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Scottish women's groups hit back after UN official's trans law reform warning

WOMEN’S groups in Scotland have hit back at an intervention from a UN official who called on the Scottish Government to pause its transgender law…

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon confronted by protester as First Minister forced to halt speech

The First Minister was speaking at an event Edinburgh when the unidentified heckler accused her of stirring up a culture against women "standing up for women's rights".

Daily Record

Terminally ill OAP left without washer and dryer after signing up for government-funded scheme

Margaret Phillips took part in The Warmer Homes Scotland scheme in early September to have a new heating system installed.

Daily Record

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Edinburgh OAP can't wash clothes and given £2.5K bill after signing up to government scheme

Margaret signed up for a Scottish Government scheme designed to help the vulnerable pay for their energy bills - but said contractors disconnected her washing machine two months ago and never came back

Edinburgh Live

Lanarkshire health workers urged to accept new pay offer by union

More than 50,000 health workers across the country have begun to vote on the Scottish Government’s final pay offer

Daily Record

Fishing businesses share £13 million government support

The Scottish Government has also established seven new Techscaler hubs across the country

Insider UK

Sturgeon told ‘shame on you’ by heckler over gender reform plans

The Scottish First Minister was speaking at an event on violence against women and girls when she was interrupted.

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Former Lanarkshire MSP describes Scottish Government's independence proposals as "crap"

Former Airdrie and Shotts MSP Alex Neil also demanded clarity over the First Minister’s plan to use the next General Election as a de facto referendum.

Daily Record

Unionists fume over civil servant joke about 'breaking up' UK

UNIONISTS have been left furious after one of Nicola Sturgeon’s top civil servants was caught on video telling colleagues his job is about…

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow nurses set to be balloted over new pay offer as strike threat looms

According to the Scottish Government, the deal would mean NHS workers in Scotland would remain the best paid in the UK, and workers would get pay rises ranging from £2,205 to £2,751.

Glasgow Live

Fresh funds set to kickstart revival of Scottish seaweed trade

IT was the trade whose boom and bust brought money then misery to thousands of crofters in the Highlands and Islands.

The National (Scotland)

Civil service is getting dragged in to the independence debate

The Ken Thomson row will fuel calls for Scottish Government civil servants to no longer work on independence-related matters

Daily Record

Leaked video shows Nicola Sturgeon's civil servant joke about 'breaking up' UK

Ken Thomson's remarks, obtained by the Record, have been criticised by opposition parties

Daily Record

Scotland 'must follow Welsh example' on national energy company, campaigners say

WALES is showing Scotland the way forward on creating a nationally owned energy company, the think tank behind the original blueprint for the idea…

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Daily Record

Forth Valley NHS board to 'do everything possible' to address problems that led to special measures

Chief executive Cathie Cowan says her priority is to address issues including 'patient experience, patient safety and staff wellbeing'.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Council dismisses claim 37,000 new homes target within 10 years is 'unrealistic'

If approved, City Plan 2030 will introduce a raft of new planning policies aimed at tackling Edinburgh's affordable housing crisis and encouraging sustainable development.

Glasgow Live

Rent in Glasgow has risen by almost 50 per cent since 2010

Private renters in Greater Glasgow are paying almost 50 per cent more than they were in 2010, with a 7.7 per cent rise in the past year alone, according to the new research from the Scottish Government.

Insider UK

Ministers 'squandered' £200 million on nationalising shipyard

Jim McColl has written to the Holyrood committee investigating the overdue CalMac ferries

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Martin Lewis: BBC came close to looking like a 'state mouthpiece' during Covid

THE BBC got close to parroting the Government line on Covid restrictions, Martin Lewis has said.

The National (Scotland)

Government vows to oppose 'Grangemouth nuclear reactor plans'

ANY plans to power Scotland’s last remaining oil refinery with a nuclear reactor will be blocked by ministers, the Government has confirmed.

Daily Record

West Dunbartonshire teachers are set to strike again at the start of next year

The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) has announced that there will be 16 continuous days of strike action in January and February, spread throughout every council in the nation.

The National (Scotland)

'Need for long-term rent controls' highlighted by latest rent rise stats

THE average rent price for a two-bedroom property has soared above inflation levels in seven Scottish areas, statistics have revealed.

Daily Record

Further Perth and Kinross school closures likely after more teacher strikes announced

Meanwhile, rail workers, ambulance service staff and NHS Scotland staff have paused planned industrial action after negotiations with management resumed

Daily Record

Ban zero hour contracts in health and social care jobs in Scotland, SNP ministers told

The social care sector in Scotland is facing a recruitment crisis and campaigners believe it's being caused by poor pay and conditions.

Insider UK

Chief civil servant urged to check legality of spending £20 million on indyref2 push

Scottish Conservative MSP accuses the Scottish National Party of using public funds for 'propaganda'

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