NewsScotlandScotland PoliticsSNP may have claimed back tax on Murrell's illicit purchases - SwinneyThe party has contacted HMRC over fears public funds may have been misused as part of the £400,000 embezzlement.11 hrs agoScotland PoliticsWhy is there a row about the SNP's £667,000 independence fund?The party is facing a fresh police complaint about cash raised for a campaign on the country's constitutional future.11 hrs agoScotland PoliticsSNP demand probe into Alexander meeting with Mandelson's firmNewly-released files confirm Douglas Alexander met with Global Counsel in summer 2024 but it was not publicly declared until earlier this year.1 day agoScotland PoliticsWill Aberdeen's energy future decide the by-election?The forthcoming poll in the north-east is a reflection of a local and national debate about Scotland's energy future.2 days agoScotlandCompanies offered contracts worth £2bn to dual last 58 miles of A9It said the first of these final contracts would be for the Dalraddy and Slochd section.14 hrs agoScotlandScottish government found in contempt over Salmond filesThe Court of Session said the Scottish government repeatedly missed dates to disclose information requested by FOI.1 day agoScotland PoliticsSwinney says £660,000 independence fund used on SNP 'objectives'Questions over the fund led to the police investigation that has exposed Peter Murrell's £400,000 embezzlement. 2 days agoScotland PoliticsWe now know how Peter Murrell embezzled from the SNP - but not whyDetails revealed in court show the persistence, cynicism and devious tactics used by the former chief executive.Murrell used fake invoices to cover up £400,000 spending spreeThe former SNP chief executive is facing a lengthy jail sentence after admitting embezzling funds from the party. How former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell spent the £400,000 he embezzledBBC Scotland News has collated all of the goods bought by ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell in his £400,000 embezzlement. Schools urged to act on mobile phone use ahead of law changeA consultation on legislation and new national guidance will be launched by the end of June.Call for Holyrood and Westminster to hold joint inquiry into Murrell crimesFormer first minister Jack McConnell has backed a dual probe into the former SNP chief executive. Features and analysisWhat we now know about how Peter Murrell hid his embezzlementFor the first time we hear how Peter Murrell, the estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon, used SNP funds to illicitly purchase more than 1,000 itemsIn pictures: Motorhome and wine coaster among items embezzled by MurrellPeter Murrell appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday when details of the way he tried to cover up his crimes were read out.Big salaries, a motorhome and SNP accounts: The Nicola Sturgeon interview unwrappedWe give some of the background to key quotes from the interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg.Sturgeon's personal life and politics collide in BBC interviewBBC 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.Sturgeon tells BBC: I'm serving a sentence for crime I didn't commitScotland's former first minister is challenged by Laura Kuenssberg over the SNP embezzlement scandal, and at times struggles to hold back tears.
