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More than 2,000 victims of rape could be waiting for support services by 2028 if current funding does not increase, a charity has warned.

Scotland's 'badge of shame' as rape victims wait 170 days for support

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has pleaded guilty to an embezzlement charge.

Who is Peter Murrell? The ex-SNP chief found guilty of embezzlement

John Swinney addressing the CBI Scotland lunch in Edinburgh

Swinney pledges to 'urgently' address business fears over rates hikes

Màiri McAllan MSP and John Swinney MSP

Explainer What's happening at Holyrood this week as new cabinet to be revealed

Andrew Henderson, Director of Public Policy, Pinsent Masons

Businesses have got work to do before and after election

Analysis How the SNP has turned its fortunes around under John Swinney

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and wife Furheen Ashrif

The past few days need to be a wake-up call for Scottish Labour Rachel Amery

Hannah Bardell celebrating after winning the Gorton and Denton by-election.

Analysis Nightmare start to Scots Labour conference after by-election humiliation

Health Secretary Wes Streeting, standing alongside NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard, looks on as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivers a speech in Surrey in January.

Explainer How Starmer could be toppled - and what it means for Scotland

John Swinney speaks during the press conference at Bute House

Inside the Bute House talks fighting for social justice with Swinney James Holloway

No 5 Charlotte Square

Prestigious Edinburgh property to undergo major restoration

President Donald Trump meets with First Minister John Swinney

John Swinney rates the chances of a deal on whisky tariffs with Trump

Sir Chris Hoy's cancer diagnosis has led to more men looking to be checked for prostate cancer. (Pic: Michael Gillen)

'Deeply personal': John Swinney praises Sir Chris Hoy after meeting

Trump's plan to visit his golf courses in Scotland next month revealed

Looking out across Edinburgh from Calton Hill

Tax policies need to be more 'courageous' for Scotland Sandy Begbie CBE

Scottish Greens rule out doing a deal with Labour

Patrick Harvie

Analysis Harvie's resignation was coming, but leaves Greens with a tricky path

Pollster Sir John Curtice (right) has given his verdict on the prospects of Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar (left) becoming first minister

Curtice suggests polling lifeline as Sarwar faces 'impossible' task

Co-leader of the Scottish Greens, Patrick Harvie

Exclusive Fury as 'tactically inept' SNP still letting Greens dictate policy

From left, Minister for Constitution and External Affairs Angus Robertson, Depute Leader Keith Brown and First Minister John Swinney during the SNP annual national conference at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Scotsman comment: Little to cheer for SNP activists seeking change

Salmond and Sturgeon's No refusal has left Scotland a poorer place Euan McColm

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meeting First Minister of Scotland John Swinney at Bute House, Edinburgh

Starmer vows to reset relationship between UK and Scottish governments

First Minister John Swinney and deputy Kate Forbes need to improve conditions for growth (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Swinney and Forbes must back business - Carol Jacobs

Analysis How Scottish Greens are set to cause John Swinney another headache

First Minister John Swinney and Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes at the first meeting of their Scottish cabinet.

Swinney pledge to 'dedicate every fibre' to driving economic growth

John Swinney is a snarling, sniggering attack dog, not a voice of compromise Jackie Baillie

Analysis John Swinney has essentially named Kate Forbes his successor

Here is John Swinney's Cabinet in full

'We need the help of government to attract talent, secure investment, and overcome regulatory obstacles,' says the SFE boss. Picture: Graham Flack.

How Scotland's finance sector can help John Swinney drive economic growth

John Swinney makes me hopeful about the SNP for the first time in a while Stewart McDonald

Kate Forbes and John Swinney

Here are the latest odds for next First Minister of Scotland.

Analysis Why Forbes's faith and beliefs may not be a barrier to power this time

Nominations open in SNP contest as Swinney receives public backing

Analysis Yousaf's extraordinary miscalculation will go down in Holyrood history

Yousaf’s failure to ditch Greens at start was root cause of his downfall John McLellan

Members of the media wait to enter Bute House ahead of a statement from Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

UK and business leaders react to 'absolute chaos' as Humza Yousaf resigns

Who in the SNP could replace Humza Yousaf as First Minister?

Scottish Green MSP Gillian Mackay. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Green MSP bursts into tears on BBC radio at Yousaf ending Bute House agreement

Scottish Green party co-leader Lorna Slater listens as SNP net-zero secretary Mairi McAllan ditches the Scottish Government's 2030 emissions reduction target. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA

SNP accused of 'political cowardice' - Scottish Greens statement in full

Environmental campaigners will descend on Bute House over the Scottish Government's climate target U-turn. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Climate campaigners will target Humza Yousaf with a protest outside Bute House

Is it time for Scottish Green Party co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater to re-focus their efforts? (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Bruised Scottish Greens need to go back to basics

Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie, co-leaders of the Scottish Greens (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Green members are calling for the Bute House Agreement to be ripped up
Green activists are calling for the party’s government deal with the SNP to be ripped up after Scotland’s legal 2030 climate target was scrapped.

St Andrew's House in Edinburgh. Picture: PA

Scottish Government buildings largely vacant amid 'carelessness' claims

Margot Robbie in new campaign

Chanel opens a pop-up beauty boutique on Edinburgh's Charlotte Square

A billboard in Glasgow that ran in December urging for former health secretary Michael Matheson to be sacked. Mr Matheson would later quit the role in February. Picture: John Devlin

The five political earthquakes for the SNP since Sturgeon's resignation

Members of the public gathered outside Bute House in Edinburgh to watch the press conference where First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced she would stand down as First Minister for Scotland after eight years.

14 photos charting day Nicola Sturgeon shocked world with resignation

The plaque outside Bute House in Edinburgh. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

More than £850k spent on repairing First Minister's residence Bute House

Former first minister Alex Salmond. Picture: PA

Alex Salmond denies having Stone of Destiny fragment amid 'Aladdin's Cave' claim

Cycling projects under construction include the South City Way in Glasgow. (Photo by Cycling Scotland)

Scottish Budget: Cycling and walking spending £100m short of commitment

The former first minister shared the news on Instagram. Photo: Nicola Sturgeon/Instagram

Nicola Sturgeon passes driving test first time

Gaza and Israel conflict: Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf's wife interrupts interview over fears for family in Gaza

Humza Yousaf's wife interrupts interview over fear for family in Gaza

A general view of Bute House, the official residence of Scotland's First Minister, which has opened for business after a series of repairs. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Yousaf yet to confirm date of family move as Bute House reopens after repairs

Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks during the 2023 -24 Programme for Government at the Scottish Parliament (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Nicola Sturgeon commends Yousaf’s policy agenda in first speech from backbenches

So what is the alternative to Bute House agreement? Stewart McDonald

100 days of turmoil: Humza Yousaf endures bruising start to his time in office Alistair Grant

Scottish Greens co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater with former first minister Nicola Sturgeon after signing the Bute House Agreement. Image: Lisa Ferguson.

Bute House Agreement 'totally intact', says Green MSP

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries