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Repairs to ageing CalMac ferry fleet nears £100m for past decade, figures show
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Repairs to ageing CalMac ferry fleet nears £100m for past decade, figures show

Cost of delayed discharge of patients in Scotland hits £1.5bn
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Cost of delayed discharge of patients in Scotland hits £1.5bn

Swinney urges Scottish Parliament to pass Budget of ‘delivery and hope’
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Swinney urges Scottish Parliament to pass Budget of ‘delivery and hope’

Ambulances ‘running on empty’ after more than 2,500 single-crew shifts in 2024
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Ambulances ‘running on empty’ after more than 2,500 single-crew shifts in 2024

Just 17 key worker homes approved through £25m fund
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Just 17 key worker homes approved through £25m fund

UK health secretary Wes Streeting advises people to ‘put the heating on’ and layer up amid cold snap
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'It's definitely a weekend to turn the heating on', says Wes Streeting

NHS continues to face ‘significant’ pressures, says Scottish health secretary Neil Gray
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NHS continues to face ‘significant’ pressures, says health secretary

Council tax reduction scheme saves households £4.1bn since 2013
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Council tax reduction scheme saves households £4.1bn since 2013

Labour accused of ‘rank hypocrisy’ over pledge to cut energy bills
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Labour accused of ‘rank hypocrisy’ over pledge to cut energy bills

Tories call for public inquiry into child sexual exploitation
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Tories call for public inquiry into child sexual exploitation

Megrahi release not discussed by cabinet ahead of decision, papers show
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Megrahi release not discussed by cabinet ahead of decision, papers show

Alba Party general secretary to step down when successor to Alex Salmond found
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Alba Party general secretary to step down when successor to Alex Salmond found

Scottish Greens call for ‘robust’ licensing scheme for sales of vapes
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Scottish Greens call for ‘robust’ licensing scheme for sales of vapes

Scotland’s prisoners served better food than hospital patients, Scottish Tories say
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Scotland’s prisoners served better food than hospital patients, Scottish Tories say

Scottish Government ferry fares hike was greater than operators’ request, note shows
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Ferry fares hike was greater than operators’ request, note shows

More than 1,500 babies in Scotland born dependent on drugs since 2017 
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More than 1,500 babies in Scotland born dependent on drugs since 2017 

Colin Mackay Insight: 2024 was a year of change with two First Ministers and two Prime Ministers
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2024 in politics: Two Prime Ministers, two First Ministers and return of Trump

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Proposals for levitating Glasgow-Edinburgh train put to Scottish Government ministers in 2009
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Plans for levitating Glasgow to Edinburgh train put to cabinet in 2009

Swinney targets child poverty, economy and public services in New Year message
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Swinney targets child poverty, economy and public services in New Year message

Put safety of people and animals first and ban private fireworks sales, Scottish Green Party says
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'Put safety of people and animals first and ban private fireworks sales' 

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Cole Cooper’s mum ‘left in the dark’ more than a week after teen’s body found
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Cole Cooper's mum 'left in the dark' more than a week after teen's body found

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

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' 

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

Glenrothes social worker struck off after possessing indecent images of children
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Social worker struck off after possessing indecent images of children

Man who raped girl, 15, after following her along Falkirk street jailed
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Man who raped girl, 15, after following her along street jailed

Two men charged in Edinburgh murder bid as gang war arrests reach 47
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Two men charged in murder bid as gang war arrests reach 47

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Dravet Syndrome: Rare form of epilepsy causing caregivers to develop PTSD
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Beloved Edinburgh shop Ali’s Cave to close after 40 years serving customers on Lothian Road
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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

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner stepping in for Starmer at PMQs
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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

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