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Joe FitzPatrick. Picture: Fraser Bremner/Daily Mail/PA Wire

Government pledges to do ‘all it can’ as councils warn of bankruptcy risk

Stephen Flynn, the SNP's Westminster leader. Image: House of Commons/UK Parliament/Press Association.

UK immigration plan 'absurd, ignorant and will wreck the economy'

Analysis Keir Starmer did not praise Margaret Thatcher, but it was still damaging

A capercaillie hen (pic: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

New report calls for end to certain predator control measures on grouse moors

Glasgow high school pupils sitting exam. Image: John Devlin

SNP warned not to 'pass the buck' if Pisa rankings show further Scottish decline

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville. Image: Jane Barlow/Press Association.

SNP sets out plans for benefits in an independent Scotland

A photo issued by the Local Government Association showing damage to a school built with RAAC. Credit: LGA

Seven Scottish private schools found to contain dangerous Raac concrete

Gaztelugatxe island, near the Spanish Basque city of Bermeo, on the coast of Biscay.

Basque recruiter aims to create ‘brain drain’ in Scotland’s renewables industry

Matt Hancock left was appearing before the UK Covid inquiry. Picture: PA Wire

Sturgeon would try to get her Covid announcement out first, says Matt Hancock

Alba Party leader Alex Salmond. Image: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images.

Alex Salmond insists his court case won’t stop SNP support

SEPA recently revealed that the Aberdeenshire gas plant produced 1.35milion tonnes of climate changing carbon dioxide in 2022

Scottish Government warned Peterhead fossil fuel power plans are 'climate disast...

​Banff and Buchan MP David Duguid says he will continue to push for an improved service.

Banff and Buchan ‘pushed to very back of the queue’ after it’s snubbed again for...

Amanda Croft, interim chief executive of NHS Forth Valley, and Janie McCusker, chair of NHS Forth Valley, ahead of the the public session. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

'Ageing population' contributing to issues at 'stage four' health board

First Minister Humza Yousaf addresses delegates on the first day of the STUC Congress in Dundee in April

SNP 'wedded to secrecy' as significant Freedom of Information reform rejected

Homelessness has hit the highest level since records began (Picture: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Private rented sector can help tackle homelessness – if rents are affordable

A row has erupted over the Elgin Marbles.

Analysis: Government hopes to use Elgin Marbles spat for culture war

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth chats to pupils during a visit to Craigmount High School in Edinburgh to mark SQA Results Day 2023. Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Here are 5 key issues the SNP's school violence action plan must address

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan departs following his appearance at the UK Covid inquiry. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Khan tells UK Covid inquiry 'lives could have been saved' amid Cobra snub

A sign for the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) building in Edinburgh.

New SQA chair appointed to help oversee replacement of Scotland's exams body

Faith leaders are urging politicians to ensure the Cop28 climate conference counts, warning that humanity stands "on the brink of untold destruction" without urgent action

Scottish faith leaders issue call for climate change action

Hostage release proves calls for immediate ceasefire were wrong Brian Monteith

Reform UK leader Richard Tice denied offering money to Lee Anderson to defect.

Reform leader says no bribes were offered for Tories to defect

Plans to close the Grangemouth oil refinery, possibly by spring 2025, demonstrate how difficult the transition to net zero could be for Scotland's economy (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

With SNP-Green coalition in charge, net zero may not be in safe hands

The Scottish Government has been accused of "running out of puff" in efforts to tackle smoking as figures show a target for the number of Scots quitting was missed last year.

Government criticised for failing to meet own targets on smokers quitting

Exclusive SNP ministers delay laptop for every pupil policy again, saving £14m

Matheson to be investigated over £11,000 iPad bill

The Chancellor is congratulated after his Autumn Statement.

Forecasts show worst-ever hit to living standards despite Jeremy Hunt's tax cuts

Autumn statement highlights how much the UK Government is doing for Scotland Alister Jack

Jeremy Hunt will announce the Autumn Statement today. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Mark Hall

Watch the Chancellor's autumn statement speech here

OpenAI's board decided to fire chief executive Sam Altman but following a mass revolt by staff he is being reappointed (Picture: Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images)

Sam Altman affair casts new light on war between AI 'doomers' and 'boomers'

'Kilts' may reveal much about investor confidence in an independent Scotland Iain Hardie

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will announce tax cuts for businesses on Wednesday.

Jeremy Hunt to cut business tax in Autumn Statement and 'get Britain growing'

First Minister Humza Yousaf

Humza Yousaf calls on UK to officially recognise the state of Palestine

Former chief medical officer Chris Whitty attends the UK Covid-19 inquiry in London. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Johnson's Government would have paid more attention if terrorism threat: Whitty

Explainer What is expected from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in the Autumn Statement?

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (right) and Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt doing electrical work during a visit to the Enfield Centre, part of the Capital City College Group, in north London. Picture: Daniel Leal/PA Wire

Sunak promises tax cuts in Autumn Statement to 'reward hard work'

Rwanda failure shows Rishi Sunak is addicted to promises he can't deliver Alexander Brown

Shadow net zero secretary Ed Miliband, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar take a tour of St Fergus Gas Terminal in Peterhead. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Starmer says Gaza ceasefire position about showing credentials to be next PM

The Lochaber Smelter, in Fort William

Lochaber smelter security value drops as Government exposure jumps to £135m

Constitution secretary Angus Robertson at the Scottish Government EU paper launch at Queen Margaret University. Picture: Scottish Parliament/PA Wire

Independent Scotland could join EU within two years, suggests SNP minister

First Minister Humza Yousaf speaks to the media after First Minster's Questions. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Yousaf urged to 'do the right thing' and sack Glasgow NHS health board bosses

Constitution Secretary Angus Robertson wants to see an independent Scotland in the EU (Picture: Ken Jack/Getty Images)

SNP set to launch new independence paper on 'route to EU'

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer during his visit to the InchDairnie Distillery in Glenrothes, Fife. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Starmer hits out at 'unforgivable' failure over Scotch whisky industry

An Azuma rail LNER train at Kings Cross Station. The week-long overtime ban for train drivers will impact on services in Scotland. Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Rolling one-day train strikes announced for December

Dozens of emergency food parcels per week were given to Aberdeenshire children during the pandemic

Record number of food parcels handed out in Aberdeenshire this summer

Tories tearing themselves apart over immigration as they once did over EU Scotsman comment

Supreme Court’s Rwanda ruling a triumph of law over dangerous politics Paul Arnell

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a growing backlash from his own party.

Which MPs have criticised Government over Cameron return and Braverman sacking

Islanders get ready to board SS Marloch 100 years ago to emigrate as part of a controversial scheme to create a new Catholic settlement in Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The long 'silence' around a Scottish island emigration as it marks 100 years

Suella Braverman accuses Rishi Sunak of 'betrayal' in resignation letter

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has recommended the chickenpox vaccine to children aged 12 months to 18 months

Why scientists are recommending chickenpox jab for all children on NHS

Former prime minister David Cameron leaving Downing Street, central London after being appointed Foreign Secretary.

David Cameron returns as foreign secretary, but move prompts furious backlash

SNP Westminster deputy leader Mhairi Black. Picture: John Devlin

Mhairi Black says Scots will be 'appalled' by David Cameron's return

Former prime minister David Cameron, who has been appointed foreign secretary.

How can David Cameron return as Foreign Secretary while not being an MP?

Former prime minister David Cameron. Picture: Getty Images

David Cameron returns to UK Government as foreign secretary under reshuffle

Suella Braverman sacked as Home Secretary as Rishi Sunak reshuffles his Cabinet

David Cameron new Foreign Secretary as Rishi Sunak reshuffles Cabinet

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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