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Claim 'Scotland has UK's dirtiest beaches' based on insufficient data, agency admits

A SCOTTISH government body has conceded that data was “insufficient” after it sparked headlines claiming that Scotland has the most…

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Scottish councils call for 'fair share' of additional funding from UK Budget

SCOTLAND’S councils have written to the UK and Scottish governments calling for their “fair share” of the extra funding announced in the…

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Lack of clarity on funding ‘significantly contributed’ to A9 delay, MSPs find

A LACK of agreement on funding “significantly contributed” to the Scottish Government’s failure to dual the A9 by 2025, a Holyrood report…

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Scottish Government confirms plans to cap rent increases

THE Scottish Government has proposed plans to cap the amount rent can be increased to a maximum of 6 in control areas ...

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Is Scotland being short-changed on funding technicality in the Budget?

BUDGETS always throw up a host of questions that can’t be easily answered in time for paper deadlines or the Six O’Clock News – not least of…

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Lack of local tax reform 'one of Holyrood's biggest failures', Patrick Harvie says

THE fact that the Scottish Government has not yet reformed local authority taxation is “one of the biggest failures of devolution,” the ...

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Chancellor: Budget gives Holyrood its largest ever real-terms funding settlement

Rachel Reeves said the Scottish Government will receive an additional £3.4 billion in 2025-26 due to her tax and spending decisions.

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Budget means 'additional £3.4 billion for Scottish Government', Chancellor says

THERE will be an “additional” £3.4 billion for the Scottish Government as a result of the Labour Budget, the Chancellor has claimed ...

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John Swinney gives statement amid row over Nicola Sturgeon probe legal advice

FIRST Minister John Swinney has given a statement to Holyrood after the Scottish Government published legal advice relating to the independent…

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Why has the Scottish Government failed to reform council tax?

THE first and only really substantive reform to council tax in Scotland since the creation of the Scottish Parliament has been rate changes…

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Ministers ‘misled’ on environmental impact of new power plant, campaigners claim

Ministers have been “misled” over the environmental impact of a proposed new

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Ministers must tax ‘planet-wrecking private jets’, campaigners urge

The Scottish Government is being urged to turbo-charge talks with UK ministers so it can introduce a tax on private jets – with environmental…

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Sepa prosecutions of environmental rulebreakers plummet

COMPLAINTS about pollution in Scotland leapt over the past 10 years while successful prosecutions of polluters have fallen from 18 to zero, The…

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Scottish Government warns Labour Budget could cost NHS Scotland 2000 nurses

THE UK Government’s upcoming Budget could cost NHS Scotland “2000 nurses”, the Scottish Government has warned ...

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Scottish Government publishes legal advice over Nicola Sturgeon probe appeal

THE Scottish Government has published legal advice it was given relating to the independent probe into whether former first minister Nicola…

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Patrick Harvie: 'Extreme' Kate Forbes could affect conversion therapy ban

A SCOTTISH Greens co-leader has suggested the “extreme” influence of Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes could lead to a watered-down ban on…

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Nandy urged to make ‘huge difference’ by lifting charity lottery cap

Scottish Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville made the call, saying the move would ‘cost the Treasury nothing’.

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NHS board did not view infections as ‘unintended and unexpected’, inquiry told

Professor Craig White was giving evidence to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry.

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Scottish Greens to debate withdrawing support for National Care Service plans

AN emergency motion opposing plans for the National Care Service is set to be debated at the upcoming Scottish Greens conference.

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More than £2m paid to private owner of Rest and Be Thankful diversion route

THE private owner of the diversion road used when the A83 closes has been paid more than £2.3 million by the Scottish Government since 2012.

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Scottish charity facing closure with more than 30 jobs at risk

A SCOTTISH charity says it is facing closure after being denied funding from the Scottish Government with as many as 31 jobs potentially lost...

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Ferguson Marine advances to next stage of bid for deal to build seven ferries

THE Scottish Government-owned Ferguson Marine shipyard has advanced to the second stage of the process to replace small ferries, increasing hopes…

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JK Rowling And Elon Musk Mock Scottish Government’s List Of 24 Genders, Including “Pangender”

JK Rowling, known for her controversial views on gender, took to social media with a sarcastic jab at the Scottish Government’s list of 24 gender identities. The post JK Rowling And Elon Musk Mock Scottish Government’s List Of 24 Genders, Including “Pangender” first appeared on Bored Panda.

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SNP demand ‘cast-iron guarantee’ on tax hikes ahead of Labour Budget

THE SNP have urged Keir Starmer to give a “cast-iron guarantee” that the National Insurance tax hike reportedly in the upcoming Budget will…

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Civil servant was ‘dead man walking’ when placed on Covid ward, inquiry told

Scottish Government official Andrew Slorance, 49, died in December 2020 at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

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