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SNP MP John Nicolson apologises after using ‘ignorant racial slur’ over politicians who do own make up
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SNP MP apologises over 'tandoori' make up comment following backlash

UK Government expected to scrap £500 energy price rise, Martin Lewis says
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UK Government 'expected to scrap planned £500 energy price hike'

Yousaf vows to fight to repeal Section 35 if he becomes SNP leader
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Yousaf vows to fight to repeal Section 35 if he becomes SNP leader

Covid rule breaches at Downing Street ‘obvious’ to Boris Johnson, partygate inquiry says
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Covid rule breaches at Downing Street ‘obvious’ to Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson allies in ‘stitch-up’ claim after Sue Gray set to become Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
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Boris Johnson allies in 'stitch-up' claim amid Sue Gray move to Labour

Former Labour MP Neil Coyle ‘ashamed’ after drunkenly abusing people in Commons bar
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Ex-Labour MP 'ashamed' of drunkenly abusing people in parliamentary bar

'Just like mum' - Kate Forbes compared to SNP legend Winnie Ewing
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'Just like mum' - Kate Forbes compared to SNP legend Winnie Ewing

Anas Sarwar calls on SNP leadership candidates to boost Scotland’s ‘cultural superpower’ status
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'Make Scotland a cultural superpower', Labour urges SNP candidates

Calls for swift action as figures reveal 10% of 15-year-olds vape ‘at least once a week’ in Scotland
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Calls for 'swift action' as S4 pupils admit to vaping 'once a week'

Alex Salmond claims Humza Yousaf missed key equal marriage vote due to ‘religious pressure’
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Alex Salmond: Humza Yousaf missed marriage vote over 'religious pressure'

Senior UK civil servant Sue Gray reportedly leaves Cabinet Office to become Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff’
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Sue Gray 'appointed as Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff'

John Swinney to step down as deputy first minister alongside Nicola Sturgeon
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John Swinney to resign as deputy first minister alongside Sturgeon

FMQs: Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross left red-faced after turning the Holyrood air blue
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FMQs: Tory leader left red-faced after turning the air blue

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SNP MP John Nicolson accused of using ‘ignorant racial slur’ after ‘tandoori’ remark
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SNP MP accused of using 'ignorant racial slur' after 'tandoori' remark

Douglas Ross sorry for swearing as protester disrupts questioning of Nicola Sturgeon at parliament
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Ross 'sorry' for swearing as FMQs disrupted by climate protester

Nicola Sturgeon faces FMQs after SNP leadership candidates face off in race to become First Minister
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Sturgeon to face opponents at FMQs following first leadership hustings

UK Government briefly considered asking people to kill their pet cats during coronavirus pandemic
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Government considered asking people to kill pet cats during Covid

Matt Hancock ‘disappointed’ after Covid WhatsApp messages sent to Daily Telegraph newspaper
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Hancock ‘hugely disappointed’ after WhatsApp messages sent to newspaper

At-a-glance: How much is council tax rising and what’s being cut where you live in Scotland?
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How much is council tax rising and what's being cut where you live?

Schools return after teacher strikes - but more walkouts loom
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Schools return after teacher strikes - but more walkouts loom

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Six arrested in connection with gang war after armed police raid homes
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Six arrested in connection with gang war after armed police raid homes

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Jobs lost and students in limbo after drama school collapses 'out of the blue'

Trans women banned from female toilets at Scottish Parliament building
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Trans women banned from female toilets at Scottish Parliament building

Celebrations take place across Scotland to mark appointment of Pope Leo XIV
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Celebrations take place across Scotland to mark appointment of Pope Leo XIV

Officers arrest 32 people amid Scotland’s ‘most significant’ probe into gang war
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Gang war arrests reach 32 as police vow to bring all of those involved to justice 

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Aberdeen University facing up to 70 job losses amid £5.5m financial crisis

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Investigators sent to scene after pilot dies in plane crash near airfield 

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MSP aims to create ‘true deterrent’ for domestic abuse with offenders register
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MSP aims to create 'true deterrent' for domestic abuse with offenders register

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