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Proposed restrictions to the sale of fireworks require 'substantial changes', say MSPs

“SUBSTANTIAL changes” are needed to legislation which aims to restrict the sale of fireworks, a parliamentary committee has said.

The National (Scotland)

Alex Salmond talks independence, gender reform, and Alba's election hopes

We sat down with the former first minister and current leader of the Alba party, Alex Salmond, to talk about the council election campaign, the key…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish census to be delayed by a month due to low uptake

Due to a lack of households completing Scotland's census, the Scottish Government has announced that they will be extending the deadline by four weeks in a bid to allow more time for those who need it.

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Call for answers on care home decisions taken during Covid pandemic

People across Stirling, Forth Valley and Scotland now deserve answers on the use of care homes during the pandemic says a Tory MSP. At the High Court in England this week the UK Tory Government was found to have acted unlawfully in discharging peopl

Daily Record

All Covid rules changing in Scotland this week - including testing and isolation

Scotland's testing programme will continue winding down later this week.

Daily Record

Probe launched after Census delay news leaked to the press

THE Scottish Government has launched an internal investigation after the four-week extension of the Census deadline was leaked before a ministerial…

The National (Scotland)

NHS Lanarkshire hits breast cancer screening target

The health board saw 71.7 per cent of available women screened from 2018/19 to 2020/21.

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Scottish Government replace covid self-isolation rules with new 'stay at home' message

The NHS will no longer remain on emergency footing for covid after April 30 and people who have symptoms or are too unwell to carry out normal activities will be asked to ‘stay at home’.

Glasgow Live

SNP minister Keith Brown dodges questions on ferry fiasco by running into Holyrood canteen

Keith Brown told reporters he had nothing to add to comments made by the First Minister over the scandal at the government-owned Fergusons shipyard.

Daily Record

Key ferries contract document 'not withheld, it was not prepared' says FM

The document in question is a formal recording of the decision to proceed with the final contract award to Ferguson Marine

The National (Scotland)

FMQs: Nicola Sturgeon: Covid care home deaths are 'embedded in my soul'

THE First Minister has said the impact of Covid care home deaths is "embedded on my soul" when challenged over why the Scottish Government…

The National (Scotland)

Tory government drops plans for more post-Brexit import checks

THE UK Government has dropped plans to impose further checks on goods entering the UK from the European Union.

The National (Scotland)

Census deadline in Scotland expected to be extended after low response rate

Last weekend it was announced that almost a quarter of households across the country had still to complete the census ahead of the original deadline of May 1.

Daily Record

Midlothian GP warns 'burnt out' doctors could put patients' lives 'at risk'

Dr Amy Small, a locum GP in Midlothian, has warned that the pressure and demand for doctors in the area could have a life-threatening impact on the local community.

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Serious Fraud Office raid Liberty Steel offices as part of money laundering probe

It follows the French national police visiting the group's Paris offices and former metal manufacturing site in Dunkirk

Insider UK

Re-invest ScotWind windfall to improve supply chains, government told

New documents show that almost £25.5bn in ScotWind commitments have been outlined by developers

Daily Record

Lanarkshire MSP calls for country-wide free access to reusable nappy schemes

It is estimated switching from single-use to reusable nappies could save households £1400 from ‘birth to potty’.

Daily Record

Scots GP warns patients' lives at risk as overworked doctors are ‘burning out’

Dr Amy Small reveals a growing number of GPs' mental health affected as shortage of doctors is leading to burnout

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Daily Record

Health board urges residents to avoid A&E once more as figures show improvement

But politicians demand action, saying the upturn "isn't good enough".

The Independent UK

Scottish Government should release legal advice on indyref2, commissioner rules

The Scottish Information Commissioner said publishing some of the advice would ‘significantly enhance public debate’ on independence.

Edinburgh Live

DWP PIP worth up to £156 a week can be claimed by those with chronic pain

Many people with chronic pain living in Scotland may be unaware that they could qualify for as much as £156 per week in Personal Independence Payment through the Department for Work and Pensions

Daily Record

SNP Government ordered to publish legal advice over independence referendum

A ruling by the Scottish Information Commissioner said the release of advice into the public domain would "significantly enhance public debate" on the issue.

Insider UK

French police raid GFG Alliance-linked businesses in money laundering probe

Sanjeev Gupta's group was backed with £568m from the Scottish Government when buying a smelting plant in the Highlands

Insider UK

Government branded 'corrupt' over missing CalMac ferry documents

Labour and Conservative MSPs take aim at Ivan McKee over the latest instalment in the Ferguson ferry saga

Daily Record

Scots pick up 200,000 food bank parcels a year in 'accelerating' poverty crisis

Trussell Trust figures show its Scottish network provided more than 197,000 food parcels to people facing financial hardship across the country from April 1 last year to March 21 this year.

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