The Northern Lights in Glasgow tonight. #Auroraborealis

Work has stopped on a section of the Viking Wind Farm site in Shetland after a landslide

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BREAKING John Swinney has been sworn in as First Minister of Scotland at the Court of Session.

Humza Yousaf, John Swinney and Nicola Sturgeon are deep in conversation at the back of the debating chamber at Holyrood as we await the handover of power from one first minister to another.

The Scottish National Party has appointed John Swinney as its new leader.

BREAK Former Scottish finance secretary Kate Forbes has announced she is not running for the SNP leadership. bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-s…

If Kate Forbes runs after this speech from John Swinney in which he has extensively paid tribute to her in the most glowing terms then it will be the mother of all rejections. Seems vanishingly unlikely.

John Swinney announces he is running for the SNP leadership, saying he can’t walk on by when the party needs sorting out. bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-s…

On Wednesday I pressed Humza Yousaf on whether he took some responsibility for what he called “toxic” politics. He told me he accepted that the SNP had, at times, “overstepped the mark” when it came to “respectful debate.” The same question applies to Douglas Ross MP MSP and others.

NEW John Swinney is expected to announce he is running to lead the SNP for a second time: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

NEW Scottish social justice secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville Shirley-Anne Somerville tells me she is endorsing John Swinney to become the next SNP leader. bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-s…

NEW “It’s on me.” In his first interview since announcing his resignation on Monday, Humza Yousaf tells me he was right to end a power-sharing deal with the Greens but the way he did it meant he paid the price with his job. bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-s…

Humza Yousaf: SNP seeks new leader as divisions are exposed bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…

Humza Yousaf has resigned as Scotland's first minister

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BREAKING Humza Yousaf confirms he is to resign as SNP leader, continuing as first minister only until his successor is elected. bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-s…

Waiting for the first glimpse of Humza Yousaf as he arrives at Bute House.

Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf is to hold a news conference at Bute House in Edinburgh at noon, at which he is expected to announce his resignation. bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-s…

Humza Yousaf is considering quitting as Scotland’s first minister, BBC News has been told. bbc.com/news/articles/…

And that was after Ian Blackford 🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 had apologised to the Greens on Humza Yousaf's behalf on #BBCLauraK .

The Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey told #BBCLauraK the SNP had 'failed Scotland' and his party was rejecting Mr Yousaf's offer of a meeting, saying: 'We're not going to go into those talks. We want a Scottish parliamentary election.' bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…