John Swinney takes up the post of First Minister and names new cabinet

John Swinney will be sworn in as the new First Minister of Scotland on Wednesday and is expected to appoint his Cabinet on the same day.

A type of shrimp that died out hundreds of millions of years ago has been declared a new species and a Glaswegian.

Scotland’s housebuilders rallied against key elements of the previous SNP and Green administration’s new homes law

Scottish packaging giant declares confidence of stronger second half

Police were called to a multi-storey car park after reports that a Nairn man had a shotgun.

Too many Highlanders have frightening recent experiences of wildfires, says MSP

An initiative seeking to create a community-led local place plan for Nairn is moving forward.

Take a walk down memory lane with our list of long lost Inverness restaurants.

Every new First Minister says words to the effect that they intend to govern for the whole of Scotland.