was forced to issue ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

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

Last year, First Minister John Swinney insisted the target could still be met and recognised it "requires changes in behaviour from members of the public". Audit Scotland says in order to achieve ...

The First Minister wants to see a scheme put in place to allow overseas students to remain in Scotland after graduating.

John Swinney has admitted that there are "unacceptable" crises within Scotland’s NHS — months after Health Secretary Neil Gray claimed there was no crisis. The First Minister said some ...

Anas Sarwar and Russell Findlay focused on the state of Scotland’s NHS during their grilling of John Swinney in Holyrood today, with a focus on NHS treatment centres and recovery plans.

Audit Scotland said last month that "difficult ... Scottish Conservative health spokesperson Sandesh Gulhane said: "John Swinney has been at the heart of the SNP government for 18 years and ...