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Minister denies Scottish Government has 'watered down' climate goals

SCOTLAND'S Net Zero Secretary has denied “watering down” the Scottish Government’s climate targets after ditching key emissions goals.

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'War crimes and genocide have not been banished to the past,' say Scottish Greens

THE SCOTTISH Greens have called for the government to “end their complicity” in the destruction of Gaza ahead of Remembrance Sunday.

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Deposit return scheme ‘misrepresented’ to waste firm by ministers, court told

Biffa is suing the Scottish Government for a sum in the region of £160 million after the scheme collapsed.

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MSPs back motion recognising the 'harm caused by Brexit to Scotland's rural economy'

MSPs have backed a Scottish Government motion which recognises “the ongoing harm caused by Brexit to Scotland’s rural economy” ...

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Grangemouth cluster must decarbonise by 2045, Scottish Government plan says

THE Grangemouth industrial cluster must sustainably decarbonise to achieve net zero emissions by 2045, according to a Scottish Government…

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Broadband speeds on Scottish island boosted by water pipes use

AN “ingenious approach” has boosted broadband for residents on a Scottish island, with water pipes being utilised for connections for the first…

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Water pipes utilised to boost broadband speeds on remote island

An ‘ingenious approach’ has seen high-speed internet cables installed in a second pipe in the drinking water network on Papa Westray, Orkney.

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‘Ingenious’ remote island uses old water pipes to boost internet speed

it is hoped the move will attract people to live and work on Papa Westray

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MSPs ‘deeply concerned’ about Government’s lack of strategic financial approach

Holyrood’s Finance Committee said the Scottish Government is failing to take a long-term view.

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Scottish Government provides update after further delays to key ferry service

THE Scottish Government has provided an update after further delays to a key ferry service were announced ...

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Gender pay gap rises by 30 per cent in Scotland, according to new figures

SCOTLAND’S gender pay gap has risen by 30 per cent, meaning women in Scotland can expect to earn around £3000 less a year than men ...

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New benefit rolled out across Scotland – find out if you're eligible to claim

A NEW benefit is being rolled out across Scotland to support unpaid carers.

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Conservation charity calls on Scottish Government to reverse forestry cuts

A CONSERVATION charity has called for cuts to nature and forestry services to be reversed when the Scottish Government gets an extra £3.4 billion…

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Claim 'Scotland has UK's dirtiest beaches' based on insufficient data, agency admits

A SCOTTISH government body has conceded that data was “insufficient” after it sparked headlines claiming that Scotland has the most…

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Scottish councils call for 'fair share' of additional funding from UK Budget

SCOTLAND’S councils have written to the UK and Scottish governments calling for their “fair share” of the extra funding announced in the…

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Lack of clarity on funding ‘significantly contributed’ to A9 delay, MSPs find

A LACK of agreement on funding “significantly contributed” to the Scottish Government’s failure to dual the A9 by 2025, a Holyrood report…

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Scottish Government confirms plans to cap rent increases

THE Scottish Government has proposed plans to cap the amount rent can be increased to a maximum of 6 in control areas ...

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Is Scotland being short-changed on funding technicality in the Budget?

BUDGETS always throw up a host of questions that can’t be easily answered in time for paper deadlines or the Six O’Clock News – not least of…

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Lack of local tax reform 'one of Holyrood's biggest failures', Patrick Harvie says

THE fact that the Scottish Government has not yet reformed local authority taxation is “one of the biggest failures of devolution,” the ...

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Chancellor: Budget gives Holyrood its largest ever real-terms funding settlement

Rachel Reeves said the Scottish Government will receive an additional £3.4 billion in 2025-26 due to her tax and spending decisions.

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Budget means 'additional £3.4 billion for Scottish Government', Chancellor says

THERE will be an “additional” £3.4 billion for the Scottish Government as a result of the Labour Budget, the Chancellor has claimed ...

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John Swinney gives statement amid row over Nicola Sturgeon probe legal advice

FIRST Minister John Swinney has given a statement to Holyrood after the Scottish Government published legal advice relating to the independent…

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Why has the Scottish Government failed to reform council tax?

THE first and only really substantive reform to council tax in Scotland since the creation of the Scottish Parliament has been rate changes…

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Ministers must tax ‘planet-wrecking private jets’, campaigners urge

The Scottish Government is being urged to turbo-charge talks with UK ministers so it can introduce a tax on private jets – with environmental…

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Ministers ‘misled’ on environmental impact of new power plant, campaigners claim

Ministers have been “misled” over the environmental impact of a proposed new

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