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Scottish Government must act now to secure future of Ferguson Marine shipyard

IN politics, two things about your worldview are quite often true. One, you can stand still on your beliefs and have the same views 10 years apart…

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Scottish Government’s Covid WhatsApp messages ‘starkly different’, insists Flynn

The SNP MP said the public had been treated with ‘complete contempt’ by Westminster leaders during the pandemic.

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SSEN warn 'lights will go out in Skye' in row over pylon plan

POWER firm SSEN has warned "the lights will go out" if Scottish Government ministers accept Highland councillors’ objection to its…

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'We're pro-Palestine protesters – this is why we targeted Holyrood'

PROTESTERS who climbed onto the Scottish Parliament have accused the Government of being "complicit" in Gaza's suffering.

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Yousaf rejects accusations of misleading Holyrood over Covid WhatsApp messages

A timetable of dealings with the inquiry was released by the Scottish Government after a request from the inquiry itself.

The Independent UK

Scottish Government publishes timeline of Covid inquiry requests

The government says it has handed over all messages it held.

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Arrests over Bonfire Night disorder expected ‘in coming days’, says minister

Nine emergency service personnel were injured as violence flared.

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Scottish Government delays climate change plan due to UK's net zero rollback

THE Scottish Government has delayed the publication of its new plan to tackle climate change.

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Scottish Government expects to meet deadline for messages to UK Covid Inquiry

The messages are due to be handed to the inquiry by November 6.

The Independent UK

Business leaders send ‘unequivocal message’ to Robison demanding rates freeze

Thirty-five business organisations united in a letter to the Deputy First Minister as she draws up the Scottish Budget for 2024-25.

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Police Scotland use of controversial facial recognition triples over five years

POLICE Scotland’s use of a controversial form of facial recognition has tripled over the past five years and is on course to rise even further in…

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Sturgeon urged to resolve WhatsApp row to ‘retain semblance of credibility’

Douglas Ross has written to the former first minister again to demand she clarifies whether she deleted messages related to the pandemic.

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Independence paper to set out vision for migration policy based on 'fairness'

THE next independence whitepaper will set out the Scottish Government’s vision for a migration system based on “dignity, fairness and…

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Scottish Government hits out at 'reckless' Rangers fans over pyro

The Scottish Government has blasted Rangers fans as “reckless” after a pyro display forced their match with Dundee to be suspended.

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Private landlord appeal fails as Scottish Government’s rent cap ruled not unlawful

THE Scottish Government’s rent freeze was not unlawful, a senior judge has ruled following an appeal by private sector landlords.

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Scottish Government’s rent freeze not unlawful, judge rules

Lord Harrower said much of the argument made by private sector landlords fell ‘far short’ to consider the legislation unlawful.

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Alex Salmond: I won Scotland's bond powers. Here's how we should use them

SCOTTISH Government-issued bonds should be open for anybody to buy, former first minister Alex Salmond has said ...

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Sturgeon ‘has nothing to hide’ as 14,000 messages to be handed to Covid inquiry

Press reports indicated the former first minister’s messages had been deleted.

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Scottish Government to hand over 14,000-plus messages to UK Covid Inquiry

Deputy First Minister Shona Robison said messages, mostly sent on WhatsApp, would be shared by November 6.

The Independent UK

Scottish Government stance on messages ‘shameful’, says Covid bereaved

First Minister Humza Yousaf said he has retained his pandemic-era messages and would be happy to give them to the inquiry.

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ONE of Scotland's biggest winter festivals has been cancelled after failing to secure funding from the Scottish Government's event agency.

The Independent UK

I’ve retained my WhatsApp messages relating to Covid pandemic, says Humza Yousaf

First Minister says he would expect officials to have kept ‘relevant’ messages

The Independent UK

I have not deleted any WhatsApp messages relating to Covid pandemic, says Yousaf

The First Minister said he would expect officials including the national clinical director and chief medical officer to have kept ‘relevant’ messages.

The National (Scotland)

Humza Yousaf insists he has not deleted pandemic WhatsApp messages

HUMZA Yousaf has insisted he has kept his WhatsApp messages from during the pandemic but added that it was Scottish Government policy to…

Evening Standard

Nicola Sturgeon’s WhatsApp messages during pandemic ‘deleted’

Decision-makers have been asked to disclose data to the UK Covid-19 inquiry

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