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Westminster’s Scotland Office spends nearly £1.5m on spin doctor fees since 2021, figures show
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Scotland Office spends nearly £1.5m on spin doctor fees since 2021

UK Government ministers urged to back plans to introduce paid leave following miscarriage
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Ministers urged to back plans to introduce paid miscarriage leave 

Nicola Sturgeon chairs resilience meeting over ‘unprecedented’ pressure NHS facing in Scotland
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Sturgeon chairs resilience meeting on 'unprecedented' NHS pressure

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross brands independence debate on return from Christmas break ‘bonkers’
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Ross brands indyref2 debate on return from Christmas break 'bonkers'

Employers could be allowed to sue unions over ‘minimum staff levels’ during strike action
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Employers 'could sue unions over staffing levels during strikes'

Shona Robison says Scottish Government doing ‘everything it can’ to ease cost-of-living crisis
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Government 'doing everything it can' amid living costs crisis

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promises to end Channel small boat crossings in first major speech of 2023
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Sunak accused of 'flimsy' promises in first speech of new year

‘Disastrous’ health secretary Humza Yousaf urged to quit over cost of bed blocking
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‘Disastrous’ health secretary urged to quit over cost of bed blocking

Fall in number of public toilets caused by SNP underfunding – Lib Dems
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Fall in number of public toilets caused by SNP underfunding - Lib Dems

Historic Scotland: The devolution referendum of 1997 
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Historic Scotland: The devolution referendum of 1997 

Nicola Sturgeon urged to recall Holyrood amid ‘crisis’ in NHS
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Nicola Sturgeon urged to recall Holyrood amid ‘crisis’ in NHS

Scots lose out on £1.9bn in lost wages by working 130 million hours unpaid overtime, figures show
Scotland

Scots lose out on £1.9bn in wages due to unpaid overtime, figures show

Scottish spaceports ‘months from lift off’ as expert group to offer advice on maximising sector opportunities
Highlands & Islands

Scottish spaceports 'months away from lift off' as expert group formed

Scottish children using food banks surges almost 80% amid urgent calls for right to food law
Scotland

Calls for 'right to food law' as children using food banks surges

Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Nicola Sturgeon in Bernard Ponsonby’s politics review
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There was a time we thought it might be a normal year in politics...

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Bernard Ponsonby
Holyrood leaders issue messages for 2023 as Nicola Sturgeon vows to support most vulnerable
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Holyrood leaders reflect on 2022 as they issue Hogmanay wishes to Scots

'No advantages' to leaving European Union says SNP's Angus Robertson
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'No advantages' to leaving European Union says SNP's Angus Robertson

Nearly £150m spent on temporary care staff in Scotland in last five years, figures show
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Nearly £150m spent on temporary care staff in last five years

Glasgow North MP Patrick Grady has SNP whip restored following misconduct ban
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Patrick Grady's SNP whip restored following sexual misconduct ban

Scottish Government accused of ‘prevarication’ over UN children’s rights Bill
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Scottish Government accused of 'prevarication' over children's Bill

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Manchester United confirm death of legendary Scotland forward Denis Law
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Manchester United confirm death of legendary Scotland forward Denis Law

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‘Systemic failures’ contributed to suicides of vulnerable young prisoners at Polmont
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'Systemic failures' contributed to suicides of vulnerable young prisoners

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Missing Aberdeen sisters spotted on CCTV visiting bridge day before disappearance
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Woman charged with murder following death of 78-year-old found ‘seriously injured’ in house in Hamilton
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Woman charged with murder following death of 78-year-old in house

Man barricaded himself in Cambuslang flat which was set alight after woman and teen attacked
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Thomas Kerr kicked off council committees after defecting to Reform ‘during meeting’
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Tory council leader kicked off committees after defecting to Reform 'during meeting'

MP calls for Stuart Hogg to be stripped of MBE after admitting domestic abuse
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MP calls for Stuart Hogg to be stripped of MBE after admitting domestic abuse

There will be more defections to Reform to come
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I can’t control defections to Reform, says Findlay after councillor’s switch
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I can’t control defections to Reform, says Findlay after councillor's switch

John Swinney to face FMQs after announcing plans to end child poverty in Scotland
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Swinney to face FMQs after announcing plans to end child poverty in Scotland

Glasgow Tory council leader Thomas Kerr defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
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Glasgow Tory council leader defects to Nigel Farage's Reform UK

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney welcomes ceasefire as Israel and Hamas agree deal
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John Swinney welcomes ceasefire as Israel and Hamas agree deal

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