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Scottish Government threatened with legal action over single-sex spaces
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Scottish Government threatened with legal action over single-sex spaces

Housing secretary ‘doesn’t know number of people on social housing list’
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Housing secretary 'doesn't know number of people on social housing list' 

Angela Rayner tells PMQs that ‘UK agrees with President Trump that Iran must not have nuclear weapons’
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Rayner: 'UK agrees with Trump that Iran must not have nuclear weapons’

Angela Rayner tells PMQs she knows some people are ‘fearful’ of welfare changes amid £5bn benefit crackdown
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Rayner admits people are 'fearful' of welfare changes amid £5bn benefit crackdown

Thousands of Scottish pensioners to receive up to £305 in winter heating support
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Thousands of Scottish pensioners to receive up to £305 in winter heating support

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner stepping in for Starmer at PMQs
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Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner stepping in for Starmer at PMQs

Calls to implement ‘transformative’ minimum income guarantee in Scotland after 2026 Holyrood election
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Pilot of 'transformative' minimum income proposed after Scottish election

John Swinney: ‘Independence is the defining choice for this generation’
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Swinney: 'Independence is the defining choice for this generation' 

Scottish Government guidance urges schools to ‘reinforce positive behaviour’ amid rising classroom violence
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Schools urged to focus on 'reinforcing positive behaviour' amid rise in classroom violence

Scottish Government sets date for end of two-child cap in Scotland
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Scottish Government sets date for end of two-child cap in Scotland

Independent Scotland is within reach, Swinney expected to tell conference
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Independent Scotland is within reach, Swinney expected to tell conference

Scottish Government urged to ignore ‘hysteria’ around Loch Lomond proposals
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Scottish Government urged to ignore ‘hysteria’ around Loch Lomond proposals

Swinney: Conflict between Israel and Iran could escalate to ‘very dark place’
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Swinney: Conflict between Israel and Iran could escalate to ‘very dark place’

East Renfrewshire Council apologises after letter to parents ‘implied Union Jack flag was sectarian’
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Council apologises after letter to parents 'implied Union Jack flag was sectarian'

Scottish pensioners to get same winter fuel payments as those in England
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Scottish pensioners to get same winter fuel payments as those in England

Sarah Boyack says being MSP has been ‘honour’ as she prepares to stand down
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Long-serving MSP Sarah Boyack prepares to stand down

Expert government body created in bid to make Scotland a ‘leading tech nation’
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Expert government body created in bid to make Scotland 'leading tech nation'

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay aims to get party ‘back on the pitch’
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Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay aims to get party ‘back on the pitch’

Scottish Government backing ‘engines of innovation’ at colleges and universities
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Scottish Government backing ‘engines of innovation’ at colleges and universities

Kemi Badenoch says defections from Conservatives to Reform are ‘probably for the best
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Badenoch: Defections from Tories to Reform 'probably for the best'

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Body recovered from water at Lochore Meadows during search for 15-year-old paddleboarder
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Body recovered from water during search for teen paddleboarder

Family ‘trapped’ on Aviemore steam train as Highland wildfires burn for a second day
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Family 'trapped' on steam train as wildfires burned on hill 

Deaf teen who won fight for interpreter hails classroom reform for BSL users
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Deaf teen who won fight for interpreter hails classroom reform for BSL users

Pedestrian taken to hospital after being hit by car in Kilmarnock as road closed
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Pedestrian taken to hospital after being hit by car as road closed

Homes evacuated as road remains closed after house fire in Ballater
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Homes evacuated as road remains closed after house fire

Up to 90 jobs at risk at manufacturing firm after Alexander Dennis plans to pull out of Scotland
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Up to 90 jobs at risk at firm after bus company plans move to England

First cohort of students graduate from Corseford College in Renfrewshire
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Parents fear for children's safety at ASN school lacking medical staff

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Paul Merton and Suki Webster return to Edinburgh Fringe Festival with hit improv show
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Scottish Government warned someone could be killed by ‘menacing gulls’
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Government accused of ‘contempt’ over lack of running water at fire stations
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Ministers failing on ‘lifesaving pledge’ to increase cervical screening – Labour
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Ministers failing on 'lifesaving pledge' to increase cervical screening – Labour

Amazon leaders call on Scotland not to use illegal logging for world’s largest floating wind farm
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Amazon leaders call on Scotland not to use illegal logging for world's largest floating wind farm

Starmer’s welfare U-turn doesn’t go far enough, warns Scottish charity
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Starmer's welfare U-turn doesn't go far enough, warns Scottish charity

Holyrood committee calls for views on care experience legislation
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Holyrood committee calls for views on care experience legislation

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GPs enter dispute with Scottish Government in first step towards strikes

‘Incompetent’ former Dundee University principal considers returning £150,000 payout
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'Incompetent' former Dundee University principal considers returning £150,000 payout

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