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Christina McKelvie - a star who was 'sparkly and fun'

"Planets revolve around stars and I don't know what a planet does when its star has been extinguished."

Keith Brown MSP has paid tribute to his partner Christina McKelvie after her death aged 57.

The Scottish government minister had been MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse since May 2011, having initially been elected as a Central Scotland representative in 2007.

She recovered from breast cancer in 2021 but was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in June.

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The drugs and alcohol minister stepped back from her role last summer with recurring breast cancer.

SNP minister Christina McKelvie dies aged 57

The drugs and alcohol minister stepped back from her role last summer after announcing she had secondary breast cancer.

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John Swinney is solemn-faced as he looks at the camera, the room has wooden panelling and a Saltire flag

'SNP has been the alleged victim of embezzlement' - Swinney

John Swinney said his party is in a 'much clearer position' after ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell was charged with embezzlement.

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'The SNP will never bring back tuition fees'

Scotland's Education Secretary said the policy had helped widen access to higher education.

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Nicola Sturgeon stands in front of the Scottish Parliament, she has short hair, wears a red top and cream jacket

'It's been an incredible chapter of my life'

The former first minister says the time is right for her to step down as an MSP.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer wearing a grey tie and dark suit in front of red brick house.

'I won't be diverted by SNP rhetoric on Trump visit' - Starmer

The prime minister has dismissed calls from the SNP to scrap an unprecedented second state visit for Donald Trump.

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John Swinney accused Nigel Farage and his Reform party of being apologists for the Russians.

Swinney criticises Reform UK in a call for unity

John Swinney said it was time to "draw a line in the sand" against "a politics of fear".

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Anas Sarwar told his party conference that he would end the growing bureaucracy in the NHS.

'NHS needs fewer managers, more nurses'

Anas Sarwar told the Scottish Labour conference he would end the growing bureaucracy in the NHS.

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Swinney says Trump's Gaza plan 'amounts to ethnic cleansing'

The first minister says the idea of the US taking over Gaza and Palestinians being resettled is "unacceptable and dangerous".

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Watch: I will work with Trump for low whisky tarriffs - Swinney

John Swinney says he will capitalise on Donald Trump's Scottish connection in an attempt to avoid tariffs being applied on imports to the US.

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Former First Minister Humza Yousaf has been involved in a long-running online spat with Elon Musk

Yousaf accuses Musk of inflaming racial tensions

Yousaf said Musk "seems to highlight cases that involve only people of colour or Muslims".

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BBC political correspondent Phil Sim in a black suite and white shirt in the lobby of the Scottish Parliament.

What just happened with the Scottish Budget?

BBC Scotland political correspondent sums up the state of play as the Scottish government's Budget looks set to pass.

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Anas Sarwar stood in the lobby of the Scottish Parliament with blurred lights behind him.

Sarwar says Labour got Waspi payout decision wrong

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says the prime minister was wrong not to compensate women affected by the UK government's failure to adequately warn them about changes to the state pension.

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The BBC's Kirsten Campbell stands in the Garden Lobby of the Scottish Parliament.

What’s in the Scottish Budget… in 85 seconds

The BBC’s Kirsten Campbell takes us through the key headlines from the 2025-2026 Budget announcement.

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Shona Robison stands to deliver the Scottish Budget in the Scottish Parliament, her light-coloured hair is tied in a pony tail and she is wearing a black dress

Be in no doubt, the cap will be scrapped - Robison

The Scottish government vows to scrap the two-child benefit cap in proposals announced in the Scottish Budget.

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The first minister said he believed in solving problems "from the bottom up"

Swinney seeks to understand 'barriers to progress'

The first minister says he believes in solving problems "from the bottom up"

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Neil Gray said he is "committed" to the plan and the government is "considering all options."

Neil Gray insists commitment to National Care Service

Neil Gray said he is "committed" to the plan and the government is "considering all options."

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John Swinney backed Kamala Harris for the US presidency

Swinney congratulates Trump on election victory

The first minister had backed Democrat Kamala Harris, which Trump's Scottish business had branded "an insult".

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John Swinney standing in Holyrood's debating chamber. He is wearing a blue suit and dark tie and other MSPs can be seen behind him.

First minister leads tributes to Alex Salmond

John Swinney said he had left an indellible mark on public life, in a career spanning three decades.

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Three pallbearers take Alex Salmond's coffin into a church. The coffin is draped in a saltire and has flowers on top.

Watch: Alex Salmond's coffin at church and cortege led by piper

The former first minister's funeral and burial is attended by family and close friends only.

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Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison sitting in front of a backdrop showing Dundee and the Tay Bridge.

UK Budget 'needs to invest in services and infrastructure'

The UK Budget needs to invest in services and infrastructure in order to bring about an end to austerity, the Scottish finance secretary says.

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