The Latest Breaking News from Alex Salmond

In the wake of Nicola Sturgeon’s surprise resignation, it cannot be overlooked that she became leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) after it had suffered a double blow. The party had failed to achieve its cherished goal of independence in 2014, and lost its (then) best asset, Alex Salmond.

Just four weeks ahead of the key independence strategy meeting in Edinburgh, Sturgeon announced her resignation, throwing a spanner in the works

The first minister has dominated politics in Scotland for most of the past decade – but she has paid a price

Nicola Sturgeon says she is too divisive to continue leading Scotland. Take a look at some of the moments that defined her career.

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon said the outgoing First Minister had a mixed record on the areas she had responsibility for.

The Scottish National Party leader drops a huge political bombshell by calling it quits and has ‘no obvious successor’

With the cause of Scottish independence stalled by a Westminster government veto on a new referendum, nationalist leader Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday offered a new approach to break the deadlock - her resignation as first minister of Scotland.

Independence campaign and gender recognition laws will be at top of successor’s in-tray

As she resigns after eight years in the top job, Robbie Smith looks back on a remarkable career — and asks what’s next for the SNP’s ‘nippy sweetie’?