ScotlandScotland PoliticsMurrell 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. 5 hrs agoScotland PoliticsSchools 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.3 hrs agoScotland PoliticsFormer SNP chief Murrell leaves court in handcuffs as new images show items bought with embezzled fundsEdinburgh's High Court heard how Peter Murrell created false invoices to embezzle £400,000 and used party bank cards to make 383 purchases from Amazon.Record high number of children refused mental health helpScottish ministers say the CAMHS service is only right for certain young people with serious mental health difficulties. 7 hrs agoScotlandHow 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. 14 hrs agoScotland PoliticsIn 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.8 hrs agoScotland PoliticsWhat 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 items7 hrs agoScotland PoliticsScottish Parliament to restore MSP gender search after trans surveyThe Scottish Parliament has asked MSPs to disclose their sex and trans status as part of a new survey.Scottish Secretary thanked Mandelson for help with bid to become MPNewly-released files confirm Douglas Alexander was in regular contact with Peter Mandelson ahead of his appointment as the UK's ambassador to the US.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. 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.Ofcom approves STV's plan to axe north news programmeThe 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.Scottish Parliament electionSturgeon 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.Sturgeon the master communicator was close to tears - but still faces more questionsThe former Scottish first minister’s security in her own power and authority seems to have gone, writes 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.How it unfolded: The SNP finances controversySome of the key dates from a period of turmoil for the Scottish National Party.Watch: Key moments from Nicola Sturgeon's interview with Laura KuenssbergFormer 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
