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Bruising clashes as First Minister candidates Forbes, Yousaf and Regan face-off to succeed Nicola Sturgeon
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Candidates trade blows in bruising SNP leadership debate

Ex-Labour MP Neil Coyle handed five-day suspension after drunken abuse in parliamentary bar
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Ex-Labour MP handed five-day suspension after drunken abuse in bar

RECAP: SNP leadership candidates take part in first live televised debate on STV
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Recap: First televised debate in race to become First Minister

Introduce ‘real ban’ on electric shock dog collars, MSPs tell Scottish Government
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'Real ban' needed to stop 'cruel' electric shock dog collars

Migrants on English Channel to be ‘swiftly removed’ under new UK bill, Suella Braverman announces
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Home secretary announces bill to 'swiftly remove' Channel migrants

Angus Robertson backs Humza Yousaf for SNP leader – who is backing Kate Forbes and Ash Regan?
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Angus Robertson backs Humza Yousaf in SNP leadership race

What happened when Alex Salmond, Nicola Sturgeon, Roseanna Cunningham and Mike Russell ran for SNP leader in 2004?
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What happened during the last SNP leadership race in 2004?

STV debate: SNP leadership contenders set for first live TV debate in bid to become First Minister
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SNP leadership contenders set for first live televised debate

Scotland’s deposit return scheme will ‘likely mean higher prices and fewer choices’, Nicola Sturgeon is warned
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Deposit return scheme will 'likely mean higher prices and less choices'

Boris Johnson ‘nominates his own dad Stanley Johnson for a knighthood’
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Boris Johnson 'nominates dad Stanley Johnson for knighthood'

Bernard Ponsonby preview as Humza Yousaf, Ash Regan and Kate Forbes debate for SNP leadership on STV
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Why the race to become First Minister is about to get real

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New migration legislation 'just one part of bid to stop the boats'
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New migration legislation 'just one part of bid to stop the boats'

Boris Johnson did not knowingly mislead Parliament over partygate, says Tory minister Chris Heaton-Harris
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Boris Johnson 'did not knowingly mislead Parliament over partygate'

Scottish Government announces £500,000 aid package for countries struggling with east African drought
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Scottish Government announces £500k funding for east Africa drought

Ash Regan compares SNP rivals’ independence plans to ‘bag of marshmallows’
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Ash Regan compares SNP rivals' independence plans to 'bag of marshmallows'

Hancock raised concerns over Sunak's Eat Out to Help Out scheme
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Hancock raised concerns over Sunak's Eat Out to Help Out scheme

Salmond: Stone of Destiny should not be used in King's coronation
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Salmond: Stone of Destiny should not be used in King's coronation

Humza Yousaf calls for equity stake in ScotWind round at SNP leadership hustings in Glenrothes, Fife
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Yousaf: Scotland should have equity stake in new ScotWind round

Scottish Government pledges £600,000 funding for NHS programmes to help prevent childhood obesity
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NHS to receive £600,000 in funding to tackle childhood obesity

Teacher strikes across Scotland called off after Scottish Government and COSLA offer improved pay deal
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Scottish teacher strikes called off following improved pay offer

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‘He was so full of life’: Family of teen march through Glasgow streets against knife crime
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Teen arrested and released after fire at former school as residents return to homes

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Man charged after electric motorcycle rider injured in crash with car

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UK must push for diplomatic solution following US strikes on Iran, says Swinney
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UK must push for diplomatic solution following US strikes on Iran, says Swinney

Convicted landlord gets £8m homeless housing contracts from Edinburgh council
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Convicted landlord gets £8m homeless housing contracts from council 

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Almost 30,000 community service orders breached in 11 years, figures show
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Almost 30,000 community service orders breached in 11 years, figures show

Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone to step down as MSP at election next year
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Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone to step down as MSP at election next year

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Veteran MSP Fergus Ewing hits out at SNP-Green coalition as he plans to stand as independent in 2026 elections
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'Ludicrous' policies kicked SNP independence dream into long grass, says Ewing

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SNP MSP Fergus Ewing to stand as independent candidate in Scottish Parliament election
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Minister announces £1bn in savings to be redirected to frontline services
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