Scotland will not ban cats, the first minister has confirmed after animal ... they would "fully consider the recommendations" but John Swinney has now ruled out a ban. "We have absolutely no ...

First Minister warned he is 'out of step' with public as poll finds six in ten support a managed, legal return of the species ...

John Swinney is under fire to explain how public bodies including the NHS are navigating the Equality Act amid a political ...

Carter's inaugural words will one day be the political epitaph of John Swinney. The First Minister ... do no harm to the fortunes of the SNP or Scotland's international image.

John Swinney has denied Scots could be banned from keeping cats as pets in a bid to protect wild animals. The First Minister was responding ... of Domestic Cats in Scotland - noted that hunting ...

The Kendoon to Tongland Reinforcement project has been given planning approval - despite a Scottish Government reporter recommending refusal.

It is an unusual topic for John Swinney, who is more ... increases to council tax. But the First Minister has now been forced to insist publicly that Scotland will “not be banning cats ...

Representatives from across NFU Scotland regions, from Orkney to Dumfries, and all sector commodities - soft fruit, arable, pigs and poultry, and next generation - met with First Minister John Swinney ...

Scottish Labour has challenged John Swinney to to ... energy revolution in Scotland, and I will be proud of what Scotland can deliver.” Sarwar said the First Minister could “unleash billions ...

But Mr Swinney, who described himself as “Full-on John” in an interview with ... A pledge to have more care in the community was first made in 2016. Ministers are yet to set out how a vow ...

John Swinney has ... 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 Minister today on the future ...