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Nicola Sturgeon regrets not locking down Scotland earlier and defends her record to UK Covid Inquiry
Nicola Sturgeon has said that regrets over some of the decisions she took during the pandemic will be with her as long as she lives – as she defended her government’s record to the UK Covid inquiry.
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Humza Yousaf says a vote for the SNP could ensure Scotland is ‘Tory free zone’
The Scottish National Party leader Humza Yousaf has said that supporting his party at the general election could ensure Scotland becomes a “Tory free zone”.
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Post Office scandal: two former sub-postmaster convictions overturned in Scotland
Up to a hundred people in Scotland could have been wrongly accused.
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How has the Horizon Post Office scandal affected Scotland?
Our Scotland correspondent Kathryn Sampson has been finding out what life has been like for those wrongly accused in the Post Office scandal north of the border.
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Higher tax rates for top earners announced in Scotland
Higher earners in Scotland will have to pay more tax – as the Scottish government outlined its budget for next year.
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Trans women with history of violence against women excluded from Scotland’s female prisons
Transgender women with a history of violence against women and girls will only be sent to female prisons if it’s deemed they don’t present an “unacceptable risk of harm”, under new rules announced by the Scottish Prison Service.
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Scotland’s new Chief Constable refuses to comment on delays to SNP party finance investigation
Scotland’s new Chief Constable refused to answer questions today about why the investigation into SNP party finances, which saw Nicola Sturgeon arrested and released without charge earlier this year, is taking so long to conclude.
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Scotland’s Jewish and Muslim communities speak out on fears of rise in anti-Semitism and Islamophobia
As the violence continues in the Middle East, Jewish and Muslim communities in Scotland have spoken out about their fears of a rise in anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
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UK’s abstention from UN ceasefire vote is ‘shameful abdication of moral responsibility,’ says Scotland First Minister
We spoke to Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf, whose parents in law were visiting relatives in Gaza when the war broke out.
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Storm Babet: Hundreds of homes told to evacuate in parts of Scotland
Hundreds of homes have been told to evacuate in parts of Scotland as Storm Babette heads their way – bringing record rain and winds gusting more than 77 miles an hour.
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SNP Conference: Council tax frozen in Scotland next year
In his first conference speech as SNP leader, Humza Yousaf has called for an international refugee programme for people fleeing violence in Gaza.
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Scotland’s First Minister feels ‘helpless’ watching his in-laws trapped in Gaza
Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf sought to comfort the family of a Scot who died in the Hamas attacks – hugging the mother of Bernard Cowen at a service for him. His own family is caught up in the conflict – his wife’s parents trapped in Gaza after travelling there last week to visit a…
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Labour wins key Scottish by-election – but will it shake up politics in Scotland and beyond?
It started with Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituents kicking out their SNP MP for breaking Covid regulations. It ended with Labour leader Keir Starmer declaring that his party had “blown the doors off” the Scottish by-election and taken “a big step” towards Downing Street.
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Activists call for England to join Scotland in right to roam laws
They want the right to roam to be enshrined in English law – and today activists gathered to mark 20 years since the Land Reform Act. It allowed people in Scotland to wander almost everywhere in the countryside and our chief correspondent Alex Thomson has been out with campaigners who want access to all areas…
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Exclusive: Scotland school used by Gillian Keegan to change RAAC guidance in England
Scotland’s Education Secretary has told Channel 4 News that a Ministry of Defence school in Perthshire was one of three cases used by Gillian Keegan, her counterpart in the UK government, to justify changing guidance on RAAC in England.
