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Councils still face £100m bill to cover Labour tax rises, says Cosla

Councils have been left with a near-£100 million bill to cover the increase in national insurance, the local authority body has said.

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Councils still face £100m bill to cover national insurance hike, says Cosla

The UK Government announced the increase in last year’s Budget.

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Grangemouth refinery staff receive redundancy letters as closure looms

The facility is to transition to be an import terminal.

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UK Government urged to condemn Donald Trump's ethnic cleansing comments

THE UK Government has been urged to condemn comments made by Donald Trump as he endorsed the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians saying the US would…

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society receives keys for permanent home

THE Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society will receive the keys to a new home on Wednesday ...

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Fringe Society receives keys for permanent home in Edinburgh

The former Southbridge Community Resource Centre on the city’s Infirmary Street is set to become the society’s permanent base.

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Benn challenges Stormont to reform public services and balance books

The NI Secretary delivered a speech in Belfast to mark the first anniversary of the return of devolved government to the region.

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SNP Government pledges £144m to mitigate Labour tax rises on Scottish councils

THE SNP Government will provide Scottish councils with tens of millions of pounds in a bid to mitigate the cost of tax hikes imposed by Labour at…

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Stormont has missed many opportunities to transform public services, Benn to say

The NI Secretary is due to deliver a keynote speech in Belfast on Tuesday to mark a year since the return of restored government to the region.

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Westminster 'must take a leaf out of Scotland's book' to tackle child poverty

THE UK Government has been urged to “take a leaf out the Scottish Government’s book” to bring down child poverty.

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Scots want Labour to extend asylum seekers' right to work, poll finds

A MAJORITY of Scots want the UK Government to give asylum seekers the right to work, a new poll has found ...

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Scotch whisky faces Trump tariffs in just 18 months – unless UK Government acts

THE Labour Government has been urged to step in and negotiate with the US – with less than 17 months until the Scotch whisky industry is hit with…

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Greens urge Labour Government to lift block on Scottish gender bill

THE Scottish Greens have called on the UK Government to remove the block on Scotland’s gender reforms ...

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SNP urge UK Government to 'return to European fold' on Brexit anniversary

THE SNP has urged the UK Government to “return to the European fold” on the fifth anniversary of Brexit ...

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North Sea firms to go ahead with Rosebank despite 'unlawful' court ruling

NORTH Sea operators are to press ahead with the development of two major oil and gas fields despite the project being ruled as “unlawful” in a…

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John Swinney tears into 'stupid ideas' of Conservatives at fiery FMQs

JOHN Swinney tore into the “stupid ideas” of Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay after being grilled on his plans to bolster the NHS.

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Scottish Labour MPs call for UK Government to act on Grangemouth future

FOUR Scottish Labour MPs have called for the investment of public money into converting Grangemouth oil refinery ...

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Scottish Labour refuse to sign cross-party call for Waspi compensation

CROSS-PARTY MSPs have sent a joint letter to Keir Starmer calling for compensation for Waspi women – but Scottish Labour declined to sign ...

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Lib Dems and Greens join Scottish Government in Waspi compensation call

The party leaders, along with Scottish Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville, have sent a letter to the Prime Minister.

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'Afterthought': Kate Forbes issues damning response to Chancellor’s growth plan

RACHEL Reeves’s growth plans have been criticised as “deeply disappointing” for treating Scotland as an “afterthought”, by Deputy First…

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Netflix users may need to pay Licence Fee under new UK Government plans

The UK Government is weighing up plans to make Netflix and Disney+ users pay the licence fee to help fund the BBC.

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'Wake-up call': SNP urge Labour to act on 'growth won't help child poverty' warning

A MAJOR report predicting that Scotland is to “buck the trend” and see child poverty rates fall while they rise across the UK should be a…

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Child poverty to fall in Scotland but rise in rest of UK, major report projects

SCOTLAND will be the only part of the UK to see child poverty rates fall over the next four years, a major new report has found ...

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A third of homes in Scotland living in fuel poverty, new statistics show

A third of homes in Scotland are living in fuel poverty, according to new statistics.

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Stephen Flynn rips into Scottish Labour for failing to back Waspi compensation

ANAS Sarwar and Scottish Labour MPs have “broken their promises to Waspi women”, the SNP have said, after the overwhelming majority failed to…

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