Alex Salmond: UN mandate needed for Syria air strikes
Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond said a United Nations mandate would be a precondition of SNP support...
View ArticleAlastair Campbell meets Nicola Sturgeon
Camera Press Comment / Politics Alastair Campbell meets Nicola Sturgeon By Alastair Campbell 18 November 15 After the SNP triumphs of last May's general election, the SNP leader talks Labour, David...
View ArticleSyria strikes: Nicola Sturgeon willing 'to listen' to argument
Nicola Sturgeon has said she is "prepared to listen" to the case for extending air strikes against so-called Islamic State from Iraq into Syria. Scotland's first minister said it would be...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon: Case for Syrian airstrikes 'not yet made'
Scotland's first minister has said she is not yet convinced that the case for UK airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Syria has been made. But Nicola Sturgeon said she was willing to listen to...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon named Scottish Politician of Year for fourth time
Nicola Sturgeon has been named Scotland's Politician of the Year, winning the honour for a fourth time. The first minister was awarded the title by The Herald newspaper exactly a year on from taking on...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon's first year as FM
Media captionNicola Sturgeon is marking one year as leader of the SNP and First Minister of Scotland It is a year since Nicola Sturgeon was elected as Scotland's first female first minister after a...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon's first year as first minister and SNP leader
September 2014 was a busy month for Nicola Sturgeon. First she was elected Alex Salmond's successor as leader of the SNP, the party she had joined as a teenager. A few days later, the new SNP leader...
View ArticleAngela Merkel: 10 years in office and no signs of stopping
Angela Merkel marks her 10th anniversary at the helm of Germany on Sunday, becoming only the third post-World War II chancellor to hit that milestone. Over Merkel's decade in charge, she has presided...
View Article10 years in office and no signs of stopping
Angela Merkel marks her 10th anniversary at the helm of Germany on Sunday, becoming only the third post-World War II chancellor to hit that milestone. Over Merkel's decade in charge, she has presided...
View ArticleMerkel: 10 years in office and no signs of stopping
BERLIN (AP) — Angela Merkel marks her 10th anniversary at the helm of Germany on Sunday, becoming only the third post-World War II chancellor to hit that milestone. Over Merkel's decade in charge, she...
View ArticleNitish Bihar CM again, Lalu's son his deputy
After registering a landslide victory in Bihar polls, Nitish Kumar on Friday took oath as Chief Minister amid the august presence of several non-BJP chief ministers and regional stalwarts. Lalu’s...
View ArticlePeter Robinson: Timeline of NI first minister and DUP leader's life
Peter Robinson announced this week that he is to step down as first minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). On Saturday, he will make his final annual leader's...
View ArticleSNP’s Alex Salmond back in London with no regrets
For a man who just returned to Westminster last May after an eight-year absence, Alex Salmond moves through the Houses of Parliament as if he had never left the place, greeting everyone he passes and...
View ArticleThe Paris attacks could be a game changer in Scotland as well as England
Nicola Sturgeon’s aides have been quick to point out that she has not given her agreement to British airstrikes in Syria after the Scottish National party leader said she’d be prepared to listen to...
View ArticleFormer minister named interim leader of Canada Conservatives
TORONTO (AP) The Conservative Party of Canada has chosen Rona Ambrose as interim leader following Stephen Harper's resounding election...
View ArticleParis attacks: MSPs at Holyrood will urge Scotland to unite
MSPs at Holyrood will call on Scotland to unite "as one" to oppose terrorism in the wake of the Paris attacks. Politicians from across the chamber will pay their respects to the 129 who died and the...
View ArticleFormer Salmond adviser says current case for Scots independence 'is dead'
A one-time adviser to former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has written an online blog saying the current case for an independent Scotland "is dead". Alex Bell, who was Mr Salmond's head of...
View ArticleFinal Commons vote on Scotland Bill
Legislation to give more powers to the Scottish Parliament will complete its final House of Commons stages later. MPs will vote on the Scotland Bill which aims to deliver more devolution as agreed by...
View ArticleSturgeon says sorry for MSP's retweet of antisemitic image
Scotland’s first minister apologises to Jewish group for offensive cartoon, which SNP’s Sandra White admitted to retweeting unknowingly...
View ArticleSNP and Labour MSPs unite to vote against Trident renewal
All but one of Labour’s MSPs vote for motion opposing renewal of nuclear weapons system based at Faslane submarine base...
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