Scottish Greens leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater to walk away with £17,000 payout after being axed from government by Humza Yousaf

The Scottish Greens' co-leaders are set to share a £17,000 taxpayer-funded windfall for being axed from government. First Minister Humza Yousaf decided to sack Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater.

SNP meltdown gathers pace as Holyrood coalition with Greens teeters on the brink of collapse in row over Net Zero with former Sturgeon minister warning party has 'lost the plot a bit'

In a sign of the deepening chaos surrounding First Minister Humza Yousaf the environmentalist party will vote on collapsing their agreement in a row over climate change laws.

Prison governor apologised to double rapist Isla Bryson after trans sex offender complained that being called 'son' and stopped from wearing makeup was a hate crime

The trans sex offender, named Adam Graham until 2020, was convicted of raping two women prior to transitioning.

Nicola Sturgeon faces calls to stay away from the SNP's general election campaign following her husband's embezzlement charge as party fears wipeout

The party's former leader is being urged to 'sit this one out' as senior SNP figures fear catastrophe when Scottish voters go to the polls.

Friday evening news briefing: Israel gave US ‘last minute’ warning before attacking Iran

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Nicola Sturgeon says situation is 'incredibly difficult' after husband Peter Murrell is charged with embezzlement from SNP

Former Scottish First minister Nicola Sturgeon spoke outside her home after Mr Murrell, 59, was formally charged last night.

Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell is charged by Police Scotland detectives over embezzlement of funds from the SNP

The 59-year-old, the party's former chief executive, was taken into custody this morning in connection with the probe into how more than £600,000 of donations was used.

Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell is RE-ARRESTED by Police Scotland detectives investigating SNP finances over nationalists use of £600,000 of political donations

The 59-year-old, the party's former CEO, was previously arrested by Police Scotland on April 5 last year in the same probe and was taken into custody again this morning.

Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell is RE-ARRESTED by detectives investigating SNP finances when he was party's chief executive

The 59-year-old, the party's former CEO, was previously arrested by Police Scotland on April 5 last year in the same probe and was taken into custody again this morning.

Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell is RE-ARRESTED by detectives investigating SNP finances

The 59-year-old, the party's former CEO, was previously arrested by Police Scotland on April 5 last year in the same probe and was taken into custody again this morning.

ROBERT HARDMAN: Two weeks in and Scotland's already riven by mutiny and chaos over the most absurd law since Henry II's beard tax

ROBERT HARDMAN: This is a law which makes it a 'hate' crime to abuse a man in a dress but not a woman wearing the very same dress.

Nicola Sturgeon's sister hits out at social media 'haters' in rambling 14-minute-long video after leaking Kate Middleton's cancer news 25 minutes before it was officially announced - but admits she 'loves the attention'

Gillian Sturgeon said she had been receiving 'loads' of 'hate comments' but encouraged people to send her more as she 'loves the attention'.

Sister of former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon - who is still on the Privy Council - revealed Kate's cancer diagnosis on social media 25 minutes BEFORE the princess made the heartbreaking announcement

Gillian Sturgeon posted the news on her Facebook page at 5.35pm and wrote: 'Get well soon Princess Kate. After this awful news I hope the media leave her in peace to recover.'

'Extraordinary' Holocaust survivor who escaped from Nazi Germany to Glasgow when he was just 15 passes away aged 100: Tributes pour in for Henry Wuga who spent decades educating people about the atrocity

Tributes have been paid to Henry Wuga who spent decades educating people about the horrors of the Holocaust. He fled Nazi Germany in 1939 at the age of 15 and settled in Scoltand.

Heartbroken family of BBC Scotland presenter Nick Sheridan say their last farewell as he is laid to rest in Ireland after dying aged 32 when he collapsed with a brain aneurysm while running

Sheridan's funeral mass is taking place at St Ibar's Church, Castlebridge, in his home country of Wexford, where his wicker coffin was seen adorned with flowers and pictures of the broadcaster.

Nick Sheridan's touching final social media post shows him revealing winning authors for children's award - as BBC journalist tragically dies three months before release of his own book

BBC Scotland presenter Nick Sheridan has sadly died aged 32 following a 'short illness.' A touching final post on Instagram shows the author congratulating the winners of a children's book award.

BBC Scotland presenter Nick Sheridan, 32, died after 'collapsing while running for the second time in a week' - as tributes pour in to 'talented and vivacious' star

BBC Scotland presenter Nick Sheridan died after 'collapsing while running for the second time in a week' at the age of 32, his colleagues have said.

BBC Scotland presenter Nick Sheridan dies aged 32 after 'short illness': Nicola Sturgeon leads tributes to 'talented and vivacious' star as colleagues remember him as 'a lovely man'

BBC Scotland presenter Nick Sheridan has died aged 32 as Nicola Sturgeon leads tributes to the 'talented' star as colleagues remember him as a 'lovely man'.

I was sent death threats for joining the Tories… I had to go into hiding to protect my children

A former Nationalist MP who was deluged with ­violent threats from online nationalist trolls after defecting to the Tories last night told of her ­turmoil at being forced to go into hiding.

ANDREW PIERCE: How the holier than thou doctor behind ITV's new Covid drama is a Tory-hating activist who doesn't always get her facts right

New ITV drama Breathtaking is based on a book by doctor - and vocal Left-wing activist - Rachel Clarke, a 52-year-old palliative care specialist with plenty of practice as an anti-Tory mouthpiece.

With his sad eyes, Salmond had something of poor Tony Hancock about him

Alex Salmond was at the Scottish affairs committee for almost three hours. In all that time he uttered the name 'Nicola Sturgeon' not once.