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Insight: Overhaul of benefits system set to be biggest battle of Keir Starmer’s premiership
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Overhaul of benefits system set to be biggest battle of Starmer's premiership

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Swinney urges investors to be on ‘ground floor of the next marvel of our age’
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Swinney urges investors to be on ‘ground floor of the next marvel of our age’

Scheme to help Scots struggling with council tax debt to be expanded
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Scheme to help Scots struggling with council tax debt to be expanded

John Swinney says SNP does not have a woman problem as 14 female MSPs won’t seek re-election
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SNP does not have a woman problem, says Swinney

People believe Harry Potter, Spider-Man and Gandalf support same political party as them, study finds
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People believe Harry Potter and Gandalf support same political party as them, study finds

Former Scottish health secretary Michael Matheson to stand down in 2026
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Former Scottish health secretary to stand down in 2026

Health secretary refuses to rule out PIP disability benefits U-turn
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Health secretary refuses to rule out PIP disability benefits U-turn

Great British Energy board to meet for first time in Scotland
North East & Tayside

Great British Energy board to meet for first time in Scotland

Gilruth accused of ‘lack of accountability’ over university funding shortfalls
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Gilruth accused of ‘lack of accountability’ over university funding shortfalls

Starmer should apologise to disabled people over cuts uncertainty, says SNP
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Starmer should apologise to disabled people over cuts uncertainty, says SNP

Women ‘badly failed by SNP’ as hysterectomy wait times surge – Labour
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Women ‘badly failed by SNP’ as hysterectomy wait times surge – Labour

Tackle soaring poverty by matching Scottish child payment, SNP tells Chancellor
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Tackle soaring poverty by matching Scottish child payment, SNP tells Chancellor

Scottish Government announces £30m top up for mental health and wellbeing fund
Glasgow & West

Scottish Government announces £30m top up for mental health and wellbeing fund

Decision to cut winter fuel payment ‘complied with Equality Act’, court told
Scotland

Decision to cut winter fuel payment ‘complied with Equality Act’, court told

Chancellor Rachel Reeves says University of Dundee’s £35m financial crisis ‘must be a one-off’
North East & Tayside

Dundee University £35m financial crisis 'must be a one-off', says chancellor

Chancellor Rachel Reeves says more defence spending will keep Scotland safe and deliver more jobs
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'More defence spending will keep Scotland safe and deliver more jobs’

Mairi Gougeon becomes latest SNP MSP to announce decision to stand down
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Cabinet secretary becomes latest SNP MSP to announce decision to stand down

Swinney’s decision to meet Trump’s son was ‘bad call’, says Green co-leader
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Swinney’s decision to meet Trump’s son was ‘bad call’, says Green co-leader

Rachel Reeves says increase in lending capacity will help UK defence sector
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Rachel Reeves says increase in lending capacity will help UK defence sector

Assisted dying laws could be ‘lethal weapon’ for domestic abusers, MSPs warned
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Assisted dying laws could be ‘lethal weapon’ for domestic abusers, MSPs warned

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Daughter of teacher Gwen Mayor killed in 1996 Dunblane shootings says mum showed ‘enormous courage’
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'Mum was a hero - she showed enormous courage protecting children in Dunblane shootings'

Met Office issues yellow weather warning for heavy rain and strong winds across parts of Scotland
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Scotland set to be battered by heavy rain and strong winds as warning issued

Construction company fined after teen severed thumb off at work
Highlands & Islands

Construction company fined after teen severed thumb off at work

Aberdeen businessman defrauded firms and stole agricultural machinery including tractors worth £630,000
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Businessman defrauded firms and stole tractors worth £630,000

Retired paramedic who died of Covid after returning to duty given posthumous honour
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Retired paramedic who died of Covid after returning to duty given posthumous honour

Campaigners from Sex Matters demand action from Scottish Government over single-sex spaces in its buildings
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Campaigners demand Scottish Government action on single-sex spaces amid legal threat

Two men jailed for plot to smuggle drugs into prison through Kinder eggs
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Two men jailed for plot to smuggle drugs into prison through Kinder eggs

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Dad left homeless at 16 after drugs caused rift with parents turns life around thanks to Jobs First programme
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'I was left homeless at 16 - now I have a job, a daughter and a future'

No 10 says Starmer backs Rachel Reeves after Chancellor’s tears in Commons
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No 10 says Starmer backs Reeves after Chancellor’s tears in Commons

Investigation launched after Highland wildfires ravage area size of 10,500 football pitches
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Investigation launched after wildfires ravaged area size of 10,500 football pitches

Man who died in Glasgow flat named after woman arrested
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Man who died in flat named after woman arrested

King and Queen brave summer downpour to honour Kirkcaldy’s war dead
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King and Queen brave summer downpour to honour Kirkcaldy’s war dead

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UN expert Reem Alsalem backs Ash Regan’s proposed Bill to criminalise the buying of sex in Scotland
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UN expert backs Regan's Bill to criminalise the buying of sex in Scotland

SNP attacks ‘disastrous’ year of Starmer ‘U-turns, scandals and failure’
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SNP attacks ‘disastrous’ year of Starmer ‘U-turns, scandals and failure’

Urgent investment needed to secure future of Ferguson Marine, MSPs warn
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Urgent investment needed to secure future of Ferguson Marine, MSPs warn

Issues near drug consumption room ‘already there’ before opening, says minister
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Issues near drug consumption room 'already there' before opening, says minister

Rachel Reeves appears with Keir Starmer day after tears at PMQs
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Rachel Reeves appears with Starmer day after tears at PMQs

Alexander Dennis extends redundancy deadline to explore options to save jobs
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Alexander Dennis extends redundancy deadline to explore options to save jobs

Keir Starmer to face PMQs after watered-down welfare reforms vote
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Keir Starmer to face PMQs after watered-down welfare reforms vote

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Mourners to gather for Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota’s wake in Portugal
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Mourners to gather for Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota’s wake in Portugal

Glasgow Clyde College delivers Oasis masterclass for new generation of fans ahead of Murrayfield gig
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Wonderwall 101: College delivers Oasis masterclass for new generation of fans

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