That was an attempt to put the ball back in Mr Swinney’s court, and he has returned ... This has been an uncomfortable session for John Swinney. In recent weeks he’s given the impression ...

John Swinney is set to be crowned the new SNP ... Mr Swinney would then have to swear three oaths of office at the Court of Session in Edinburgh before officially becoming first minister.

He has the carefully cultivated air of a mild-mannered chartered accountant – which helped to earn him the nickname ‘Honest John’. But John Swinney ... by Supreme Court judges, but only ...

John Swinney has been crowned the new SNP leader ... Mr Swinney would then have to swear three oaths of office at the Court of Session in Edinburgh before officially becoming first minister.

The First Minister has offered his “warmest congratulations” to Scotland’s new Lord Justice Clerk following his appointment ...

John Swinney branded the former Scotland rugby ... sending her messages which were alarming and distressing in nature. A court heard how he berated Mrs Hogg for "not being fun" after going on ...

Consent for two oil and gas fields off Scotland's coast was unlawful, Scotland's highest civil court has ruled. Campaigners ...