Swinney refuses to say whether he will be next SNP leader

Steve Clarke’s side will be based at at Hotel Obermühle at the Bavarian resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

The health secretary says he is "relatively open to ideas" on how to improve the NHS provided it remains free at point of use.

A wildfire spread quickly across Glenuig in Lochaber last weekend.

BBC Scotland's Gillian Smart explains how the Northern Lights are created by charged particles.

Ms Forbes was criticised by the Green co-leader for her views on LGBT rights, gay marriage and abortion.

The first minister defended his record and promised to deliver during his First Minister’s Questions debut.

John Swinney is quizzed by opposition party leaders during FMQs.

The new first minister has named Kate Forbes as deputy first minister.

SNP leader John Swinney has been sworn in as Scotland's seventh first minister.

The SNP leader has been sworn in as the seventh first minister of Scotland.

Scotland's new first minister John Swinney is expected to appoint his cabinet.

Euan McDougall was just 16 when he died from Aids in 1994 after being infected with HIV by blood products used to treat haemophilia.

John Swinney said it it was "an extraordinary privilege" and "honour" to accept the office of first minister.

Live coverage from the main chamber in the Scottish Parliament.

The newborn chicks are nestled in the University of Glasgow's Gilbert Scott Tower

Stacey and her son Archie have secured a permanent council flat after a decade of homelessness in Edinburgh.

The former deputy first minister is now set to become the new first minister of Scotland.

The former deputy first minister has said that the SNP "has not looked together" in recent years.

Gavin and Ellie were captured and bound before being gunked with molasses, eggs and flour by their friends and family.

The former lord advocate has spoken to BBC Scotland about miscarriages of justice in the Post Office.