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Majority of Scots oppose early release of prisoners, poll finds
Scotland

Most Scots against releasing prisoners early to ease overcrowding

‘Ambitious’ NHS improvement plan to reduce waiting times and increase capacity
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'Ambitious' NHS improvement plan to reduce waiting times and increase capacity

Starmer and Trump agree talks on UK-US trade deal will continue ‘at pace'
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Starmer and Trump agree talks on UK-US trade deal will continue ‘at pace'

Nearly £2.5m in compensation paid out by ScotRail since nationalisation, Tories say
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Nearly £2.5m in compensation paid out by ScotRail since nationalisation, Tories say

Ian Murray recruits Edinburgh Tattoo to promote ‘Brand Scotland’ overseas
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Ian Murray recruits Edinburgh Tattoo to promote ‘Brand Scotland’ overseas

Tories: Scottish Government has ‘broken’ promise to improve GP services
Scotland

Tories: Scottish Government has 'broken' promise to improve GP services

‘Unacceptable’ to see direct GP encounters plunge in one year – Tories
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‘Unacceptable’ to see direct GP encounters plunge in one year – Tories

Tartan Week visit will strengthen ‘trade and investment ties’ with US – Swinney
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Tartan Week visit will strengthen ‘trade and investment ties’ with US – Swinney

Spending more on benefits would be ‘wrong approach’, Jackie Baillie says
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Spending more on benefits would be ‘wrong approach’, Jackie Baillie says

US court urged to block Musk from handing millions to voters in Wisconsin race
UK & International

US court urged to block Musk from handing millions to voters in Wisconsin race

Councillors hit back at Reform motion to permanently end parking charges
Glasgow & West

Councillors hit back at Reform motion to permanently end parking charges

Scottish Conservative councillor Poppy Corbett latest to join Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party
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Scottish Tory councillor latest to join Nigel Farage's Reform party

Defence spending means more jobs for Scotland, says foreign secretary
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Defence spending means more jobs for Scotland, says foreign secretary

John Swinney ‘deeply concerned’ about Edinburgh gang violence
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Edinburgh & East

First Minister 'deeply concerned' by Edinburgh gang violence 

John Swinney says eradicating child poverty ‘will become more challenging’ after UK Spring Statement
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Swinney: 'Eradicating child poverty will become more challenging due to Spring Statement'

Interim targets to reduce child poverty in Scotland missed, figures show
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Interim targets to reduce child poverty in Scotland missed

John Swinney faces FMQs in wake of Spring Statement
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John Swinney faces FMQs in wake of Spring Statement

Colin Mackay insight: Christina McKelvie was full of fun and mischief, she’ll be deeply missed by all 
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Christina was full of fun and mischief, she'll be deeply missed

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First Minister pays tribute to SNP MSP Christina McKelvie following death at 57
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First Minister pays tribute to SNP MSP Christina McKelvie following death at 57

Four new beds for young people in secure accommodation confirmed
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Four new beds for young people in secure accommodation confirmed

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Tributes paid to ‘inspirational’ Sir Geoff Palmer, Scotland’s first black professor, after death aged 85
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'An inspiration': Scotland's first black professor dies at 85 

Kemi Badenoch to call for end to windfall tax and ban on new oil licences at Scottish Conservative conference in Edinburgh
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Badenoch to call for end to windfall tax and ban on new oil licences

Billy Connolly releases new Windswept and Interesting artwork reflecting on his younger years
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Billy Connolly releases new artwork reflecting on his younger years

Man and woman found dead in tent at side of Loch Awe in Argyll and Bute
Glasgow & West

Man and woman found dead in tent at side of loch

Recruitment slows as more candidates enter job market – report
Scotland

Recruitment slows as more candidates enter job market - report

Gaelic scholars’ island home reopens after major restoration
Highlands & Islands

Gaelic scholars’ island home reopens after major restoration

Tributes paid as young footballer dies aged 19 following cancer battle
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Tributes paid as young footballer dies aged 19 following cancer battle

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Scotland Tonight: Frontline workers warn sector on verge of collapse amid soaring costs and staff shortages
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Frontline workers warn sector on verge of collapse amid soaring costs and staff shortages

Mum launches café to create jobs for young people with additional support needs in West Dunbartonshire
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Mum launches café to create jobs for young people with additional support needs

Homeowners call for urgent reforms to Scotland’s green energy support schemes
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'I thought green energy scheme was a no-brainer - but the system is impossible'

Fife community fundraise for memorial 150 years on from 19th-century fishing disaster
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Community fundraiser for memorial 150 years on from fishing disaster

Cyclist sets off on 25,000km journey from Scotland to Australia for mental health charity Ewen’s Room
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Cyclist sets off on 25,000km journey from Scotland to Australia for mental health charity

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Early intervention and prevention needed to tackle youth violence, summit hears
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Early intervention and prevention needed to tackle youth violence, summit hears

Scottish housing crisis is making people suicidal, industry warns
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Scottish housing crisis is making people suicidal, industry warns

Anas Sarwar: ‘Senior SNP figures say John Swinney has two weeks to save his job’
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Sarwar: 'Senior SNP figures say Swinney has two weeks to save his job'

UK Government commits £200m for Acorn carbon capture project in St Fergus, Aberdeenshire
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North East & Tayside

UK Government commits £200m for Acorn carbon capture project 

Conservative councillor becomes 15th Scottish representative to defect to Reform UK
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'Let down' Tory councillor defects to Reform UK

John Swinney to face FMQs ahead of youth violence summit
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John Swinney to face FMQs ahead of youth violence summit

Swinney to chair youth violence summit after stabbings and classroom violence
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Swinney to chair youth violence summit after stabbings and classroom violence

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‘Do not eat’: Lidl hash browns recalled after pieces of metal found
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'Do not eat': Lidl hash browns recalled after pieces of metal found

British man confirmed as sole survivor after Air India plane crash kills 241
UK & International

British man confirmed as sole survivor after Air India plane crash kills 241

Glasgow Women’s Aid slam new Sabrina Carpenter album cover for ‘promoting violence and control’
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Women's Aid slam Sabrina Carpenter album cover for 'promoting violence and control'