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Secondary pupils to receive free school meals in eligibility expansion

FREE school meals eligibility will be expanded to secondary-aged pupils in Scotland

The National (Scotland)

Controversial Loch Lomond Flamingo Land plans recalled by Scottish ministers

CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a resort on the banks of Loch Lomond have been recalled by Scottish Ministers after they were approved ...

The National (Scotland)

Lesley Riddoch explores need to upgrade grid network in rural Scotland in new film

JOURNALIST Lesley Riddoch explores why a Scottish rural community is energy-rich but lacks the power to make it work for them in her new film…

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Scottish Government not ruling out changes to devolved Winter Fuel Payment

The Scottish Government has not ruled out making changes to its equivalent on the winter fuel payment scheme, amid concerns some pensioners could be…

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Scottish Government refuses to rule out changes to pensioners’ winter payment

A spokesperson for John Swinney refused to rule out making changes in the wake of the UK Government’s U-turn on winter heating payments.

The Independent UK

The SNP has long been opposed to nuclear energy. But will that last?

THE SNP – and the larger pro-independence movement – have a long history of opposition to nuclear energy ...

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government demands immediate release of Madleen crew detained by Israel

THE Scottish Government has called for Israel to immediately release the 12 crew members who were detained on the Madleen aid ship on its way to Gaza

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Scottish health board to scrap free nappies for newborns in bid to save £23m

NHS Grampian has revealed it will scrap free nappies for newborns, reduce the number of public holiday appointments and cut spiritual care in a…

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Suspected drug deaths in Scotland up by a third in three months, figures show

SUSPECTED drug deaths in Scotland have risen by a third in the first three months of this year, figures have revealed ...

The National (Scotland)

Labour's reasoning for winter fuel cuts never did make sense

IF the announcement had come just a week earlier, Davy Russell could have saved himself a lot of squirming.

The National (Scotland)

Labour 'left us to see winter fuel U-turn on social media', SNP minister says

THE UK Government has not told its Scottish counterpart how much extra funding it can expect from Rachel Reeves’s U-turn on Winter Fuel Payments…

The National (Scotland)

What does the Winter Fuel Payment U-turn mean for Scottish pensioners?

The UK Government has announced a major U-turn with the vast majority of pensioners in England and Wales now set to receive the Winter Fuel Payment.

The National (Scotland)

Power line approved despite council and resident objections to camp for 350 workers

THE Scottish Government has approved a planning application for the replacement of the existing overhead line between Fort Augustus and Skye,…

The National (Scotland)

Winter fuel U-turn should have come a long time ago, Reeves told

The Chancellor announced the move on Monday.

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Lack of recent meetings with Treasury an ‘issue of concern’, says Swinney

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will lay out her spending plans on Wednesday.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government urges Chancellor to drop 'damaging' cuts ahead of spending review

The Scottish Government has called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to drop its "damaging" cuts and to fully fund the employer national…

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney to host summit on tackling youth violence

John Swinney is set to host a summit on reducing youth violence across Scotland in a bid to prevent knife crime

The Independent UK

Cruise Scotland warns government against ‘damaging’ levy proposal

Scottish cruise industry organisation warns government that a levy could dwindle its £130m annual revenue

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Campaign against Flamingo Land reaches milestone with 50,000 letters sent to minister

A CAMPAIGN against Flamingo Land's plans to build a resort on the banks of Loch Lomond has reached a major milestone with 50,000 people writing to…

The National (Scotland)

Teachers balloted for strike action over 'excessive' workloads

TEACHERS are being urged to vote for strike action in a bid to send a message to ministers on “excessive” workloads ...

Evening Standard

Teachers balloted for strike action over ‘excessive’ workloads

It comes after the EIS union found 44% of teachers work an additional seven unpaid hours in a typical week.

The Independent UK

Company forced to fix AI train announcer after woman recognised her own voice

The voice actress had been told by ScotRail earlier this week that the matter was between her and ReadSpeaker

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney slams Russell Findlay’s ‘misleading’ sentencing claims at FMQs

THE First Minister has slammed Russell Findlay’s “misleading” claims about Scotland’s under-25 sentencing guidelines ...

The National (Scotland)

Scottish port receives £24 million in funding to expand dock

A Highland port will receive more than £24 million in funding to expand its dock and could create up to 1500 jobs

Evening Standard

Swinney ‘must be held to account’ over Scottish Water pay dispute, unions say

Staff at the company are on strike.

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