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Ministers bow to salmon industry pressure on toxic pesticide

A NEW safety limit on a pesticide that kills marine wildlife has been delayed by four years following pressure from the salmon

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Multi-million pound contract awarded for Rest and Be Thankful ground investigations

The Scottish Government has awarded a £5.5 million contract for ground investigations at the Rest and Be Thankful.

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Joanna Cherry: Poor election vindicated my concerns – but all is not lost for SNP

IT’S a brutal business being sacked from your job in public in the early hours of the morning. But as I have learned from bitter experience,…

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Ed Miliband’s oil and gas stance is welcome but it does not go far enough

ED Miliband halting new oil and gas licences is a very welcome change of direction for UK politics and effectively brings the UK Government into…

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Scottish Government to 'keep taxation under review amid business concerns'

THE Scottish Government will keep taxation under review, Kate Forbes has said, after a survey suggested concerns around tax and recruitment could…

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Alba use Holyrood motion to pressure SNP to mitigate Labour's two-child benefit cap

THE Scottish Government must mitigate the two-child benefit cap to help pour pressure on the Labour UK Government to scrap it ...

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GB Energy risks wasting money on new nuclear, warns leading campaigner

ONE of Scotland’s leading environmental campaigners has warned that Labour’s GB Energy plans risk wasting resources on nuclear power.

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Asylum seekers set for free bus travel in Scotland with new pilot scheme

The Scottish Government will “develop and deliver” a pilot giving asylum seekers free bus travel in the next year, an official document has said.

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Scottish Government to award contract for section of A9 to construction giant

THE Scottish Government will award a contract for the dualling of a section of the beleaguered A9 to a construction giant.

The National (Scotland)

SNP 'must be remade after damage done by Stalin-esque Nicola Sturgeon', grandee says

THE SNP must be restructured to undo changes which “shifted all power to a leadership cult, with the party then run by Stalin’s wee sister”,…

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Scottish Government given no detail on Labour's new 'council of nations'

THE Scottish Government has not been given any detail on a new “council of regions and nations” announced by Keir Starmer.

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Reduced timetable to hit train services across Scotland this week

A reduced temporary timetable is being introduced on ScotRail trains starting from tomorrow.

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Ian Murray fails to rule out ignoring devolution to build nuclear plants in Scotland

SCOTTISH Secretary Ian Murray has repeatedly refused to say the new UK Labour government will not overrule its Scottish counterpart to see nuclear…

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Scottish prisoners could be released after serving two-thirds of sentence

Long-term prisoners in Scotland could be released after serving one third of their sentence under Government plans.

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Jackie Baillie backs Wes Streeting's NHS private sector plans

SCOTTISH Labour’s deputy leader has suggested the Scottish Government should follow Wes Streeting’s plans for heavier involvement of the private…

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'If I was the SNP, I’d be terrified': How the Greens made headway in Glasgow

NIALL Christie, the Scottish Greens candidate for Glasgow South, secured the party’s best ever result in the constituency during Thursday’s…

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Billie Jean King: Best legacy for Andy Murray is to build Dunblane tennis centre

Judy Murray has led the fight for a tennis centre to be built at Park of Keir near Dunblane.

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Scottish Government responds to recommendations from Cass Review by clinical team

THE Scottish Government has published its response to the recommendation made by an independent team regarding how the Cass Review can be applied to…

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Britain’s corner shops survived a pandemic and competition from supermarkets – now they are expanding

It seems like they have always been there, on the street corner, open long hours and available whenever we need a pint of milk.

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Academic warns of 'potentially damaging' health impact of Linwood e-waste fire

THE Scottish Greens have called for a “wider investigation” into e-waste fires after the incident at Linwood Industrial Estate last week...

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Scotland chairs international sustainability network of regions in Brazil

SCOTLAND has chaired an international network of regional governments in a crucial event aimed at sharing ideas on sustainability.

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Top think tank: Scotland faces cuts under a Labour government

THE Scottish Government will likely have to make cuts to public services under Labour’s fiscal plans, experts at a leading think tank have warned…

The National (Scotland)

'Do the maths': John Swinney clashes with Anas Sarwar on NHS future

JOHN Swinney invited Anas Sarwar to “do the maths” on bringing an end to austerity as the Scottish Labour leader berated the First Minister…

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Charges for single-use coffee cups on table after Holyrood passes new bill

NEW legislation that could bring in charges for single-use coffee cups, as well as fines for those who “deliberately contaminate” recycling, has…

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Alba Party manifesto launch: The key points explained

ALEX Salmond’s Alba Party have launched their General Election manifesto pledging to be the only party “putting independence on the ballot…

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