Graham Simpson said the move had been a ‘wrench’ and followed ‘a lot of soul searching in the past few weeks’.

The Scottish First Minister said bills will now be ‘£187 higher than when Labour came to power’.

The city’s Integration Joint Board plans to hold a consultation in the new year on the plans.

Professor Nigel Seaton said there were ‘clear failings in financial monitoring, leadership, and governance’.

The ex-journalist oversaw the move to the new Scottish Parliament building at the foot of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

The Israeli Government announced plans to occupy Gaza City on Friday.

Nicola Sturgeon spoke of feeling she had ‘failed’ when she did not win the constituency she stood in at the first Scottish Parliament election.

The cyclist has turned to raising awareness of cancer since announcing his terminal diagnosis last year.

The champion cyclist met the First Minister and Health Secretary at Bute House in Edinburgh.

The Scottish Deputy First Minister announced on Monday she would not seek re-election.

Scots have been urged to avoid travel as an amber warning for strong winds comes into force for much of Scotland on Monday.

An event with the First Minister was interrupted seven times by pro-Palestinian protesters.

Mr Swinney was speaking to comedian Susan Morrison when the event was disrupted five times by six different groups of protesters.

The First Minister addressed an audience at the headquarters of the Edinburgh International Festival on Thursday.

Developers say the capacity of the project could be enough to power every home in Scotland twice over.

The First Minister will speak ahead of the start of world-leading cultural festivals in Edinburgh this week.

The refinery changed into an import terminal earlier this year.

The First Minister held his first face-to-face talks with the US president.

US President Donald Trump has paid a four-day visit to Scotland.