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'John Swinney is a remarkable figure within the SNP. He is a passionate, fervent nationalist. Boy does he yearn for independence' Brian Taylor will be interviewing the First Minister at The Herald's Unspun Live at the Edinburgh Fringe this August. FIND OUT MORE:

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The Scottish Greens are braced for a bitter leadership race. One faction has been dubbed the 'Holyrood centrists' while another 'the militant tendency triubute act'. Here's my analysis as rivals get on their marks. The Herald The Herald Politics Team heraldscotland.com/news/25278256.…

The Greens civil war explained: the 'Glasgow faction' versus the 'Holyrood centrists'. Who's in what group, what they want, and what they each say about their rivals The Herald The Herald Politics Team heraldscotland.com/news/25280465.…

They say the decision highlights an imbalance in the legal aid system Kathleen Nutt heraldscotland.com/news/25287814.…

Senior advocate warns accused men may not get fair trial 👇 heraldscotland.com/news/25289949.… Exclusive by Kathleen Nutt

This earthquake woke me and my family up this morning near Vera. We are all fine, just felt some shaking in the house. No damage or anyone hurt.

EXC: Police Scotland seeks support from Police Service of NI for Trump's visit. PSNI assessing if it can deploy officers to Scotland. Force has own challenges with Orange 'marching season' underway & aftermath of race riots The Herald Politics Team The Herald heraldscotland.com/news/25328782.…

EXC: Scottish Greens 'in shock' over effective deselection of ex co convener Maggie Chapman as a Holyrood 2026 candidate. "If there had been gender balancing she would have been in top ranked," one senior member tells me. The Herald Politics Team The Herald heraldscotland.com/news/25329747.…

EXC: The Scottish Greens are tonight insisting votes were counted properly in its contests to select candidates for Holyrood 2026 amid demands for reviews of the results by some members. The Herald Politics Team The Herald heraldscotland.com/news/25330699.…

Latest twist is that party's internal elections officer Kate Joester says the statement is not from her - and that she stepped down from role this evening.

Unspun: How a story I wrote about Scotland's 'rape shield laws' prompted an unexpected response. The Herald The Herald Politics Team heraldscotland.com/news/25333521.…

EXC: Top lawyers are warning the Supreme Court the operation of Scotland's 'rape shield' laws risk undermining the accused's right to a fair trial & may be in breach of Article 6 of the European Convention of Human Rights The Herald Politics Team The Herald heraldscotland.com/news/25333636.…

The reporting of this tribunal by my colleagues Andrew Learmonth and Rebecca McCurdy has been exemplary: Key witness in Sandie Peggie tribunal with NHS Fife admits 'confidentiality ruin' heraldscotland.com/news/25336963.…

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Quite some scoop from Teddy Jamieson in The Herald today. The Herald Politics Team The Herald heraldscotland.com/news/25339858.…

Former justice secretary, now Alba leader, Kenny MacAskill calls for the UKG to pay the full policing costs for Donald Trump's visit to Scotland The Herald Politics Team The Herald heraldscotland.com/news/25342464.…