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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

Kate Forbes, Ash Regan and Humza Yousaf make First Minister pitches to SNP at leadership hustings
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Forbes, Regan and Yousaf make FM pitches at leadership hustings

SNP leadership candidates face party members at first hustings event from Cumbernauld Theatre
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RECAP: Leadership candidates face party members at first hustings event

Scottish National Care Service law to be delayed until after SNP leadership contest
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National Care Service law delayed until after SNP leadership race

Ash Regan claims Scotland will have its own currency ‘within months’ of indyref2 if she becomes SNP leader
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Regan promises Scottish currency 'within months' of independence

Scottish Greens hail ‘phenomenal’ registration rate for deposit return scheme amid SNP delay pledge
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Greens hail 'phenomenal' registration rate for deposit return scheme

Stephen Flynn urges Rishi Sunak to extend Northern Ireland’s EU access to rest of UK
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Rishi Sunak urged to expand Northern Ireland's EU access to rest of UK

Matt Hancock battling claims over Covid-19 care home testing after WhatsApp leak
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Hancock denies Covid-19 care home testing claims after WhatsApp leak

Watch Rishi Sunak at Prime Minister’s Questions after publishing new Northern Ireland Brexit deal
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Rishi Sunak faces PMQs after publishing new Brexit deal

Deadline passes for drinks producers to sign up to Scottish Government’s deposit return scheme
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Deadline passes for drinks producers to sign up to deposit return scheme

Media to be allowed at leadership hustings with Forbes, Yousaf and Regan after SNP U-turn
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Media to be allowed at leadership hustings after SNP U-turn

SNP leadership contender Ash Regan vows to publish party’s financial data if elected
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Regan vows to publish SNP financial data if elected leader

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SNP opposition to new nuclear power stations ‘makes no sense’, says Miliband
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Scotland’s newest MSP Davy Russell sworn into Parliament 
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Scotland's newest MSP Davy Russell sworn into Parliament 

Holyrood urged to move faster to cut emissions despite fall
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