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Hunger and hardship 'costing Scottish economy billions each year', report warns

HUNGER and hardship are costing the Scottish economy £5.6 billion each year, according to fresh research.

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Forbes laments ‘dark moment’ at Grangemouth but says ‘real progress’ being made

The Deputy First Minister told MSPs Scottish Enterprise has received 66 inquiries related to Project Willow.

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Grangemouth closure 'nothing short of economic crisis', says Kate Forbes

The closure of Grangemouth is “nothing short of an economic crisis’, Kate Forbes has said ...

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Onshore GDP shrunk 0.2% in February, figures show

The largest negative contribution was in the ‘information and communications’ sector of the economy.

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Labour vote to give themselves power to spy on people's bank accounts

LABOUR have voted to give ministers powers to snoop on benefit claimants' bank accounts in a move branded “Orwellian levels of mass…

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Labour MSPs vote against giving Grangemouth and Scunthorpe equal support

SCOTTISH Labour MSPs have rejected proposals to give Grangemouth oil refinery equal protections to Scunthorpe's British Steel works ...

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'Absolutely dreadful': Local representatives react to Grangemouth refinery's last day

LOCAL representatives have called the last day of crude oil production at the Grangemouth oil refinery an “absolutely dreadful day” for Scotland…

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Labour minister rejects calls to recognise state of Palestine with France

The UK Government has rejected calls to join France in preparing to recognise the state of Palestine within months.

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Minister rejects MPs’ calls for UK to push ahead with Palestinian recognition

French president Emmanuel Macron has suggested France could move towards formal recognition of a Palestinian state in the coming months.

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Grangemouth refinery officially ceases processing crude oil

The Grangemouth refinery has now ceased processing crude oil, its owner Petroineos has confirmed

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Trans judge to take UK Government to top European court over sex and gender ruling

The UK's first trans judge has announced she is planning on taking the UK Government to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over the Supreme…

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UK Government must act urgently over £200m promise for Grangemouth, says Kate Forbes

THE UK Government has been urged to take “urgent and decisive action” over the £200 million promised to Grangemouth workers as the…

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UK Government updates travel advice for Spain and Portugal after power cut

THE UK Government has updated its travel advice for Spain and Portugal after a major power cut.

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John Swinney to call on UK to back Scottish industry in STUC Congress address

JOHN Swinney will call on the UK Government to fully support Scottish industry when he addresses the STUC Congress.

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Support for UK industry ‘cannot stop at the border’ – Swinney

Mr Swinney will address the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) Annual Congress on Monday.

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Scotland shouldn't aim for independence without a currency plan, says expert

SCOTLAND shouldn’t aim for independence unless having its own currency is “part of the plan”, an expert has said.

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SNP by-election candidate calls out Labour rival's 'silence on broken promises'

THE SNP’s Hamilton by-election candidate has called out her Labour rival’s “deafening silence” on the UK Government’s “broken…

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Visas for young EU citizens to work in UK: We're moving in a good direction, says German ambassador to London

But the UK government is wary that such a scheme could spark accusations of a return to freedom of movement

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‘Consciously cruel’ UK benefits system failing on human rights, charity warns

The UK's social security system has been branded “consciously cruel” by campaigners who say it “does not stand up to the international human…

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Labour treating Scotland as 'an afterthought' after carbon capture pledge in England

Scotland “remains an afterthought”, the SNP have said, after the Labour Government announced it was investing in a carbon capture project in…

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Ed Miliband: Zonal energy pricing won't proceed if it raises bills in parts of the UK

THE UK Government will not split the country's energy market into regions if it raises people’s bills, Ed Miliband has said ...

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'Tipping point': MPs demand more help for North Sea workers in just transition

MPs have demanded more help from the Labour Government for North Sea workers during the transition away from oil and gas ...

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Plaid Cymru says Labour ‘abandoned’ Port Talbot steelworkers after Tata closure

Liz Saville Roberts says the Government does not know how many people have used a fund for retraining redundant workers.

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Glasgow seeks pause on asylum seekers as costs balloon

THE UK Government must stop sending asylum seekers to Scotland’s largest city, the local council has demanded.

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Israeli MP urges UK politicians to be more like Donald Trump

An Israeli MP has urged the UK politicians to be more like Donald Trump, praising the US president’s efforts to have hostages released ...

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