For his iconic nickname he could thank Scottish cartoonist and fellow banjo player Malky McCormick. Malky performed with his band The Vindscreen Vipers in the same Scottish folk clubs as Connolly ...

Rivals savaged the veteran SNP chief over the “rebrand” after in an interview with the Scottish Sun’s CMQs politics show, where he vowed to be “like John Swinney has never been before”.

John Douglas was a well-known British Lions and Scottish rugby internationalist, a champion boxer, a low handicap golfer and a more than decent performer on the squash and tennis courts.

First Minister John Swinney has responded to reports that the Scottish Government is considering banning cats. Reports emerged over the weekend of a report from the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission ...

SNP ministers are drawing up plans to be “equipped and ready” for hostile policies from Donald Trump, First Minister John Swinney has ... comments came as former Scottish secretary David ...

You had George who was Irish, Bobby who was English and he was Scottish, three Ballon d’Or winners, unbelievable.” Former Scotland captain John Greig said it was a privilege to have played ...

John Swinney has congratulated Donald Trump ... cultural and economic ties Scotland has with the United States. "The Scottish Government will work to ensure these ties continue to flourish ...

Mike Kelly, of Butler, R-16th Dist., voted in the House of Representatives; and how Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dave McCormick voted in the Senate. More politics:The latest local ...

John Swinney has been accused of letting Scotland “fall behind” the rest of the UK after restating his government’s opposition to nuclear power. The First Minister was accused by Scottish ...

John Swinney has paid tribute to tragic Scottish football legend Denis Law - after the striker passed away. Law is Scotland's joint-record goalscorer and the only Scot to win the Ballon d'Or.

Yesterday marked a triple whammy of failure for John Swinney and the SNP ... comes after nearly two decades of the SNP running the Scottish Government and promising to improve the lives of ...

John Swinney’s call for a Scottish graduate visa has been rejected by the UK Government. A Home Office spokesperson said there were "no plans to introduce a visa route specific to Scotland".