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Court to hear full story of Peter Murrell’s crimes – what did he buy?
BBC Scotland News has collated all of the goods bought by ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell in his £400,000 embezzlement.
2 hrs agoScotland Politics
Scottish Parliament to restore MSP gender search after trans survey
The Scottish Parliament has asked MSPs to disclose their sex and trans status as part of a new survey.
Ofcom approves STV’s plan to axe north news programme
The controversial plan will see the end of the entirely separate news service for the north of Scotland, which is the legacy of the former Grampian Television.
17 hrs agoNE, Orkney & Shetland
Council selects deputy leader to replace newly-elected MSP
Tracey Little replaces fellow SNP councillor Katie Hagmann in the role on Dumfries and Galloway Council.
15 hrs agoScotland
Scottish Secretary thanked Mandelson for help with bid to become MP
Newly-released files confirm Douglas Alexander was in regular contact with Peter Mandelson ahead of his appointment as the UK’s ambassador to the US.
14 hrs agoScotland Politics
Call for Holyrood and Westminster to hold joint inquiry into Murrell crimes
Former first minister Jack McConnell has backed a dual probe into the former SNP chief executive.
17 hrs agoScotland Politics
Big salaries, a motorhome and SNP accounts: The Nicola Sturgeon interview unwrapped
We give some of the background to key quotes from the interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg.
16 hrs agoScotland
Sturgeon tells BBC: I’m serving a sentence for crime I didn’t commit
Scotland’s former first minister is challenged by Laura Kuenssberg over the SNP embezzlement scandal, and at times struggles to hold back tears.
Sturgeon the master communicator was close to tears – but still faces more questions
The former Scottish first minister’s security in her own power and authority seems to have gone, writes Laura Kuenssberg.
Social media ban ‘won’t keep children safe’, commissioner warns
Scotland’s children’s commissioner has warned a social media ban could drive children to less regulated or riskier parts of the internet.
Sturgeon wishes she had not kept Murrell on as SNP chief executive
The former first minister says she didn’t think it was fair that Murrell – who embezzled more than £400,000 from the SNP – should lose his job when she became SNP leader.
Swinney rejects call for Holyrood inquiry into Murrell
Peter Murrell, the former SNP chief executive, has admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party.
Scottish Parliament election
Sturgeon’s personal life and politics collide in BBC interview
BBC Scotland’s political editor Glenn Campbell gives his take on Nicola Sturgeon’s first media interview since her estranged husband admitted embezzling £400,000 from the SNP.
How it unfolded: The SNP finances controversy
Some of the key dates from a period of turmoil for the Scottish National Party.
Watch: Key moments from Nicola Sturgeon’s interview with Laura Kuenssberg
Former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon speaks to the BBC in her first interview since her estranged husband Peter Murrell pled guilty to embezzling £400,000 from the SNP
Sturgeon says she was deceived and betrayed over Murrell embezzlement
The former first minister said she was “coming to terms with being married to someone she did not know” after Peter Murrell’s guilty plea.
How long could Peter Murrell spend in prison?
A hefty custodial sentence is almost certain after the former SNP chief executive embezzled £400,000 from the party.
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