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Voting ends in Tory leadership contest as Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss await Downing Street decision
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Voting ends in Tory leadership contest as candidates await outcome

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warns of ‘difficult decisions ahead’ as £600m pay deal offered to council staff
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'Difficult decisions ahead' as £600m pay deal offered to council staff

Councils table new pay offer after talks with Sturgeon ahead of strikes
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School and bin strikes suspended after new pay rise tabled by councils

Council pay talks chaired by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon ‘constructive’ but no deal yet
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Council pay talks chaired by Sturgeon 'constructive' but no deal yet

Nicola Sturgeon’s emergency strike talks with council leaders and trade unions continue for hours
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First Minister’s emergency strike talks with unions continue

Queen to appoint next prime minister at Balmoral in Scotland in historic first
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Queen to appoint next prime minister at Balmoral in historic first

Liz Truss warned over plans for new oil and gas drilling in North Sea if she becomes next prime minister
Scotland

Liz Truss warned over plans for 130 new oil and gas drills in North Sea

Labour sets out proposals to freeze energy price cap and protect families
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Labour sets out proposals to freeze energy price cap and protect families

John Swinney warns ‘no more government money’ available for local council pay deal amid union stalemate
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Swinney: 'No more government money for local council pay deal'

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Nicola Sturgeon says all options for more funding amid strikes ‘exhausted’
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Nicola Sturgeon says all options for funding amid strikes 'exhausted’

Boris Johnson says successor will announce ‘huge financial support’ to tackle cost of living crisis
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Johnson says new PM will announce 'huge cost of living support'

Plans to guarantee teacher jobs and end standardised testing put forward by Scottish Lib Dems
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Calls to provide a job guarantee for qualified teachers in Scotland

Scottish Government accused of ‘breaking own laws’ over smoke alarm delay
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Scottish Government accused of 'breaking law' over smoke alarm delay

Call for education statistics body to cut through ‘spin’ on performance
Scotland

Call for education statistics body to cut through 'spin' on performance

Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi: ‘We must work together in face of rising energy prices’
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Chancellor: 'We must work together in face of rising energy prices'

Cockerel jug symbolising Ukraine’s resistance gifted to Boris Johnson displayed in Edinburgh
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Ukrainian cockerel jug gifted to Prime Minister to go on display

Scottish Government Nordic office to be officially opened by Nicola Sturgeon in Copenhagen
Scotland

FM to officially open Scottish Government's Nordic office in Denmark

Ian Blackford: ‘One way or the other, independence referendum will happen’
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Ian Blackford: 'One way or the other, independence referendum will happen'

Emergency talks held in bid to resolve pay dispute and end bin strikes
Scotland

Emergency talks held in bid to resolve pay dispute and end bin strikes

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Stroke patients rebuild strength with help from therapy dogs at Inverclyde Royal Hospital
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Stroke patients rebuild strength with help from therapy dogs

Spanish police say Daniels gang member behind murder of two Scots in Costa del Sol
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Spanish police say Daniels gang member behind murder of two Scots in Costa del Sol

Phoenix Spencer-Horn: Man admits murdering girlfriend and trying to cover up her death
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Man admits murdering girlfriend and trying to cover up her death

Tall Ships Races to transform Aberdeen Harbour for first time in 20 years during four-day festival
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Tall ships to transform Aberdeen Harbour during four-day festival

Man who dragged schoolgirl into Edinburgh woods and raped her in ‘devastating’ attack jailed
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Man who dragged schoolgirl into woods and raped her in 'devastating' attack jailed

Oil and gas firm fined £300,000 after crew submerged in water-filled lift shaft on North Sea platform
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Oil and gas firm fined £300,000 after crew became submerged in water-filled lift shaft

Disruption across Stagecoach West bus services halted as new offer put to Unite the Union members
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Stagecoach strikes suspended after new offer put to workers

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John Swinney: ‘Independence is the defining choice for this generation’
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Scottish Government guidance urges schools to ‘reinforce positive behaviour’ amid rising classroom violence
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Scottish Government sets date for end of two-child cap in Scotland
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