25 h. ago MSP faces vote to oust her from committee role over comments on gender ruling

Conservative Tess White has lodged a motion to remove Green Maggie Chapman as the Equalities Committee deputy convener.

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2 d. ago Reform UK names Tory defector Ross Lambie as candidate for Hamilton by

Nigel Farage's right-wing populist party hopes it can leapfrog the Scottish Conservatives when voters in South Lanarkshire go to the polls in June.

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2 d. ago BASC calls for delay to Muirburn Licensing Scheme amid concerns over code

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), Scotland’s largest shooting and conservation organisation, is calling on the Scottish Government to pause the implementation of the proposed muirburn licensing scheme until the 2026/27 season.

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4 d. ago Renfrewshire MSP Russell Findlay blasts First Minister's summit on far right

The Scottish Conservative party leader has dismissed a planned summit to tackle the far right as a “talking shop”

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5 d. ago Food and accommodation payments made to disrupted CalMac passengers soar by 55 per cent

Scottish Conservatives claim payouts were all due to delays and cancellations caused by ageing fleet

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6 d. ago Rise of 'Marmite' Nigel Farage is 'good news' for John Swinney ahead of election

Professor John Curtice said the SNP "don't really have to worry" about losing supporters to Nigel Farage - unlike Scottish Labour and the Conservatives.

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8 d. ago SNP urged to drop gender policies ‘for good’ after Supreme Court ruling

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay also called on Holyrood ministers to address Parliament on the issue next week.

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2 w. ago Hedgehogs to be relocated from Scottish Island in groundbreaking conservation project

Introduced to Uist decades ago, hedgehogs are now threatening the babies of other animals

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2 w. ago MSP welcomes mental health charity representatives to Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Conservative politician sponsored a reception for the charity who were promoting the SAMH Young People’s Panel.

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2 w. ago Former Scottish Conservatives MP lands job at Donald Trump golf resort

Ross Thomson, who has previously visited Mar-a-Lago, is working in corporate sales at the Trump International resort in Aberdeenshire.

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3 w. ago AI scanning helps Scottish conservation project turn tide for flapper skate

Anglers who campaigned for protected area off Oban and Mull are providing key data on critically endangered speciesSea anglers will tell you that catching and landing a large flapper skate is the equivalent of running a four-minute mile. The fish can weigh 100kg and stretch the length of a dinner table.The first thing anglers will reach for when they land one is their camera or mobile phone, to capture the unique pattern of white spots ranged across each skate’s mottled brown back. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Lib Dem leader Davey condemns ‘populist playbook’ of Reform and SNP

Sir Ed Davey also welcomed his party’s newest MSP after Jamie Greene joined them the day after quitting the Scottish Tories.

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3 w. ago Jamie Greene joins Scottish Lib Dems after quitting Conservatives in row over 'Reform

Jamie Greene made a surprise appearance at the Scottish Lib Dems conference in Inverness after walking out on the Tories.

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3 w. ago Jamie Greene joins Scottish Liberal Democrats after quitting Conservatives

The MSP was unveiled at the party’s conference in Inverness

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3 w. ago 'Friend went for airport help as boarding pass wouldn't scan

Jason Taylor, 36, tried several times to scan his ticket for his EasyJet flight home - but when an error message popped up telling him to contact the airline, he left to seek assistance and never returned

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4 w. ago Another Scottish Tories councillor defects to Nigel Farage's Reform UK

Another councillor has defected from the Scottish Conservatives to Reform UK

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