Alex Salmond alongside Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross candidate Steve Chisholm aim win the party’s first seat at an election win.
Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes says she is “delighted that the energy minister has committed to adapting the regulations’.
John Swinney backed Michael Matheson over a 27 day recommended suspension – on the day of the SNP general election campaign launch.
He was responding during a campaign stop in Nigg after John Swinney accused him of being ‘disrespectful’ over the timing.
The Westminster hopefuls say ‘the Tory government has finally laid themselves bare to the powers of democracy.’
He says ‘now is the moment for Britain to choose its future’ as opinion polls favour a Labour victory in the next 43 days of campaigning.
As Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is meeting the cabinet amid mounting talk in Westminster that he is about to call an election.
He says ‘I can't think of anything in Britain that has really improved. I can't think of a single thing’ but ‘I'm hopeful of change’.
Scottish Secretary Alister Jack confirmed that the UK government is planning a nuclear site north of the border.
Alex Salmond says he is ‘delighted’ someone of his business experience is ‘carrying the Alba Party standard in the Highlands at the General Election.’
Audit Scotland warns ‘it's getting harder for councils to do more with less’ but local authorities could be more transparent.
The First Minister says it is ‘literally a phenomenal investment in the future of the Highlands’.
First Minister John Swinney says the loan of Scottish and UK public money ‘demonstrates the huge confidence in this new facility.’
Lib Dem candidate David Green says he is not hopeful the government will fix ‘its broken relationship with rural Scotland.’
In less than two years Scotland has had three Prime Ministers and will get its third First Minister – without a vote.
Kate Forbes says the SNP must ‘rewin trust’ but is change possible for a party after 17 years in power?
She says ‘the best way to deliver the urgent change Scotland needs is to join with John Swinney’.
Malcolm MacLeod, Kate Lackie and Allan Gunn are made assistant chief executives at the local authority.
The plans are aimed at dealing with at least 12 school and spending millions more on much needed road repairs.
Mr Yousaf said was facing two motions of no confidence and the likelihood of being forced from office if he chose to stay.