Nicola Sturgeon

A Brief History of Scotland: Why new leader Humza Yousaf faces an uphill task on independence

Scotland has been a part of Great Britain since 1707. While the Scottish National Party accuses the UK government of pursuing policies that most Scots disagree with, opinion polls show a majority continue to support remaining within the UK. The UK’s top court in November ruled a second independence

From Pakistan to Scotland: Meet Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s 37-year-old new leader

Humza Yousaf, a Pakistan-origin leader and practising Muslim, has made history in Scotland after being elected as the head of the Scottish National Party. After winning a close-fought contest, the 37-year-old now has mounting challenges ahead of him

Scotland set for new leader after Nicola Sturgeon's resignation as independence quest stalls

Finance minister Kate Forbes and health minister Humza Yousaf are favourites in the three-way race, according to an Ipsos poll

Kate Forbes: The minister who spent her childhood in India and now running for Scotland's top job

Kate Forbes, 32, cut short her maternity leave to join the race to replace Nicola Sturgeon as the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP)

Explained: How Nicola Sturgeon's resignation will affect Scotland's independence movement

The fate of the Scottish National Party and the independence movement are linked. When the SNP government performs well, support for independence can increase. This is something that Nicola Sturgeon's successor will have to keep in mind

Explained: How the resignation of Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon is rooted in transgender rights

Scotland first minister Nicola Sturgeon, who has been in power since 2014, announced her resignation on Wednesday. Her move comes at a time when she faces backlash over a law that allowed trans people to easily change their legal gender

Nicola Sturgeon does a Jacinda Ardern: Scotland's first minister quits saying, 'I am a human being as well'

Sturgeon said she felt unable to give 'every ounce of energy that it needs' to see out the high-pressure job, and it was her 'duty' to make way for a new SNP leader

'Had had enough': Nicola Sturgeon to quit as Scotland's First Minister

Sturgeon, who became Scotland's first female leader when she took power in 2014, had overseen unprecedented electoral success for the SNP as she pushed for another referendum on independence

Explained: Scotland’s transgender rights bill and UK’s decision to block it

The Rishi Sunak government has vetoed the transgender rights legislation passed by the Scottish Parliament, which would make it easier for people to change their legally recognised gender. This is the first time a Scottish law has been blocked by the UK

Rishi Sunak waiting in the wings as Liz Truss makes a mess of Brexit-hit British economy

Britain is staring at bankruptcy, teetering between high inflation and default and being compared to vulnerable emerging economies