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Former prime minister Boris Johnson leaves his home in London. Mr Johnson will give evidence as to whether he knowingly misled Parliament over partygate at a hearing of the Commons Privileges Committee in Portcullis House in central London. Picture date: Wednesday March 22, 2023. Credit: PA

Boris Johnson’s Partygate hearing - Who is on the Privileges Committee

Edinburgh during recent snowy weather (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)
Edinburgh during recent snowy weather (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

NHS Scotland: A&E waiting times and Covid-19 surged during cold snap

Nicola Sturgeon will be told to provide evidence to the inquiry looking into the response to the coronavirus pandemic
Nicola Sturgeon will be told to provide evidence to the inquiry looking into the response to the coronavirus pandemic

UK Covid-19 inquiry to request that Nicola Sturgeon should give evidence

Covid-19 booster injections will be offered to some this spring
Covid-19 booster injections will be offered to some this spring

Everything you need to know about spring 2023 Covid-19 booster jabs

(Photo: BBC)
(Photo: BBC)

Mrs Brown’s Boys to release first series in 10 years

Kate Garraway reveals financial toll of caring for husband Derek

Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock will both face questions from the Covid inquiry (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock will both face questions from the Covid inquiry (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

What can we expect from the UK and Scottish Covid inquiries?

A former minister has revealed the UK government considered culling pet cats in order to slow the spread of Covid-19.
A former minister has revealed the UK government considered culling pet cats in order to slow the spread of Covid-19.

Culling pet cats considered by UK government in Covid-19 early stages

Matt Hancock
Matt Hancock

Matt Hancock appears to reject expert advice in leaked messages

Mother with her new born baby girl in the hospital.
Mother with her new born baby girl in the hospital.

Lockdown prevented early births, according to Scottish researchers

Millions of Windows users will miss out on this huge Chrome update

Jon Pbika scored a crucial goal the last time he faced Hearts. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)
Jon Pbika scored a crucial goal the last time he faced Hearts. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Motherwell star who had hand in Hearts relegation would 'love' to score again

Nicola Sturgeon will resign as the longest-serving and first female First Minister since the creation of the Scottish Parliament in 1999.
Nicola Sturgeon will resign as the longest-serving and first female First Minister since the creation of the Scottish Parliament in 1999.

Nicola Sturgeon resignation: Watch a career in pictures

Queen Consort Camilla have tested positive for Covid-19, say Buckingham Palace officials.
Queen Consort Camilla have tested positive for Covid-19, say Buckingham Palace officials.

Queen Consort Camilla tests positive for Covid-19

The Bank of England reports that an "economy is in recession when it has two consecutive quarters (i.e. six months) of negative growth."
The Bank of England reports that an "economy is in recession when it has two consecutive quarters (i.e. six months) of negative growth."

What is a recession? Are we in a recession now? Should we be worried?

​Craig Smith says the future is full of optimism for the firm.
​Craig Smith says the future is full of optimism for the firm.

Exceptional first year gets decom specialist off to flying start

The UK is still “a long way” from being in a situation where bird flu could infect humans and spread in a similar way to Covid-19, an expert from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (Apha) has said.
The UK is still “a long way” from being in a situation where bird flu could infect humans and spread in a similar way to Covid-19, an expert from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (Apha) has said.

Avian flu: UK a ‘long way’ from seeing Covid-19-like infection in humans

Daysoft produces around 1.5 million contact lenses every week at its Blantyre plant, near Glasgow
Daysoft produces around 1.5 million contact lenses every week at its Blantyre plant, near Glasgow

Long-sighted: Scottish firm turns contact lenses green

Poppy Donachie is a Speak Out champion with Girlguiding Scotland
Poppy Donachie is a Speak Out champion with Girlguiding Scotland

Speaking out on the unequal barriers facing girls and young women

The charred remains of the former Lundin Links Hotel before demolition started
The charred remains of the former Lundin Links Hotel before demolition started

Ministers 'played fast and loose with taxpayer money' over Covid loans

Doomsday Clock: What is it, how close is it to midnight, and what time are scientists due to set it in 2023? (Photo: EVA HAMBACH/AFP via Getty Images)
Doomsday Clock: What is it, how close is it to midnight, and what time are scientists due to set it in 2023? (Photo: EVA HAMBACH/AFP via Getty Images)

Doomsday Clock 2023: What is it, current time & new announcement

June Peebles, Chief Executive, Edinburgh Leisure
June Peebles, Chief Executive, Edinburgh Leisure

Public leisure services are an investment, not a cost - June Peebles

Barbara Clark is an Organisational Development Consultant and Insights Discovery Licensed Practitioner at Connect Three, a leadership consultancy that helps businesses improve cultures through people.​​​​​​​
Barbara Clark is an Organisational Development Consultant and Insights Discovery Licensed Practitioner at Connect Three, a leadership consultancy that helps businesses improve cultures through people.​​​​​​​

Making hybrid working work - Barbara Clark

Jeavon Lolay, head of economics and market insight at Lloyds Bank Corporate and Institutional Banking: 'The mixed performance across UK sectors is likely to remain a rolling theme in 2023.'
Jeavon Lolay, head of economics and market insight at Lloyds Bank Corporate and Institutional Banking: 'The mixed performance across UK sectors is likely to remain a rolling theme in 2023.'

Number of business sectors growing doubles but trading 'remains fragile'

Scotland recorded the highest weekly number of flu deaths in 20 years last week, figures show.
Scotland recorded the highest weekly number of flu deaths in 20 years last week, figures show.

Highest weekly number of flu deaths recorded for 20 years

Jacinda Ardern has announced her shock resignation as New Zealand Prime Minister, saying she “no longer has enough in the tank” to do the role justice.
Jacinda Ardern has announced her shock resignation as New Zealand Prime Minister, saying she “no longer has enough in the tank” to do the role justice.

Jacinda Ardern announces shock resignation as New Zealand Prime Minister

Sister Andre, born Lucile Randon, died in her sleep this wweek aged 118.
Sister Andre, born Lucile Randon, died in her sleep this wweek aged 118.

World’s oldest person Sister Andre dies in her sleep at 118

A man showing signs of depression. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
A man showing signs of depression. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Scots losing sleep due to cost-of-living crisis, shows poll

Some of the adventures you can enjoy with your four-legged friend in 2023.
Some of the adventures you can enjoy with your four-legged friend in 2023.

12 must-do activities to try with your adorable dog in 2023

The figures are at their highest since last summer.
The figures are at their highest since last summer.

Covid Scotland: Infections at highest since last summer

Covid cases are on the increase in Scotland. Picture: PA
Covid cases are on the increase in Scotland. Picture: PA

Long Covid: New inquiry set to be launched by Scottish Parliament

Commuters on their way to work cross London Bridge in central London.
Commuters on their way to work cross London Bridge in central London.

‘Worst yet to come’ for those affected by the cost of living crisis

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the St Andrew's House briefing. Picture: Wattie Cheung
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the St Andrew's House briefing. Picture: Wattie Cheung

Healthcare bosses cast doubts on Scottish Government's NHS rescue plans

The SQA said it was creating a "narrative" around the Scottish exam results in 2022.
The SQA said it was creating a "narrative" around the Scottish exam results in 2022.

Briefing 'confirms 2022 exam pass rate suppressed' by SQA, claims expert

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf (Photo by Fraser Bremner - Pool/Getty Images)
Health Secretary Humza Yousaf (Photo by Fraser Bremner - Pool/Getty Images)

The health crisis lies in dithering and deafness over social care reforms

Philip Long, pictured at Kellie Castle in Fife, took over as chief executive of the National Trust for Scotland in summer 2020 -- at the height of the "worst crisis" in the independent charity's history. Picture: Malcolm Cochrane
Philip Long, pictured at Kellie Castle in Fife, took over as chief executive of the National Trust for Scotland in summer 2020 -- at the height of the "worst crisis" in the independent charity's history. Picture: Malcolm Cochrane

Covid and climate crisis take Scottish conservation charity back to its roots

Covid-19 infections in the UK have jumped to their highest level since the summer, with nearly three million people likely to have had the virus at Christmas.
Covid-19 infections in the UK have jumped to their highest level since the summer, with nearly three million people likely to have had the virus at Christmas.

1 in 25 have Covid in Scotland as figure jumps to highest since last summer

Cases of the new Omicron variant are on the rise in the UK and could avoid vaccination efforts. Picture: Leon Neal - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Cases of the new Omicron variant are on the rise in the UK and could avoid vaccination efforts. Picture: Leon Neal - WPA Pool/Getty Images

New Omicron XBB 1.5 Covid-19 variant 'one to watch out for'

Adults have been warned to stay at home when feeling unwell or wear face coverings in public spaces in order to stem the spread of illness,
Adults have been warned to stay at home when feeling unwell or wear face coverings in public spaces in order to stem the spread of illness,

Adults told to ‘stay home’ and ‘wear face coverings’ if unwell

Scotland's NHS is under extreme pressure
Scotland's NHS is under extreme pressure

Medics urge Scottish and UK governments to declare a crisis in the NHS now

Tongue of a child with scarlet fever - strawberry tongue.
Tongue of a child with scarlet fever - strawberry tongue.

Back to school advice as scarlet fever and Covid cases remain high

Robyn Friel
Robyn Friel

Finding a new practicality through uncertain times - Robyn Friel

It's not all doom and gloom in the world and these Scottish news stories from 2022 prove it.
It's not all doom and gloom in the world and these Scottish news stories from 2022 prove it.

22 of the most wholesome Scottish news stories in 2022 you should know

A resident wears a mask as he stands near the Lama Temple in Beijing. . Companies welcomed China's decision to end quarantines for travellers from abroad as an important step to revive slumping business activity. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A resident wears a mask as he stands near the Lama Temple in Beijing. . Companies welcomed China's decision to end quarantines for travellers from abroad as an important step to revive slumping business activity. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China ends Covid quarantine for travellers in January

Scots can look forward to reuniting with family and friends this festive season, but for many, it will not be a 'normal' Christmas. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Scots can look forward to reuniting with family and friends this festive season, but for many, it will not be a 'normal' Christmas. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

A ‘normal’ Christmas will still elude many Scots this year

Covid cases are on the increase in Scotland.
Covid cases are on the increase in Scotland.

How long are you infectious with Covid? Current guidance around Christmas

Auchnerran’s sheep flock has grown to around 1,400 ewes and grazes an adjacent grouse moor in the summer
Auchnerran’s sheep flock has grown to around 1,400 ewes and grazes an adjacent grouse moor in the summer

Farm success brings benefits for wildlife - Louise de Raad

Hearts chairwoman Ann Budge. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group)
Hearts chairwoman Ann Budge. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group)

Budge at Hearts - step back, hotel plans, ambitious Anderson mindset

Flu cases are on the rise
Flu cases are on the rise

Covid-19 and flu infections rising sharply in Scotland and rest of UK

This illustration photo shows the Spotify logo (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
This illustration photo shows the Spotify logo (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Spotify cancels several live audio shows in latest programming cutback

John Swinney is set to announce the government's budget plans in Holyrood today.
John Swinney is set to announce the government's budget plans in Holyrood today.

Legal concerns forced ministers to postpone key social care reform

A general view of the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
A general view of the Royal Courts of Justice in London.

Benefit claimants could get £1,500 payment if court appeal successful

Camels are pictured at the camel market in the Erhaiya desert area.
Camels are pictured at the camel market in the Erhaiya desert area.

Doctors warned over ‘camel flu’ as England fans return from World Cup

Steve Brown has announced he will step down as chairman of boyhood club St Johnstone. Picture: SNS
Steve Brown has announced he will step down as chairman of boyhood club St Johnstone. Picture: SNS

St Johnstone chairman Steve Brown to depart in May

During challenging economic times we are likely to see more early-stage companies need access to further funding
During challenging economic times we are likely to see more early-stage companies need access to further funding

Emerging market economies showing promise - Andrew Ness

Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022
Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022

Elon Musk set to allow Covid-19 misinformation to return to Twitter

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Boris Johnson was accused of letting the drinking culture in Downing Street continue.
Boris Johnson was accused of letting the drinking culture in Downing Street continue.

Boris Johnson could have 'shut down' lockdown gatherings but let them 'continue'

The vessel tilted at a 45-degree angle at Leith dock. Picture: @tomafc83 on Twitter
The vessel tilted at a 45-degree angle at Leith dock. Picture: @tomafc83 on Twitter

Hospital on standby for casualties after 'terrifying' incident at Leith dry dock

The then prime minister Boris Johnson (right) at a leaving gathering in the vestibule of the Press Office of 10 Downing Street, London,.
The then prime minister Boris Johnson (right) at a leaving gathering in the vestibule of the Press Office of 10 Downing Street, London,.

Five key questions as Boris Johnson prepares to face Privileges Committee