FORMER SNP First Minister Nicola Sturgeon remains under investigation as part of a three-year probe into the party’s finances, according to the head of Police Scotland.

Operation Branchform was launched in 2021 amid allegations that £666,953 crowdfunded by the SNP for a future referendum campaign had been used for other purposes.

Shortly after she stood down last year, Mrs Sturgeon, former party chief executive Peter Murrell and party treasurer Colin Beattie, were arrested in connection with the inquiry before being released without charge.