Police pack up evidence after two days at Nicola Sturgeon's house amid SNP finances probe

Former SNP treasurer Colin Beattie knew about the £100,000 campervan linked to an on-going probe into the party's finances - but only after it was purchased and he saw the annual accounts.

SNP support at Holyrood has slumped to its lowest level since the independence referendum following the resignation of Nicola Sturgeon and an investigation into party finances.

New voting data suggests that support for the SNP has slumped to its lowest level since IndyRef following the resignation of Nicola Sturgeon and an investigation into party finances has rocked the political party into unstable territory.

Humza Yousaf has revealed the SNP has still not paid back the full amount of a loan from Peter Murrell, its former chief executive.

An MSP has quit as SNP treasurer after he was arrested during a police investigation into party finances.

A Labour MP has apologised after mistakenly calling calling Scotland’s First Minister “Mohammad Yousaf”.

An SNP "battle bus" seized from the home of ex-party boss Peter Murrell's mother has been towed into a police yard in Glasgow. The £110,000 luxury motorhome is understood to have sat in the driveway of Margaret Murrell's Dunfermline home for two years before being removed by cops probing £600,000 of 'missing' party funds on April 5.

The SNP's treasurer Colin Beattie has been released without charge pending further investigation after being arrested earlier today.

SNP treasurer Colin Beattie has been arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party, Police Scotland has said.

Police are investigating claims Nicola Sturgeon personally refused to open up the SNP’s finances to scrutiny.

Humza Yousaf has denied the SNP faces bankruptcy as he confirmed forensic auditors could be appointed following a meeting of the party's ruling body.

Police are appealing for information after a two-year-old girl was knocked down by a car in Brucehill.

First Minister Humza Yousaf has revealed auditors who worked for the SNP resigned nearly six months ago.

A senior SNP MP has called for the party’s leadership election to be re-run after claims then-Chief Executive Peter Murrell shortened the race. Angus MacNeil is demanding a new ballot after Nicola Sturgeon’s husband was arrested as part of a fraud probe into party finances just nine days after the party’s 'preferred candidate' Humza Yousaf became First Minister.

Tory voters should vote Labour at the next election if their candidate is best placed to beat the SNP, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives has suggested. Douglas Ross risked a split with Tory leader Rishi Sunak as he said people should “do what’s best for the country” to help loosen the nationalists’ grip on Scotland.

Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said the last few days have been "obviously difficult" after the arrest of her husband, the SNP's ex-chief executive.

A senior figure in the SNP has said the party faces its biggest crisis in 50 years amid the police investigation into its finances.

Police cars remain stationed outside Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell’s home for a second day as investigations into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party continue.

Police have issued an appeal for witnesses to come forward after an elderly man was hit by a car as he used a walking frame to cross the road.

Police have been pictured removing large numbers of boxes and bags from the SNP HQ in Edinburgh as they continue an investigation into the party's finances.