Alex Salmond once tried to talk former Scotland on Sunday editor John McLellan out of running a true story because it was ‘very damaging’ to John Swinney ...

The former Scottish first minister, who died on Saturday, was one of the most pro-Palestine western leaders of his generation ...

ALEX Salmond was the political heavyweight who punched way above his weight and nearly knocked Scotland out of the UK. But his lifelong quest to see his nation become independent only dawned on ...

In a stunning publicity coup, Eck proved he had a licence to thrill when he enlisted the services of 007 mate of Sir Sean Connery to ... But when his predecessor John Swinney resigned as SNP ...

With Sean Connery in 2008 Credit ... When he unexpectedly handed over in 2000 to John Swinney, the SNP’s loss of firepower was immediate. Salmond was helped in advancing his party’s fortunes ...

Sean Connery was the first James Bond, aka 007, to appear in films. Here are 12 behind the scenes photos of the man behind Bond. Nicholas Shakespeare’s excellent new biography Ian Fleming ...

The late Oscar winner, Sean Connery, is known for many iconic roles ... for their respective portrayals of British Intelligence agents John Steed and Emma Peel. The Avengers was a trendsetting ...

Stephen Noon, the head of strategy for Yes Scotland, has joined the Scottish Government as one of John Swinney's spindoctors. The academic will join the 12 political Special Advisers ...

First Minister John Swinney has opened to door to taxing private jet owners in Scotland - but he will need the help of Labour ministers at Westminster. John Swinney has suggested he would be open ...

JOHN Swinney has reacted to the “heartbreaking” news of a major crash which left five people dead and a seven-year-old boy fighting for his life. The First Minister’s statement on Thursday morning ...

John Swinney was urged to ditch one of his government’s flagship policies amid accusations his government has become “disconnected from the people it’s supposed to represent”. John Swinney ...