Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was greeted by rapturous applause as she took to the stage alongside crime author pal Val McDermid.

Jamie Stone believes Nicola Sturgeon is right to be leaving the Scottish political stage after a “tawdry time” for the former First Minister. The ex-SNP leader announced this week she will not be ...

As Nicola Sturgeon announces that she is standing down from the Scottish parliament, it is worth reflecting on what a gilded political life she led – and how she managed to fritter it all away and ...

He says he was proud to serve as Sturgeon’s education secretary and deputy first minister. Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed this week that she is to stand down as an MSP.

John Swinney defended Nicola Sturgeon’s record after she announced her intention to leave Holyrood (Jane Barlow/PA) First Minister John Swinney has defended the record of Nicola Sturgeon from ...

John Swinney is carrying on Nicola Sturgeon’s "toxic agenda" on sex and gender, Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has said. He said the Scottish Government's continued backing of gender ...

First Minister John Swinney has defended the record of Nicola Sturgeon from attacks by the Scottish Conservative leader. The former first minister announced on Wednesday she will not be standing in ...

The departure of the former Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, from active politics draws a line under the Scottish National Party’s greatest generation. Her former mentor, Alex Salmond, died ...

When she steps down at next year’s Scottish Parliament election, Nicola Sturgeon will have spent 27 years as an MSP and made history as the first woman to become Scotland’s first minister.

FORMER First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed she's stepping down as an MSP at next year's Holyrood election. The Dreghorn-born politician said she would not be seeking re-election next May. But ...