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Scottish Government in dispute with Whitehall over spiralling £251m bill for new benefits system

EXCLUSIVE: The Record recently revealed the IT costs had soared to over a quarter of a billion pounds - now there is a row over who pays.

Daily Record

Scottish Government should encourage smokers to swap cigarettes for vapes, poll suggests

The survey comes after a consultation proposing in-store promotional displays of e-cigarettes to be banned.

Daily Record

Lord suggests UK Government should cut Scotland's budget due to 'illegal spending'

A MEMBER of the House of Lords has said that the UK Government should cut Scotland’s budget after suggesting it was “illegally spending money on…

The National (Scotland)

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Tories outraged as SNP government refuses to distribute Jubilee book to primary pupils

CONSERVATIVE MSPs have been left fuming after the Scottish Government refused to participate in the national co-ordination and distribution of a…

The National (Scotland)

Tycoon in fraud probe only paid £5 for Scottish Government backed smelting plan

The Scottish Government has contributed up to half a billion pounds in guaranteed loans

Daily Record

Five parts of Edinburgh that are suffering with extremely high Covid rates

In the last seven days, over 1,267 new Edinburgh infections have been reported by Public Health Scotland, despite there now being no restrictions surrounding the virus.

Edinburgh Live

Outcry as thousands are held under immigration powers by Police Scotland

MORE than 3000 people – including asylum seekers – have been held in police cells for up to 72 hours under immigration powers over the past five…

The National (Scotland)

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Edinburgh Council leader's local school warning for Ukrainian refugees on cruise ship

It docked in Leith two weeks ago to house up to 2500 refugees who have fled Vladimir Putin’s troops. It is understood the local authority was informed, rather than consulted, about the decision to base the vessel in their area.

Edinburgh Live

Scottish NHS nurses to vote on strike action amid ‘unacceptable' conditions

NURSES working for NHS Scotland have spoken out about perilous working conditions, as members of the Royal College of Nursing Scotland consider…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government urged to stop 'eye-watering' ScotRail fare price hike amid cost-of-living crisis

An agreement between ScotRail and the Scottish Government allows for an increase in fares of almost 12 per cent from January meaning a return journey from Glasgow to Edinburgh could cost more than £30.

Daily Record

Schools could be overwhelmed when thousands of Ukrainian refugees move to cruise ship in Edinburgh

Scottish Government-chartered MS Victoria docked in city's Leith two weeks ago to house up to 2500 refugees fleeing Russian troops.

Daily Record

Five Queen Elizabeth University Hospital wards left with single nurse amid staffing shortage

The staffing situation at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital has been described as a 'serious concern' after five wards were forced to operate with just a single registered nurse on duty.

Glasgow Live

The real reason some Edinburgh New Town tenements have their windows boarded up

Commonly, people often think the practice of concealing windows links back to a 1696 tax called the window tax, and some inventive tax-dodging by the property owners of the day.

Edinburgh Live

SNP to apply to intervene in Supreme Court's indyref2 case, NEC decides

THE SNP is to submit an application to intervene in the Scottish Government’s Supreme Court case on an independence referendum.

The National (Scotland)

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Edinburgh Live

Police Scotland officers did over one million hours of overtime since last year

A freedom of information request by the Scottish Conservatives found Police Scotland officers worked 1,074,545 hours of overtime in 2021-22 – 3.1% of all hours worked during the year.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow climate activists to hold 'die-in' protest on Buchanan Street after heatwave

Extinction Rebellion Glasgow will be holding a 'die-in' protest on Buchanan Street days after the UK recorded some of the highest temperatures ever during a heatwave.

Daily Record

Five wards left with single nurse at crisis-hit Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Unions point the finger at Scottish Government as they warn that staffing shortages at flagship site are putting patient safety at risk.

The Independent UK

Indyref2 case leans heavily on vote being ‘advisory’, says Lord Advocate

The Supreme Court will hear arguments from the Scottish Government and opposition on October 11 and 12.

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Daily Record

Scottish independence referendum bill would have no 'legal consequences', says Lord Advocate

Supreme Court is based on separating a referendum bill from the "wider motivations and aspirations" of the Scottish Government

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government's written indyref2 case to Supreme Court is published

THE Lord Advocate’s written case to the Supreme Court has been published by the Scottish Government.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh 'boozy' crazy golf plans for Grassmarket knocked back after appeal

Insider UK

Scotland’s global rail innovation hub moves to next stage

530 organisations signed up in the initial phase of the Rail Cluster Builder project

Daily Record

Taskforce feels major cultural change needed to reduce Scotland's drugs death toll

Suspected drugs deaths reached record levels in Dumfries and Galloway in 2021 with 44 recorded

Daily Record

Scottish benefits system branded 'expensive disaster' as IT costs soar to £250m

EXCLUSIVE: Parts of the social security system were devolved to Holyrood following the 2014 referendum but the roll-out has been marred by delays and cost overruns.

The National (Scotland)

UK Government 'ideology' costing Scotland 2500 skilled green jobs, report says

MORE than 2000 green jobs could have been created in Scotland through onshore wind farms but the UK Government prioritised nuclear power instead, a…

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