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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in Washington, DC. The hearing was a rare opportunity for lawmakers to question the leader of the short-form social media video app about the company's relationship with its Chinese owner, ByteDance, and how they handle users' sensitive personal data.

Is this the end of TikTok in the West?

Sue Gilchrist, Legal Director and employment law specialist at Pinsent Masons

Harrassment Bill amendment protects appropriate workplace discussion - Sue Gilch...

The Scottish Government is following the UK in banning TikTok from official devices

Scottish Government bans TikTok from work devices over cybersecurity fears

The number of Scots living in poverty has reached its highest for almost 20 years, with “disturbing” figures showing more than 1.1 million adults, children and pensioners are affected.

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Number of Scots in poverty rises to highest level for two decades at 1.1m

Nicola Anderson, boss of FinTech Scotland, cheered the UK Government supporting the 'high-growth potential of fintech innovation in Glasgow. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Innovation in Scots fintech boosted as UK bankrolls pioneering Glasgow project

Home secretary Suella Braverman has been accused of the Scottish Government of making "factually inaccurate" statements in the Commons. Picture: Andy Bailey/UK Parliament/AFP

Home secretary accused by Scottish Government of 'factually inaccurate' comments

Tom Sime, CEO of Exchange Communications

Now is the time to embrace the digital revolution - Tom Sime

The Scottish landscape should remain as unsullied as possible, says reader (Picture: Andy Buchanan/Getty)

Readers' Letters: Pump storage scheme not worth cost to Scotland

MPs have voted in favour of regulations to implement the Stormont brake section of the Windsor Framework by 515 to 29, majority 486.

MPs back Rishi Sunak's new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland

The Scottish Parliament building. Picture: Getty Images

Strategy recommends 3.5% pay increase for public sector workers

Deputy First Minister John Swinney delivers a budget statement to the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, Edinburgh.

Scotland could face average £10bn in cuts per year as health costs soar

Crowds throng the Royal Mile during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Questions are stacking up for Fringe Society over government-funded HQ

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has avoided a recession, but will need the OBR forecasts to be wrong ahead of the next election.

Jeremy Hunt announces reforms but poll boost unlikely

Shona McCarthy is calling for more support for the Edinburgh festivals. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Budgeting to save a UK asset in the Edinburgh festivals? - Shona McCarthy

Ukrainian and Czech circus artists performed at the McEwan Hall during last year's Fringe (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Chancellor's £8.6m festivals boost likely to prompt Scottish Government reaction

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt is being urged to use the Budget to "put money back into people's pockets".

What does the Scottish Government want from the Budget and will it get it?

TikTok is owned by a Chinese company.

How many people use TikTok and why is the UK Government considering banning it?

Lucille and Cecilia promote their Sea Lion Play on the Royal Mile during the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

UK Government funding for Edinburgh Festival should be welcomed with open arms

A spokesperson for Prince Harry has confirmed he received his invitation for King Charles' coronation.

King Charles Coronation: When is it, will Prince Harry come, is it a holiday?

The SNP leadership candidates were asked if JK Rowling was a national treasure during the Sky Debate

SNP leadership candidates asked if JK Rowling is a national treasure

BBC chairman Richard Sharp (left) and director-general Tim Davie (Picture: House of Commons/PA)

BBC chair and director-general are now hopelessly compromised – Scotsman comment

Assembly is one of the biggest venue operators at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Picture: William Burdett-Coutts

Chancellor to hand Edinburgh's festivals £8.6m funding boost in Spring Budget

Social security minister Ben Macpherson has suggested the SNP need to slow down their push for independence

SNP minister says Scotland is 'not ready' for independence

Stop the boats legislation isn't like 1930's Germany, it's very British

Stewart Hosie claimed the UK Government managed the economy through ideology, not practicality.

SNP chief says Tory approach to economy is more 'ideological than practical'

Georgian anti-government protesters rally outside the parliament as lawmakers vote to call off controversial "foreign agent" bill that sparked an international outcry and mass protests.

Georgia’s unashamed u-turn on controversial bill is something to admire

The UK Government has been challenged to reverse “damaging” plans to tackle illegal migration – with a senior member of the Scottish Cabinet insisting the proposals will in fact “increase people’s risk of exploitation and destitution”.

Migration Bill will increase risk of exploitation, Scottish minister warns

David Whitehouse, CEO of Offshore Energies UK. Picture: Michal Wachucik/Abermedia

New boss of oil and gas trade body urges next First Minister to rethink stance

Migrants picked up at sea while attempting to cross the English Channel are escorted off from a UK Border Force boat upon arrival at the Marina in Dover, southeast England, last year.

Why new ‘deterrent’ to stop non-legal arrivals in UK is pointless

The UK Government plans to ban anyone arriving in the UK through non-legal means from applying for asylum.

Refugees arriving in UK on boats to be banned from right to claim asylum

The candidates at the first SNP leadership hustings in Cumbernauld.

Where do the SNP leadership contenders stand on the key issues?

SNP leadership candidate Humza Yousaf delivers a speech on his vision for an independent Scotland, setting out the urgency of securing independence to deliver a socially just, fair, and prosperous future, at the Assembly Hall in Arbroath, Angus, located near to where the Declaration of Arbroath is believed to have been written in 1320.

Repealing Section 35 will be central to next general election SNP campaign

Nicola Sturgeon's resignation is a blow to the LGBT+ community (Picture: Robert Perry/Getty Images)

Will Nicola Sturgeon’s successor commit to LGBT+ equality? – Vic Valentine

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A pothole near the Fairy Pools in Skye. Picture: Liam Cousins

‘Crater-like’ Skye potholes threaten fatal crashes – tourism body SkyeConnect

Finance secretary Kate Forbes (left), ex-minister Ash Regan (centre), and health secretary Humza Yousaf (right) are seen arriving at the BBC televised leadership debate in Edinburgh. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty images

Panic has set in within SNP, say party insiders

Servicemen from the The Royal Regiment of Scotland who helped carry the Queen's coffin at her lying-in-rest in Edinburgh have been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver), which recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch in the Queen's demise honours list. Picture: Alkis Konstantinidis/PA Wire

Queen Elizabeth II's Scottish pallbearers honoured in special list