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Mother petitions Parliament calling for paid breastfeeding breaks

Entrepreneur Rachael Bews wants the UK Government to change the law to help breastfeeding mothers who have returned to work.

Evening Standard · Oct 2

Petition calls on government to introduce paid breastfeeding breaks at work

Parents say mothers are being forced to choose between breastfeeding their child and earning a living

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Release of Scot detained in India for nine years ‘moment of joy and sorrow’

The brother of Jagtar Singh Johal said the ordeal had been a ‘circus’ and hit out at the UK Government for ‘not doing much’.

Evening Standard · Oct 1

Tory call for Jackdaw and Rosebank to be greenlit rejected by MSPs

A CALL for the controversial Jackdaw and Rosebank projects in the North Sea to be given the go ahead has been rejected by Holyrood – with the Tories accusing both the SNP and Labour of “dogmatic ideology and virtue-signalling” on oil and gas ...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 30

UK accused of turning Ukraine into ‘testing ground’ for AI warfare

THE UK Government has been accused of turning Ukraine into a “testing ground” for AI warfare after British companies were invited to use Ukrainian battlefield data to develop AI drone swarms.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 30

How Scottish pensioners could be affected by Burnham's triple lock shake-up?

WHAT is the triple lock, how does it affect Scotland, and why is Burnham using it to fund an English care service?

The National (Scotland) · Sep 30

Scottish educators slam Douglas Alexander’s response to pro-Israel ‘smear campaign’

THE Scottish Secretary has been blasted over his response – revealed via FOI – to an alleged pro-Israel “smear campaign” of a group of…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 27

Scottish Government urges Labour to take 'immediate action' to end homelessness

The Scottish Government has called on the UK Government to take 'immediate action' to end homelessness

The National (Scotland) · Sep 25

UK Government must take ‘immediate action’ on homelessness, says Somerville

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has written to the UK Government.

The Independent UK · Sep 25

Budget negotiations entering ‘no-deal territory’, Paul Givan warns

The UK Government has made an offer to the devolved powersharing Executive to assist with budget pressures

Evening Standard · Sep 25