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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'

Health secretary Neil Gray ‘confident’ full maternity care will return to Dr Gray’s in Elgin by end of 2026
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Health secretary 'confident' full maternity care will return to Dr Gray's by end of 2026

Swinney defends Gray’s car use after minister was ‘driven to pub’
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Swinney defends Gray’s car use after minister was ‘driven to pub’

Kemi Badenoch: ‘We’ll offer a new way of doing things in Holyrood elections’
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Badenoch says Tories will 'offer a new way of doing things at Holyrood election'

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Man stabbed partner and ‘much-loved’ mum-of-two 27 times
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Man stabbed partner and 'much-loved' mum-of-two 27 times

David Murray: ‘I have apologised to Rangers fans for selling club to Craig Whyte’
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Murray: 'I have apologised to Rangers fans for selling club to Craig Whyte'

Wife of US Navy diver who fell from Gourock to Dunoon ferry fears she’ll never find out what happened to her husband
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Pregnant woman 'left severely injured' by XL Bully

Radio legends Ewen and Cat announced as hosts of STV’s new radio station breakfast show
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Radio legends Ewen and Cat announced as hosts of STV’s new radio station breakfast show

Lewis Capaldi releases new music amid speculation of Glastonbury set
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Lewis Capaldi releases new music amid speculation of Glastonbury set

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Ravenscraig: 160-acre AI-data bank and battery store in £3bn plan for former steelworks

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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

GPs enter dispute with Scottish Government in first step towards strikes
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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

Investigation reports ‘shocking’ increase in private jet flights in Scotland
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Investigation reports ‘shocking’ increase in private jet flights in Scotland

John Swinney faces questions after Scotland’s cancer waiting times worst on record
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Swinney faces questions after Scotland's cancer waiting times worst on record

MSPs pass legislation to scrap SQA for new Scottish exams body
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MSPs pass legislation to scrap SQA for new Scottish exams body

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