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Nicola Sturgeon set to resign as Scotland's first minister

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Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon is reportedly set to resign from her position after eight years in the role. The SNP leader is expected to make the shock announcement during a press conference in Edinburgh at her official residence, Bute House, today.  Sky News' political editor Beth Rigby understands the first minister will stay in post until somebody else takes over but said there was "not an obvious candidate", raising "huge questions" for the future of her party. The reasons for her exit are also yet to be revealed, but SNP sources have told Beth Rigby the first minister had "just had enough".   SNP MP Alison Thewliss said she was "absolutely gutted" about the news, adding: "Nicola has been an incredible leader."   Her party colleague, MP Stewart McDonald, called Ms Sturgeon "the finest public servant of the devolution age" and would be "an enormous loss" to the country and party.   An...

Elon Musk reveals plans to appoint his successor as Twitter CEO by the end of 2023

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Twitter CEO, Elon Musk has said that he might be able to appoint his successor as Twitter CEO by the end of 2023 but first needs to stabilize his social media company. Twitter boss, Elon Musk has disclosed that he might be able to appoint his successor as Twitter CEO by the end of 2023 but first needs to stabilize his social media company. 'I'm guessing probably towards the end of this year should be good timing to find someone else to run the company,' he told the World Government Summit conference in Dubai via video. 'I need to stabilise the organisation and make sure it's in a healthy place and that the product roadmap is clearly laid out... I think it should be in a stable position around the end of this year.'  Musk took over as CEO of Twitter in October as part of his $44 billion acquisition of the social media firm. The billionaire indicated late last year that he doesn't expect to be the CEO of Twitter permanently and eventually will hand ...