Like her or loathe her, Nicola Sturgeon is one of the most recognisable and formidable politicians Scotland has ever produced. Her headteacher-style presence gave Scotland prominence on the UK ...

Nicola Sturgeon was the first woman to become first minister of Scotland (Kirsty O’Connor/PA) When she steps down at next year’s Scottish Parliament election, Nicola Sturgeon will have spent ...

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 ...

Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Credit: PA Images. Nicola Sturgeon’s time in office will be judged on many levels. Scotland’s longest-serving First Minister. An election-winning machine.

Nicola Sturgeon says serving as an MSP has been "an incredible chapter of my life" Scotland's former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to stand down as an MSP, she has announced. The ex-SNP leader ...

Nicola Sturgeon has announced that she will step down after 27 years as an MSP, including more than eight as first minister of Scotland. She became Scotland's first female leader, and was the ...

Now scientists are racing to save these living fossils. The white sturgeon is the largest freshwater fish in North America; it can grow upwards of 15 feet. Here, in Idaho’s Snake River ...

Swinney says Findlay’s tone towards Sturgeon is “graceless”. But Findlay criticises Scotland’s “plummeting” record on education and says it is an enormous failure. He asks Swinney to ...

When she steps down at next year’s Scottish Parliament election, Nicola Sturgeon will have spent 27 years as an MSP and made history as the first woman to become Scotland’s first minister.

Nicola Sturgeon will look back on her 26 year political career with a mixture of regret, frustration and anger. Regret over the policy shifts she wanted to achieve in office, but failed to deliver.

Nicola Sturgeon speaking to media in Edinburgh following her announcement that she will not seek re-election to Holyrood next year (Robert Perry/PA) Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon ...

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