The official home of King Charles and the administrative headquarters of the British royal family, Buckingham Palace is ...

If you're one for the royals, a stop at the Palace of Holyroodhouse is a must. The palace is the official Scottish residence of the king and has housed many other notable royal figures throughout ...

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There will not be an independence referendum within the term of the next Holyrood parliament even if the SNP stays in power, Anas Sarwar has said. Labour has dropped drastically in the polls for ...

Shamed MSP Michael Matheson has announced he does not intend to stand at next year's Holyrood election. The former Scottish health secretary is one of more than 20 SNP MSPs who have confirmed ...

The ex-SNP leader confirmed she would not seek re-election at the Holyrood election in May next year. After announcing her decision on social media, she told BBC Scotland News her time in ...

This time last year I attended an event which looked back at the first 25 years of the Scottish Parliament. The line-up included former first ministers and deputy first ministers, cabinet ...

Scotland’s First Minister hopes to “lock out” Reform UK from Holyrood as he called a cross-party summit. Nigel Farage-led Reform is surging in the polls in Scotland with multiple surveys ...

A string of SNP MSPs have said they plan to stand down next year (Jane Barlow/PA) An SNP MP has said there is a “huge amount of talent” among proposed candidates for next year’s Holyrood ...

Audrey Nicoll announced earlier this year she will stand down from the seat Mr Flynn has targeted (Andrew Milligan/PA) According to Holyrood Magazine, current MPs Dave Doogan and Stephen Gethins ...

Ms Sturgeon – who represents the Glasgow Southside constituency – made the announcement on Instagram on Wednesday. In a letter to local SNP members, she said: “I am writing to let you know ...