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Keir Starmer gives blunt 'no' to independence talks if SNP win majority

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has categorically refused to participate in negotiations for another independence referendum if the SNP wins a…

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BBC responds to Scottish Government complaint over Hate Crime Act coverage

THE BBC’s executive complaints unit has responded to a Scottish Government complaint about Radio Scotland coverage of the Hate Crime Act ...

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Scottish Government housing crisis plan 'fatally undermined' by cuts, experts warn

A COALITION of leading housing and anti-poverty organisations have accused the Scottish Government of “proceeding with business as usual” amid a…

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Energy Secretary Mairi McAllan to take maternity leave for birth of first child

MAIRI McAllan will leave the Scottish Government until next year as she goes on maternity leave for the birth of her first child.

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SNP to request indyref2 if they win most Scottish seats, John Swinney confirms

JOHN Swinney has confirmed an SNP victory in the General Election would be taken as a mandate to ask Westminster for a second independence…

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Anas Sarwar accused of 'attack on devolution' with General Election pledge

THE SNP have branded Anas Sarwar’s promise of a £150 million boost for state schools as “another attack on devolution”...

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Rewilding jobs increase by 400 per cent since 2008, research finds

REWILDING in Scotland has created a more than 400 per cent increase in jobs, research has found amid calls for it to continue ...

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Waste firm starts legal action against Scottish Government for £55 million

BIFFA has started legal action to recover £55 million from the Scottish Government after plans for the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) fell through…

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'Outdated and damaging': Campaigners call for land ownership laws to be strengthened

A COALITION of organisations and individuals have united to call for the Scottish Government’s Land Reform Bill to be strengthened ...

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Scottish Government misses target for reducing emissions but tops rest of UK

The Scottish Government has again missed its emissions reduction target but tops the rest of the UK, figures show ...

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MSPs raise concerns over ‘significant’ proposals for electoral reform bill

A HOLYROOD committee has raised concerns at the “significant” secondary legislation used in proposed electoral reform laws.

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Flamingo Land's plans for Loch Lomond 'as destructive as Trump's for Aberdeenshire'

APPROVING a Flamingo Land development on the banks of Loch Lomond would be “every bit as destructive” as approving Donald Trump’s plans for a…

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Scottish universities in numbers – see all the key figures

This article is part of our new collaboration with The Ferret. Each edition will see a different issue in Scotland tackled, and this time we're…

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How can we solve Scotland's higher education funding crisis?

SITTING in the midst of the usually buzzing Strathclyde University campus, you might be forgiven for forgetting that – with three weeks to go till…

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Buffer zone campaigners: 'We couldn't have done it without brave women's voices'

THE saying goes that people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.

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Anas Sarwar walks back Labour pledge to devolve control of levelling up funds

A LABOUR-RUN Westminster government would not give its Scottish counterpart complete control over levelling up funding, Anas Sarwar has said –…

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Ministers urged to 'step in and save' Bannockburn battlefield from development plans

SCOTTISH Government ministers have been asked to “step in and save” the historic Bannockburn battlefield site by preventing a planning…

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‘Priced out of the market’: Anger at ‘draconian’ SPT ZoneCard price rises

THE introduction of a new pricing system for public transport in the west of Scotland has been described as “draconian” by one passenger whose…

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Controversial Scottish 'green freeport' opens for business

A NEW freeport has opened in the east of Scotland ...

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Kenya to receive £250,000 aid from Scottish Government due to devastating floods

Communities in Kenya which have been devastated by flooding will receive £250,000 in aid from the Scottish Government.

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Call for clarity on when grouse moor licencing scheme will come into force

A SHOOTING group is demanding clarity from the Scottish Government over when the grouse moor licencing scheme will come into force.

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'Hypocrisy': Kate Forbes and Jackie Baillie in fiery FMQs clash over EU funding

KATE Forbes accused Jackie Baillie of “hypocrisy” as the two clashed over EU funding which has yet to be allocated by the Scottish Government…

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Teachers across Scotland reject latest pay offer from councils

SCOTTISH teachers have rejected the latest pay offer from councils ...

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Contract to dual six-mile stretch of A9 to be awarded next month – minister

THE contract to dual a six-mile stretch of the A9 is set to be awarded next month, the Transport Secretary has said ...

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Poll reveals SNP voters' views on North Sea oil and gas as party mulls policy switch

LESS than one-third of SNP voters support issuing new oil and gas licences in the North Sea, according to new polling ...

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