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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'

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’

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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

Man arrested after armed police descend on Galston property after disturbance
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Man arrested after armed police descend on property after disturbance

Firefighters tackle wildfire near Carrbridge as ‘large plume of smoke’ seen drifting
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Firefighters tackle wildfire as 'large plume of smoke' seen drifting 

Biker dies in hospital a week after crash with campervan in Inverness as driver arrested
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Biker dies in hospital a week after crash with campervan as driver arrested 

Glasgow’s SPT Subway to close as staff strike over pay and working conditions
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Glasgow Subway to close as staff strike over pay and working conditions

Parents fear for children’s safety at Drummond school in Inverness lacking medical staff
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Parents fear for children's safety at ASN school lacking medical staff

‘Do not eat’: Mini Milk ice lollies pulled from shelves over allergy fears
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'Do not eat': Ice lollies pulled from shelves over allergy fears 

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Paul Merton and Suki Webster return to Fringe with hit improv show

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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

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

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