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First Minister John Swinney to face FMQs as Dundee University faces 600 job cuts
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Swinney to face FMQs as Dundee University faces 600 job cuts

SNP MSP says she will not seek re-election in 2026
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SNP MSP says she will not seek re-election in 2026

First Minister concerned by ‘very severe’ University of Dundee crisis 
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First Minister concerned by 'very severe' situation at Dundee University

Nicola Sturgeon: We’ll be ashamed of vilification of trans people in years to come
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Sturgeon: We’ll be ashamed of vilification of trans people in years to come

Michelle Mone’s second ‘core participant’ bid rejected by Covid inquiry
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Michelle Mone’s second ‘core participant’ bid rejected by Covid inquiry

Nicola Sturgeon: From SNP election-winner and Covid burnout to ‘Books and Banter’
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Nicola Sturgeon: From SNP election-winner and Covid burnout to 'Books and Banter'

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer to face PMQs at Westminster over US relations amidst growing trade war
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Keir Starmer to face PMQs over US relations amidst growing trade war

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon will not seek re-election next year
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Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon will not seek re-election next year

Is £6bn cut to disability benefits Starmer’s next spending battle?
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Is £6bn cut to disability benefits Starmer’s next spending battle?

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Suspected drug deaths fell 11% last year, figures show
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Suspected drug deaths fell 11% last year, figures show

Recovery: ‘I was addicted to cocaine for 25 years, I was broken’
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'I was addicted to cocaine for 25 years, I was broken'

New law must not undermine existing definition of domestic abuse, say MSPs
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New law must not undermine existing definition of domestic abuse, say MSPs

Rural growth deal worth £70m signed for Argyll and Bute
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Rural growth deal worth £70m signed for Argyll and Bute

SNP interim chief executive to stay on permanently
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SNP interim chief executive to stay on permanently

MSP McKelvie who is undergoing cancer treatment to stand down next year
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Scottish minister undergoing cancer treatment to stand down next year

Ukraine set for pivotal ceasefire talks with US in Saudi Arabia
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Ukraine set for pivotal ceasefire talks with US in Saudi Arabia

'Ten years to make UK defence a credible deterrent'
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'Ten years to make UK defence a credible deterrent'

Scotland’s university funding system ‘all but dead’, claim Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Scotland's university funding system 'all but dead', claim Lib Dems

John Swinney denies SNP gender policies have boosted Reform as Nicola Sturgeon heckled at IWD event
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FM denies gender policies boosted Reform as Sturgeon heckled at IWD event

John Swinney says women can be key to achieving sustainable peace on International Women’s Day
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Women can be key to achieving 'sustainable peace', says Swinney

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Vehicles torched outside cash and carry as police probe 'suspicious' fires

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