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Councils ‘failing to deliver for 7500 homeless children’, says Shelter Scotland
Scotland

Councils 'failing to deliver social homes for 7500 homeless children'

Cross-party letter calls on chancellor Rishi Sunak to ditch VAT on life-saving defibrillators
Scotland

Cross-party letter calls to ditch VAT on life-saving defibrillators

Dog thieves in Scotland could face five years in jail under proposed new law
Scotland

Dog thieves could face five years in jail under proposed law

Cost of repairing Scotland’s roads ‘almost £1.7bn’, says Scottish Labour
Scotland

Cost of repairing Scotland's roads 'nearly £1.7bn', data shows

Would a Scottish Government crackdown on fireworks send people to the black market?
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Would a fireworks crackdown send Scots to the black market?

Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland wants to be ‘super sponsor’ for Ukrainian refugees
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FM: Scotland to become 'super sponsor' for Ukrainian refugees

JK Rowling rounds on Starmer after he says ‘trans women are women’
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JK Rowling rounds on Starmer after he says ‘trans women are women’

Scottish Greens demand more from Johnson and Patel to help Ukrainian refugees
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Greens demand more from PM and Patel to help Ukrainian refugees

Patrick Harvie will make call at Green party conference to ‘insulate Scotland’ in bid to counter rising fuel bills
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Harvie will make call at Greens party conference to ‘insulate Scotland’

Ukraine: Dedicated minister appointed to oversee Scottish Government’s support for refugees fleeing invasion
Scotland

Ukraine: Scottish Government appoints dedicated minister for refugees

Douglas Ross insists it’s not the time to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister amid crisis in Ukraine
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Ross defends U-turn as he claims it's not the time to replace PM

Scottish Government consent form delay blocked unvaccinated women from fertility treatment
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Delayed consent forms prevented unvaccinated patients accessing IVF

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross withdraws letter calling for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s resignation
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Douglas Ross withdraws letter calling for Boris Johnson's resignation

‘Majority’ of UK Government’s new £4bn shipbuilding fund will be spent in Scotland
Scotland

'Majority' of £4bn shipbuilding fund will be spent in Scotland

Prime Minister Boris Johnson set to attend Scottish Tory conference
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson set to attend Scottish Tory conference

Scottish Government funding system for councils is not fit for purpose
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Councils handcuffed to a funding system that's not fit for purpose

Bernard Ponsonby
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Scotland's chief civil servant refuses to appear before committee
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Scotland's chief civil servant refuses to appear before committee

Report on scrapping SQA and Education Scotland after ‘third year of exam chaos’
Scotland

Report on scrapping SQA after 'third year of exam chaos'

Nicola Sturgeon calls for UK to ‘open our doors’ to Ukrainians seeking sanctuary
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FM: ‘Indefensible' red-tape facing Ukrainians seeking sanctuary in UK

Anne’s Law: Nicola Sturgeon urged by Scottish Labour to introduce rule to support people in care
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Sturgeon urged to introduce Anne's Law to ease care home 'heartache'

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Mayor demands more resources after two Scots with gang links shot dead in Spain
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Mayor demands more resources after two Scots with gang links shot dead in Spain

Residents fight ‘losing battle’ against growing rat infestation in West Lothian
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'I'm in tears over rat infestation, it feels like a losing battle'

Angus mum forced to travel 130 miles to give birth due to lack of neonatal beds
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Mum forced to travel 130 miles to give birth due to lack of neonatal beds

Second indyref not a ‘priority’ during my time as Prime Minister – Starmer
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Second indyref not a ‘priority’ during my time as Prime Minister – Starmer

Avanti West Coast services between Glasgow and London disrupted over fallen tree
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Rail services between Glasgow and London disrupted over fallen tree

Police caught 91 under-18s with bladed weapons in 2024, figures show
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Police caught 91 under-18s with bladed weapons in 2024, figures show

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Glasgow Subway workers to strike in row over pay and working conditions

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SNP and Reform UK candidates clash ahead of crunch by-election

Nigel Farage no-show at media event in Hamilton
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Farage and Sarwar row rages on as Reform leader visits Scotland
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Scottish Labour councillor defects to Reform UK
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Scottish Labour councillor defects to Reform UK 

Scottish Labour councillor defecting to Reform, says Nigel Farage
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Voters urged to ‘call time on SNP failure’ as by-election looms
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Voters urged to ‘call time on SNP failure’ as by-election looms

Russell Findlay wants SNP out of power for ‘collective good of society’
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Russell Findlay wants SNP out of power for ‘collective good of society’

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