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Humza Yousaf to face DRS questions at Holyrood after flagship recycling plan shelved
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Yousaf to face FMQs at Holyrood after flagship DRS scheme shelved

Retailers threaten Scottish Government with legal action over Deposit Return Scheme delay
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Retailers threaten Scottish Government with legal action over DRS delay

LibDem’s Alex Cole-Hamilton heads to Highlands to campaign in Ian Blackford’s SNP seat
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Cole-Hamilton heads north to campaign in Blackford’s seat

First Minister Humza Yousaf joins ‘thousands trapped in temporary accommodation’, Shelter Scotland says
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Humza Yousaf joins 'thousands trapped in temporary accommodation'

Scotland’s deposit return scheme delayed until 2025 at the earliest after UK Government decision
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Scotland's deposit return scheme delayed until 2025 at the earliest 

Lorna Slater to address Holyrood amid ongoing uncertainty over deposit return scheme
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Slater to address Holyrood amid ongoing DRS uncertainty

MSPs sign up for trial of online threat alert scheme at Holyrood
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MSPs sign up for trial of online threat alert scheme at Holyrood

Oliver Dowden and Angela Rayner face off in House of Commons at Prime Minister’s Questions
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Dowden and Rayner face off in Commons at Prime Minister's Questions

Former SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford to stand down as MP at next general election
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Former SNP Westminster leader Blackford to stand down at next election

Waste firm Biffa say scrapping DRS would send ‘detrimental signal’ to business
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Waste firm say scrapping DRS would send 'detrimental signal' to business

By-election looms in Rutherglen and Hamilton West after MPs approve Commons ban for Margaret Ferrier
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By-election looms after MPs approve Commons ban for Margaret Ferrier

Scottish transport minister Kevin Stewart stands down due to ‘poor mental health’
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Transport minister Kevin Stewart stands down due to 'poor mental health'

Ross brands drag queen reading event for kids 'totally inappropriate'
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Ross brands drag queen reading event for kids 'totally inappropriate'

Long-awaited lifeline CalMac ferry 'could set to sea today'
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Long-awaited lifeline CalMac ferry 'could set to sea today'

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Future of Scotland’s deposit return scheme uncertain as glass inclusion blocked by UK Government
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Future of deposit return scheme uncertain as glass inclusion blocked

Humza Yousaf admits deposit return scheme ‘extremely difficult’ without UK approval for glass inclusion
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Yousaf admits DRS 'extremely difficult' without UK glass approval

Future of deposit return scheme hangs in balance as deadline looms
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Future of deposit return scheme hangs in balance as deadline looms

US pro-life campaigner brands Scottish Parliament buffer zone Bill as ‘bigotry’
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US pro-life campaigner brands Scottish Parliament Bill as 'bigotry'

Rishi Sunak ‘should not cave’ to Humza Yousaf’s demands on DRS, says Alister Jack
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Sunak 'should not cave' to Yousaf's demands on DRS, says Alister Jack

Spending £1,200 on private boat to Rum was ‘good use of public money’, says Humza Yousaf
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Lorna Slater's £1,200 boat trip was 'good use of public money', says FM

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Tributes to ‘caring and adventurous’ teen who died while paddleboarding in Fife
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Tributes to 'caring and adventurous' teen who died while paddleboarding

Pensioner caught in £20,000 money laundering scheme in bid to make ‘easy money’
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Pensioner caught in £20,000 money laundering scheme 

Man charged after ‘crucifix set alight and 40 headstones damaged’ at Barrhead cemetery
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Man charged after 'crucifix set alight and 40 headstones damaged' at cemetery

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Hunt for suspects wielding metal pole who attacked man on railway bridge

Lewis Capaldi 2025 tour: Scottish gigs announced after Glastonbury comeback – how to get tickets
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Lewis Capaldi announces Scottish gigs after Glastonbury comeback

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Deaf teen who won fight for interpreter hails classroom reform for BSL users

Locals campaign to save historic Arbuthnott Church featured in Scottish literary classic Sunset Song
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Locals campaign to save historic church featured in Scottish literary classic

First cohort of students graduate from Corseford College in Renfrewshire
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