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First Minister Humza Yousaf arrives at Bute House. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Who is in Humza Yousaf's new Cabinet?

Outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon leaves the main chamber after her last First Minster's Questions in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire
Outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon leaves the main chamber after her last First Minster's Questions in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Sturgeon officially tenders resignation as First Minister to King Charles III

SNP leadership candidate Humza Yousaf
SNP leadership candidate Humza Yousaf

Humza Yousaf accused of 'clumsy and insensitive' remark to Ukrainian women

SNP leadership candidates Kate Forbes, Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan
SNP leadership candidates Kate Forbes, Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan

SNP leadership candidates demand party reveals its membership numbers

Internally displaced girls walk beside the flood waters near a makeshift camp in the flood-hit area of Dera Allah Yar in Jaffarabad district of Balochistan province, months after Pakistan was hit with devastating flooding. Picture: AFP via Getty Images
Internally displaced girls walk beside the flood waters near a makeshift camp in the flood-hit area of Dera Allah Yar in Jaffarabad district of Balochistan province, months after Pakistan was hit with devastating flooding. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Scottish funding boost for girls' education in flood-hit Pakistan

Lead actors Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal with Charlotte Wells, the writer and director of Aftersun, which opened last year's Edinburgh International Film Festival. Picture: Getty/Euan Cherry
Lead actors Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal with Charlotte Wells, the writer and director of Aftersun, which opened last year's Edinburgh International Film Festival. Picture: Getty/Euan Cherry

Edinburgh International Film Festival to return as part of one-off EIF edition

Sistema Scotland's 'Big Noise' project in Torry, Aberdeen, has been stripped of its funding from the city council.
Sistema Scotland's 'Big Noise' project in Torry, Aberdeen, has been stripped of its funding from the city council.

'Heartbreaking betrayal’ for children's charity after second council funding cut

Humza Yousaf, one of the early leadership contenders to announce his campaign, has won the endorsement of a key figure.
Humza Yousaf, one of the early leadership contenders to announce his campaign, has won the endorsement of a key figure.

Humza Yousaf earns key endorsement from potential leadership challenger

Alex Paterson, Historic Environment Scotland Chief Executive.
Alex Paterson, Historic Environment Scotland Chief Executive.

Call for Aberdeenshire residents to be part of history

Six ministers used WhatsApp for government business this year, it can be revealed.
Six ministers used WhatsApp for government business this year, it can be revealed.

Revealed: Six ministers used WhatsApp for Scottish Government business last year

A total of 2,442 Ukrainian refugees are living on cruise ships in Scotland.
A total of 2,442 Ukrainian refugees are living on cruise ships in Scotland.

'What is the point?', host asks minister at Homes for Ukraine event

Thousands of refugees are still living in hotels and on cruise ships.
Thousands of refugees are still living in hotels and on cruise ships.

Just 115 of 2,500 potential homes for Ukrainian refugees vetted in past month

Refugees in Edinburgh are housed on a cruise ship in Leith.
Refugees in Edinburgh are housed on a cruise ship in Leith.

Super sponsor scheme for Ukrainian refugees will not be re-started

Some Ukrainian refugees have been living on cruise ship MS Victoria in Leith for weeks.
Some Ukrainian refugees have been living on cruise ship MS Victoria in Leith for weeks.

Scottish super sponsor scheme for refugees will not re-start in near future

Refugees living in temporary accommodation, like these girls who are housed on a cruise ship in Edinburgh, have started moving into refurbished social housing in Wishaw.
Refugees living in temporary accommodation, like these girls who are housed on a cruise ship in Edinburgh, have started moving into refurbished social housing in Wishaw.

Refurbished social housing opens to those fleeing the war in Ukraine

Nicola Sturgeon has put EU membership at the heart of her vision for an independent Scotland. Picture: PA
Nicola Sturgeon has put EU membership at the heart of her vision for an independent Scotland. Picture: PA

Indy will not rely on 'back-of-fag-packet' planning like Brexit, says minister

Further cuts within the Scottish Government’s budget are set to be finalised over the coming fortnight, with the UK Government set to announce details of its ‘mini-budget’ next Friday.
Further cuts within the Scottish Government’s budget are set to be finalised over the coming fortnight, with the UK Government set to announce details of its ‘mini-budget’ next Friday.

Scottish Government cuts to be finalised as date announced for UK mini-budget

There is confusion around the future of the Youth Music Initiative
There is confusion around the future of the Youth Music Initiative

Confusion over 'pause' of youth music fund with tutors left out of work

Refugees from Ukraine have been taking shelter at this humanitarian aid centre set up at the Global Expo exhibition hall in Warsaw, Poland. The makeshift refugee centre was meant to be a temporary solution, but many people have been there for longer than expected.
Refugees from Ukraine have been taking shelter at this humanitarian aid centre set up at the Global Expo exhibition hall in Warsaw, Poland. The makeshift refugee centre was meant to be a temporary solution, but many people have been there for longer than expected.

Scottish Government agrees multi-million pound deal to create 'arrivals centre'

The MS Victoria ferry berthed in the Port of Leith, Edinburgh, which is providing temporary accommodation to Ukrainian refugees invited to Scotland.
The MS Victoria ferry berthed in the Port of Leith, Edinburgh, which is providing temporary accommodation to Ukrainian refugees invited to Scotland.

Digital matching scheme to 'speed up' process of housing Ukrainian refugees

Refugees from Ukraine are pictured at the Humanitarian Aid Center set up at the Global Expo exhibition hall in Warsaw in July. The makeshift refugee centre was meant to be a temporary solution but many refugees have been there for months.
Refugees from Ukraine are pictured at the Humanitarian Aid Center set up at the Global Expo exhibition hall in Warsaw in July. The makeshift refugee centre was meant to be a temporary solution but many refugees have been there for months.

Scottish Government considering mass refugee reception centres to house arrivals

Luba Kolomenska, her eight-year-old daughter Sofia and 18-year-old son Oleksandr, are now in Glasgow.
Luba Kolomenska, her eight-year-old daughter Sofia and 18-year-old son Oleksandr, are now in Glasgow.

Insight: Downfall of the Scottish Government's super sponsor scheme for Ukraine

Refugees from the war torn regions of Ukraine board a coach to Poland at a coach station.
Refugees from the war torn regions of Ukraine board a coach to Poland at a coach station.

Scotland's super sponsor scheme suspended as cruise ship to house 700 refugees

Yevhen Mankovskyi, Ukrainian Consul in Edinburgh, with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, earlier this year.
Yevhen Mankovskyi, Ukrainian Consul in Edinburgh, with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, earlier this year.

Ukrainian consul asks why refugees stuck in Scottish hotels for weeks

The Melville Monument in Edinburgh was targeted by protesters when the Black Lives Matter movement emerged two years ago: Picture: Urquhart Media/BBC
The Melville Monument in Edinburgh was targeted by protesters when the Black Lives Matter movement emerged two years ago: Picture: Urquhart Media/BBC

Scotland urged to create new national museum confronting its slave trade history

Underbelly's purple cow venue is one of the most popular venues at the Fringe. Picture: David Scott
Underbelly's purple cow venue is one of the most popular venues at the Fringe. Picture: David Scott

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Public funding help for leading venues revealed

Reading books is becoming more popular, not less (Picture: Clemens Bilan/Getty Images for Bread & Butter by Zalando)
Reading books is becoming more popular, not less (Picture: Clemens Bilan/Getty Images for Bread & Butter by Zalando)

A 'golden age' of books? Scotland is experiencing a surge in sales

A young girl climbs aboard a bus bound for Przemyśl in Poland, carrying refugees from regions of Southern and Eastern Ukraine, including Mariupol.
A young girl climbs aboard a bus bound for Przemyśl in Poland, carrying refugees from regions of Southern and Eastern Ukraine, including Mariupol.

Vetted Scottish super sponsor scheme needs to be promoted to protect women

The Neolithic settlement of Skara Brae is a highlight of any trip to Orkney. PIC: HES.
The Neolithic settlement of Skara Brae is a highlight of any trip to Orkney. PIC: HES.

The new tour of Orkney that takes users headfirst into 5,000 years of history

Neil Gray said that refugees coming to Scotland should not need to find private sponsors and should instead use the Scottish Government scheme.
Neil Gray said that refugees coming to Scotland should not need to find private sponsors and should instead use the Scottish Government scheme.

‘No need’ for refugees to find their own hosts in Scotland, minister says

Boris Johnson said the UK is ready to take measures if necessary to “fix” the deal with the EU
Boris Johnson said the UK is ready to take measures if necessary to “fix” the deal with the EU

SNP blasts Northern Ireland Protocol changes as ‘unthinkable’

Scots aid for Ukrainian agricultural workers

Seven public library services are to share more than £200,000 to help them reconnect with their readers in some of Scotland’s most deprived areas. Picture by JANE BARLOW
Seven public library services are to share more than £200,000 to help them reconnect with their readers in some of Scotland’s most deprived areas. Picture by JANE BARLOW

Scottish libraries get final funding boost for Covid relief

A Ukrainian war refugee sits on a camp bed in a sports hall in the small Bavarian village of Eichenau near Munich, southern Germany. Picture: Christof Stache/AFP via Getty Images
A Ukrainian war refugee sits on a camp bed in a sports hall in the small Bavarian village of Eichenau near Munich, southern Germany. Picture: Christof Stache/AFP via Getty Images

Welcome hubs for refugees set up in three regions of Scotland

Brownbear singer Matt Hickman launches 'Scotland on Tour' at The View, in Oban, one of more than 100 venues hosting gigs over the next year.
Brownbear singer Matt Hickman launches 'Scotland on Tour' at The View, in Oban, one of more than 100 venues hosting gigs over the next year.

Nationwide festival to bring musicians to the ‘doorstep’ of fans across Scotland

A child greets from the window of a bus after crossing the Ukrainian border with Poland at the Medyka border crossing
A child greets from the window of a bus after crossing the Ukrainian border with Poland at the Medyka border crossing

88,000 Britons sign up to offer homes to refugees from Ukraine

Neil Gray, Scotland’s Europe and National Affairs Minister said discussions are “ongoing” as no specific accommodation arrangements for Ukrainian refugees coming to Scotland have been announced.
Neil Gray, Scotland’s Europe and National Affairs Minister said discussions are “ongoing” as no specific accommodation arrangements for Ukrainian refugees coming to Scotland have been announced.

Discussions remain "ongoing" for refugee accommodation in Scotland

Neil Gray MSP said he found the bill repugnant.
Neil Gray MSP said he found the bill repugnant.

SNP Minister Neil Gray says UK Government's Nationality and Borders Bill 'repugn...

The Scottish Government is providing funding of £1.5 million to help expand access to coronavirus vaccines and therapeutics in three African countries.
The Scottish Government is providing funding of £1.5 million to help expand access to coronavirus vaccines and therapeutics in three African countries.

£1.5m to boost Covid vaccine access in three African countries

Jenny Gilruth, the new Transport Minister for Scotland, will oversee the upcoming transfer of Scotland’s railways into public hands. Pic - Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament
Jenny Gilruth, the new Transport Minister for Scotland, will oversee the upcoming transfer of Scotland’s railways into public hands. Pic - Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament

Sturgeon announces new Transport Minister for Scotland

From left: Peter Telfer, Neil Gray, Linda Dempsey and Urquhart co-owner/operations director Alistair Duff. Picture: contributed.
From left: Peter Telfer, Neil Gray, Linda Dempsey and Urquhart co-owner/operations director Alistair Duff. Picture: contributed.

Ayrshire’s Urquhart Opticians eyeing strong future after acquiring trio of pract...

Ultra-fast EV charging points go live at Harthill services

The fire broke out at Trattoria Guidi, at the junction of Deedes Street and Rochsolloch Road in Airdrie, in the early hours of Wednesday morning (Photo: Paul Francis McKenna).
The fire broke out at Trattoria Guidi, at the junction of Deedes Street and Rochsolloch Road in Airdrie, in the early hours of Wednesday morning (Photo: Paul Francis McKenna).

Popular North Lanarkshire Italian Restaurant ‘absolutely devastated’ by fire

Anum Qaisar-Javed at Empire School of Dance in Airdrie during campaigning for the Airdrie and Shotts by-election.
Anum Qaisar-Javed at Empire School of Dance in Airdrie during campaigning for the Airdrie and Shotts by-election.

Scotland’s newest MP takes her seat in the House of Commons

Anum Qaisar-Javed at Empire School of Dance in Airdrie during campaigning for the Airdrie and Shotts by-election.
Anum Qaisar-Javed at Empire School of Dance in Airdrie during campaigning for the Airdrie and Shotts by-election.

Anum Qaisar-Javed ‘proud’ to be a role model for minorities

Anum Qaisar-Javed at Empire School of Dance in Airdrie during campaigning for the Airdrie and Shotts by-election.
Anum Qaisar-Javed at Empire School of Dance in Airdrie during campaigning for the Airdrie and Shotts by-election.

Airdrie and Shotts by-election: What you need to know

First Minister of Scotland and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and Anum Qaisar-Javed in Airdrie during campaigning for the Airdrie and Shotts by-election.
First Minister of Scotland and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and Anum Qaisar-Javed in Airdrie during campaigning for the Airdrie and Shotts by-election.

By-election candidate tells of racist abuse on campaign trail

Peter Krykant has condemed the SNP’s handling of Scotland’s drugs crisis as an “absolute disaster” as he called on the Scottish Government to decriminalise street-level drug use.
Peter Krykant has condemed the SNP’s handling of Scotland’s drugs crisis as an “absolute disaster” as he called on the Scottish Government to decriminalise street-level drug use.

Decriminalision key to ending Sturgeon’s drug deaths 'disaster’, says Krykant

The Scotsman is holding its fifth election hustings in the Central Scotland regional list area
The Scotsman is holding its fifth election hustings in the Central Scotland regional list area

RECAP: Watch The Scotsman's fifth election virtual hustings here

Neil Gray leafleting in Calderbank and Glenmavis picture: @neilgraysnp
Neil Gray leafleting in Calderbank and Glenmavis picture: @neilgraysnp

Scottish Parliament Election 2021: SNP candidate attacked by dog during campaign

The SNP have condemned the “disgraceful” benefits system and warned EU citizens are continuing to miss out.
The SNP have condemned the “disgraceful” benefits system and warned EU citizens are continuing to miss out.

SNP condemn 'disgraceful' benefits system and warn EU citizens are missing out

Marcus Rashford and Jamie Oliver have signed a letter demanding an “urgent review” over the free school meals crisis.
Marcus Rashford and Jamie Oliver have signed a letter demanding an “urgent review” over the free school meals crisis.

Marcus Rashford demands ‘urgent review’ on free school meals

NHS workers are set to receive £500 from the Scottish Government
NHS workers are set to receive £500 from the Scottish Government

SNP claim some NHS workers could see benefits deducted due to £500 'thank you'

Marcus Rashford should win plaudits for his stance of free school meals (Picture: Daniel Leal-Olivas/pool via AP)
Marcus Rashford should win plaudits for his stance of free school meals (Picture: Daniel Leal-Olivas/pool via AP)

Free school meals for hungry children is a moral issue – Scotsman comment

Scottish Conservative Leader Douglas Ross claimed the free school meals vote was an England only matter
Scottish Conservative Leader Douglas Ross claimed the free school meals vote was an England only matter

Douglas Ross insists free school meals vote an ‘issue for England only’

Douglas Ross has been accused of hypocrisy over free school meals.
Douglas Ross has been accused of hypocrisy over free school meals.

Scottish Tories labelled 'total hypocrites' on free school meals

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First Minister Humza Yousaf poses with his new Cabinet. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
First Minister Humza Yousaf poses with his new Cabinet. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Humza Yousaf unveils full Cabinet with majority of women for first time ever

First Minister Humza Yousaf arrives at Bute House. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
First Minister Humza Yousaf arrives at Bute House. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Who is in Humza Yousaf's new Cabinet?

Humza Yousaf takes the oath as he is sworn in as First Minister of Scotland at the Court of Session, Edinburgh. Picture date: Wednesday March 29, 2023.
Humza Yousaf takes the oath as he is sworn in as First Minister of Scotland at the Court of Session, Edinburgh. Picture date: Wednesday March 29, 2023.

13 pictures as Humza Yousaf sworn in as Scotland’s First Minister