Senior SNP MP calls for leadership re-run after claims Peter Murrell shortened race

The controversial Not Proven verdict will be scrapped as it has no place in a modern Scots justice system, an SNP minister has said.

A controversial new recycling scheme has been delayed.

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.

A health charity has accused the new First Minister of acting like the “spokesperson” for the whisky industry.

Stuart McDonald is the SNP's new treasurer following the resignation of Colin Beattie earlier this week.

A desperate search is underway to trace a missing Scots pensioner last seen over two weeks ago.

People in Scotland claiming certain benefits are being urged to claim a devolved payment worth £25 each week for every child under the age of 16. Families who qualify for the Scottish Child Payment, which is paid every four weeks, who are also eligible for the Best Start Grant Early Learning and School Age payments, will receive them automatically without the need to apply for them separately.

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.

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

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 packed up evidence from the home of Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell following a two-day search as the probe into finances at the Scottish National Party continues.