EDINBURGH: Humza Yousaf announced his resignation as Scotland's First Minister on Monday (Apr 29), before he was due to face two confidence votes this week sparked by his ditching of junior coalition partners in a row over climate policy. The 39-year-old quit following a turbulent year as head of the devolved administration in Edinburgh, during which support for his pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) has fallen. Yousaf said he had "underestimated" the hurt he had caused by