Scotland’s First Minister has said reconnecting power in Scotland following Storm Eowyn has been a “colossal” task and the ...

John Swinney laid out a plan to improve Scotland’s ailing health service in a speech in Edinburgh on Monday, where he said waiting times for treatment were a “canary in the coal mine”. Scotland has ...

The First Minister said he was determined to end the ‘vicious circle’ of high waiting times and delayed discharge.

but John Swinney will need to be sure his granny bouncers don’t put people off from seeking treatment entirely.” In his speech at the National Robotarium in Edinburgh, Mr Swinney insisted his ...

Speaking at an event in Edinburgh, John Swinney said: “It’s a warning to us that climate change is with us and the ferocity (of it).” The scale of the challenge has been colossal ...

John Swinney has been warned that promises of "jam 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 ...

In a speech at Edinburgh’s National Robotarium ... a point echoed by other opposition politicians when she said: “John Swinney talks about the pressure on Scotland's NHS like he's just ...

John Swinney’s plan to save Scotland’s struggling ... In a keynote speech at Heriot-Watt University’s National Robotarium in Edinburgh, he admitted there were “crises” in parts of ...

Later on Monday, John Swinney is expected to announce ... health and social care sector at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Mr Swinney, joined by Health Secretary Neil Gray, will announce ...