John Swinney fears 'deeply troubling' rise of Nigel Farage will see right-wing leader become Prime Minister

Good Morning Britain has been hit with a staggering 471 complaints over an interview Susanna Reid conducted with Nigel Farage that left the Reform UK leader looking unimpressed. Susanna, 53, co-hosting with Ed Balls, 57, last week was on combative form during the conversation, which was conducted over video link and focused on his party's candidates' activities on social media.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic “I Am: Celine Dion,” newly released for viewing on Prime Video, is so focused on what the singer has been through in more than a decade and a half of struggling with Stiff Person Disease that it’s hard to believe that director Irene Taylor didn’t even know Dion was ill when she signed on to the project. All she Taylor really knew, when she agreed to direct the film about a year of discussions, was that Dion seemed like a star who really, really had something to get off her chest… with little anticipation of just what kind of floodgates would open.

We're set for another busy day in the general election campaign here in Scotland with less than two weeks to go until polling day.

As the UK general election heats up, John Oliver is taking a look at his country’s options… and a social media moment that lives in his head rent-free.

Scotland’s voice “simply doesn’t matter to Westminster”, First Minister John Swinney will claim today.

Some ideas are outlandish enough to change everything. This is especially the case for one of the world’s most famous and culturally impactful musical festivals, Lollapalooza, birthed in 1991 as a farewell for Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell. The festival quickly became a traveling showcase of ragtag bands and artists ranging from alt-rock, punk, metal and hip-hop that managed to define a generation steeped in radical counterculture.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Madison Wells will produce a documentary focusing on the public and private life of Jacinda Ardern, the trailblazing Prime Minister of New Zealand who helped introduce strict gun laws following the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings. She also led her country through the Covid pandemic and grappled with issues such as child poverty and climate change. The feature-length film is currently untitled.

The SNP could be left "significantly diminished" at Westminster with the party set for heavy losses at the general election, a new poll has found.

George Galloway has warned of Nigel Farage's rising popularity - even in Rochdale where he is running to be re-elected as an MP. The Workers Party of Britain leader has said he is the 'antidote' to Mr Farage's Reform UK, arguing that he is the best alternative to Labour.

Nigel Farage has not been invited to join the BBC's two-hour long Question Time leaders' special, it has been revealed.The Reform UK leader is not part of the guest list for the show, which will feature PM Rishi Sunak, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, Liberal Democrat Ed Davey and John Swinney from the SNP.The move comes after Farage warned he would "fight" BBC bosses if they excluded him from the high-profile televised debate and pointed to his strong polling numbers. Speaking at a press conference last week Farage said: "As we are now ahead of the Conservatives in the polls, I demand that Reform UK is a part of this debate.

SNP leader John Swinney has said he supports Labour on imposing VAT on private school fees.

John Swinney has challenged Scottish Labour to stand up to Keir Starmer in demanding an end to the two-child benefit cap.

Brian Cox has claimed the SNP has "backed off" from promoting Scottish independence during the general election campaign.

The former chairman of nationalised Prestwick Airport was paid up to £504 a day by the Scottish Government - while also working on his own bid to buy the facility.

Independence will "proudly" be one "page one, line one" of the Scottish National Party's General Election manifeso, according to John Swinney. The First Minister said that the manifestio will offer a "real vision of hope" when it is launched next week.

Nigel Farage’s Reform Party has overtaken the Conservatives in a major poll of public opinion for the first time, in the latest blow to the Tories’ hopes in the election campaign.

Falkirk was among the top performing Scottish councils for numeracy and literacy in 2022/23, while the percentage of pupils moving on to positive destinations is rising.

A man has been charged after allegedly threatening Nigel Farage during an incident where objects were hurled at the Reform UK leader.

Nigel Farage has thanked police after he had objects thrown at him while campaigning in Barnsley today.

The first ever Green MSP has handed Scottish Labour a pre-election boost by joining Anas Sarwar’s party.