Scotland's former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to stand down as an MSP, she has announced. The ex-SNP leader confirmed she would not seek re-election at the Holyrood election in May next year. After announcing her decision on social media, she told BBC Scotland News her time in parliament had been a "privilege beyond words".

When she steps down at next year’s Scottish Parliament election, Nicola Sturgeon will have spent 27 years as an MSP and made history as the first woman to become Scotland’s first minister. She was also the longest-serving incumbent in that post – dealing with no fewer than five different Conservative prime ministers during her time in the job.

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