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Who is in Yousaf’s first Scottish Cabinet?

The new First Minister has appointed his top team.

The Independent UK

Who is Jenny Gilruth? Meet Scotland's new Education Secretary

JENNY Gilruth has been announced as part of Humza Yousaf’s new-look Cabinet.

The National (Scotland)

Woman and girls forced to adapt behaviour on public transport to feel safe, MSPs told

Jenny Gilruth opened the debate by setting out how “exhausting” it is to be a woman using public transport in modern Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

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Forbes pledges timetable to dual A9 by June

Transport minister Jenny Gilruth said last month the 2025 deadline to dual the road between Inverness and Perth was ‘simply unachievable’.

The Independent UK

Kate Forbes pledges to get A9 dualled as quickly as possible

KATE Forbes has pledged to publish a revised timetable for dualling of the A9 if she is elected First Minister.

The National (Scotland)

Caledonian Sleeper service set to be nationalised

An arms-length government body will take over the train service from the end of June

Insider UK

Caledonian Sleeper rail service to be nationalised by Scottish ministers

Highlands-London service will be run by state-owned company after operator Serco loses contract seven years early

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Caledonian Sleeper to be taken into public ownership by Scottish Government

The contract for the overnight London to Scotland service will be removed from Serco in June.

The Independent UK

Girvan train service 'isn’t delivering anything but delays for passengers', says MSP

Concerns have been raised after recent figures flagged that just 35.8 per cent of trains arrived on time at the station.

Daily Record

Caledonian Sleeper service to be taken into public ownership

THE Caledonian Sleeper service will be brought into public hands this summer, the Scottish Government has announced.

The National (Scotland)

Reducing the age of Scotland’s ferry fleet will be ‘financially challenging’

Most recent figure to reduce the age of ferries to around 15 years was £1.4bn - but this has not been adjusted for recent inflation rises

Insider UK

Perthshire MSP calls for parliamentary inquiry into lack of progress on A9 Dualling Project

Conservative Mid Scotland and Fife representative Murdo Fraser spoke out after a motion was passed to set out a revised timescale for completion of the £3 billion programme

Daily Record

American tourist and mum-of-three died during Outlander filming tour in Scotland

Katie Bastion-Strong, 46, her brother Jared Bastion, 45, and mum Mary-Lou Mauch, 75, were touring Scotland to check out filming sites for Outlander when their car crashed.

Edinburgh Live

Husband whose wife died in killer A9 crash tells of horror over 'years long' wait for road upgrade

Chris Strong lost wife Katie, along with her mother and brother, in smash while they toured Outlander filming sites in Scotland.

Daily Record

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Insider UK

A9 dualling work bid business ‘astounded’ at minister’s statement

Minister claims it could take until 2050 to fully dual the road

Daily Record

SNP MSPs turn their back on Kate Forbes and swing behind Humza Yousaf after same sex marriage row

Kate Forbes' campaign is floundering after she was widely criticised for her comments on gay marriage

Daily Record

Perthshire community action groups call for "safe and effective" junctions following A9 dualling announcement

MSP Mark Ruskell said "we must invest in genuine road safety improvements to protect lives across Scotland"

Daily Record

Transport Minister accused of "running scared" from seeing A75 impact in Dumfries and Galloway

MSP Finlay Carson is unhappy that Jenny Gilruth has only agreed to a virtual meeting rather than coming to visit Crocketford and Springholm

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Insider UK

Minister admits A9 dualling deadline ‘unachievable’ after latest delay

Only one tender was submitted for a particular stretch of road expansion - and at a 'significantly higher' cost than anticipated

The National (Scotland)

A9 dualling by 2025 'simply unachievable' and will be delayed transport minister says

In a statement to Holyrood on Wednesday, the transport minister said the commitment to the dualling programme remains "absolute".

The National (Scotland)

'Just really sad': India Willoughby compares Question Time appearance to a 'hanging'

Trans woman India Willoughby has said she felt like she was at her own “hanging” during her appearance on Thursday night’s Question Time.

The National (Scotland)

Multi-million airport rail station will 'open the Highlands to the rest of the world'

THE NEW Inverness Airport rail station is now open and passenger services begin tomorrow.

The National (Scotland)

Who is on tonight's Question Time as panel show comes to Scotland

BBC’S Question Time is set to come to Glasgow on Thursday night.

Daily Record

Scotland's Transport Minister claims she's still waiting to hear from UK Government about funding for Dumfries and Galloway Road

Jenny Gilruth branded the stance of the Westminster Government as "discourteous" during a Holyrood debate

Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway A75 campaigners seek urgent talks with Transport Minister over bypasses for Crocketford and Springholm

A public meeting was called following a horror smash in Crocketford in November

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