Humza Yousaf

Deputy First Minister of Scotland Kate Forbes at the Scotland 2050 conference, at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh. Photo : Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Kate Forbes quits: Once a rising star in the SNP, her faith was in the spotlight

Great Britain's Andy Murray is mobbed by his team-mates after beating David Goffin to win the Davis Cup Final. Andy Murray will retire after this summer’s Olympics, posting on social media that he has arrived in Paris for his “last ever tennis tournament”. PIC: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Andy Murray 'leaves huge legacy behind' and Olympic swansong 'extremely fitting'

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir MLA is determined to deliver a 48% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030 - something that the chair of Stormont’s environment committee Tom Elliott said this week would be “near impossible”. (Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye)

'Tough choices' for Executive over 2030 climate target

Kilroot Power Station near Carrickfergus will continue to burn fossil fuels after switching electricity generation from coal to gas

Northern Ireland's 2030 climate target 'near impossible' warns Elliott

First Minister Humza Yousaf speaks during a press conference at Bute House, his official residence in Edinburgh

Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf resigns

Humza Yousaf and the SNP are trailing Labour in the polls. Voters eventually get exasperated if they are constantly fed populist distractions and parochial politics

Owen Polley: Unionists can take heart from the collapse of the SNP

Morning View

Editorial: Public’s tolerance of ‘woke’ policies does have a limit

Letters to editor

Letter: Yousaf's Islamic call to prayer when we celebrate divinity of Christ

Morning View

Editorial: Scotland's hate crime law is like an April Fool, but is all too real

Morning View

Editorial: Yousaf points to racism in Britain while Sunak points to diversity

Elon Musk, the owner of X, has appeared to describe Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf as a “blatant racist” in a post on the social media platform.

Musk responds ‘blatant racist’ to Yousaf speech made after George Floyd murder

Morning View

Editorial: Hamas terror attacks flag up deep divisions in whole UK, not just NI

Israeli soldiers are seen in a staging ground near the Israeli Gaza border, southern Israel, on Monday

UK backing Israel after it declares ‘siege’ on Gaza following Hamas attacks

Labour Leader Keir Starmer

Labour would defeat SNP at the next general election in Scotland says poll

Sir Tony Blair and his wife Cherie arrive at the King’s coronation. The former prime minister's rollout of devolution in the UK was a 'massive act of constitutional harm', according to Ben Habib

Ben Habib: Devolution has been a disaster, just look at coronation guest list

Former US president Donald Trump alongside Nigel Farage from GB news during an interview at his Trump Turnberry course in South Ayrshire during his visit to the UK

Donald Trump claims Nicola Sturgeon was 'anti-business'
Donald Trump has said Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon is a “negative force” who “hurt Scotland”.
Laura Paterson, PA Scotland

Former US president Donald Trump arrives in his private jet at Aberdeen International Airport ahead of his visit to the course at Trump International Golf Links Aberdeen.

Donald Trump says it's great to be home as he arrives in Scotland

Police removed items from his Nicola Sturgeon’s home and erected an evidence tent in her garden in the first weeks of her successor Humza Yousaf’s spell as first minister.
SNP ratings are collapsing, their new leader, Yousaf, is the punchline to jokes and the separatist case is unravelling

Owen Polley: Some good news for the Union, as the Scottish nationalists implode

TUV leader Jim Allister said the troubles in the SNP were "a gift to unionists".
Photo by Stephen Hamilton / Press Eye.

Troubles in Scottish National Party are 'a gift to unionists' says TUV

Our late Queen, a traditionalist to the core, throughout her 70-year reign visited the US several times including three state visits. Her last was in 2007 to mark the 400th anniversary of the first English settlers. A Trojan to the end.

Sandra Chapman: A big Royal event but it won’t be everyone’s cup of tea

A rainbow flag is held aloft at a Pride parade.

Conversion therapy: Scottish churches in joint letter of concern at proposed ban

'Prince Harry has most likely spent his life having everything he wants and needs. He must realise that outside the Royal household he’s a mere Prince, well down in the succession list, married to a commoner who quickly realised she was of limited consequence to the Royals.' Pictures are Prince Harry and Meghan

Sandra Chapman: All families have difficulties...even the Royals aren't exempt

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, gesturing as he answers questions by members of the Parliament of the Liaison Committee on Tuesday 28 March 2023.

Sunak will fight ‘very hard every day’ to protect ‘precious’ union

A leading activist on faith in UK politics says Kate Forbes (above) coming in a close second in the SNP leadership race shows there is "no glass ceiling for Christians in politics".

Forbes SNP bid shows 'No glass ceiling for Christians in politics'

From left to right: Ash Regan, Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, after it was announced Humza Yousaf is the new Scottish National Party leader, and will become the next First Minister of Scotland.
Picture date: Monday March 27, 2023.

Cleric's 'totalitarianism' warning as Forbes loses SNP leadership bid

Daily Record Editor Murray Foote.

SNP media chief quits over membership figures row

Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes has seen her comments about same sex marriage engulf her bid to become First Minister.

Row over Forbes' Christian beliefs raises important questions, says cleric
A former Presbyterian Moderator says the openness of would-be Scottish First Minister Kate Forbes about her Christian beliefs - and the subsequent controversy around them - raises important questions about public life.
Philip Bradfield

Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes said she regrets the pain caused by her comments on equal marriage. Ms Forbes received criticism from members of her own party after she said she would not have voted for same-sex marriage if she had been in office during the 2014 vote

SNP leadership hopeful faces backlash over same-sex marriage views

Outgoing First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon

’Formidable’ Sturgeon failed in core objective of Scottish independence

Six cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant have been identified in Scotland, the Scottish Government has announced (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Six cases of the Covid Omicron variant have been identified in Scotland - here's...

Rangers players celebrate on the pitch after winning the Scottish Premiership; no criminality was found by police

No apology over controversial Rangers celebrations tweet

Rangers fans celebrate winning the Scottish Premiership in George Square. Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire.

Outpouring of vitriol shows that for some, anything to do with Rangers is wrong

Nicola Sturgeon has apologised for not wearing a mask in a pub during a funeral ...

Police are seen outside Celtic Park following the Betfred Cup match between Celtic and Ross County

Two police injured in ‘disgraceful’ scenes as fans protest outside Celtic Park

Quarantine rules will take effect from 4am on 22 August (Photo: Shutterstock)

Three more holiday destinations added to UK’s quarantine list - including Croati...

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