18 h. ago Campaigners consider legal action against Scottish government after supreme court gender ruling

For Women Scotland says public discussion around legal definition of women has shifted to debates about toilets policyFor Women Scotland, the group responsible for April’s landmark supreme court ruling on biological sex, is considering further legal action against the Scottish government as they warned the key motivation for bringing the case was being lost amid debates about policy on toilets.At a fringe event at the Scottish Conservative conference in Edinburgh, the gender critical campaign group’s co-director Susan Smith said there had been “extraordinary pushback” since five judges ruled unanimously that the legal definition of a woman in the Equality Act 2010 did not include transgender women who hold gender recognition certificates. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Police Scotland officers sent to Northern Ireland amid disorder in Ballymena

An undisclosed number of public order officers will leave Scotland on Thursday after days of amid anti-immigration riots.

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3 d. ago Hepatitis outbreak linked to supermarket item after 58 Brits hospitalised

Public Health Scotland is taking the lead in the investigation alongside officials with the UK Health Security Agency.

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4 d. ago 'You’re only as old as you feel': How Scotland’s older adults are rewriting the rules of ageing

As Age Without Limits Day calls for a mindset shift on later life, new data reveals how movement, motivation and meaningful ambition matter more than age itself – and in Scotland, where older adults are among the most worried about staying in their homes, that mindset shift feels especially urgent.

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4 d. ago Gender row Scotland: Public 'none the wiser' about Police Scotland's gender ruling stance

Concern raised over public confidence in Police Scotland and its stance on the gender ruling from the Supreme Court.

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4 d. ago Scotland's nobility meet in Edinburgh where past titles meet with present

A private gathering at the famous New Club marks the growing public interest in Scotland's neglected aristocracy

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5 d. ago Scotland star's heartbreak as injury rules 29y/o out of Lions tour

Tighthead fails to recover from calf injury picked up in training

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1 week ago Scots warned of ‘scamdemic’ as £860,000 lost to cyber criminals in 12 months

Advice Direct Scotland has urged the public to remain vigilant as scammers use more sophisticated methods.

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1 week ago SNP and Reform UK 'have more in common than they would care to admit' in row over Holyrood funding

EXCLUSIVE: Ian Murray has accused John Swinney and Nigel Farage of both wanting to scrap the Barnett Formula that guarantees higher public spending in Scotland.

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1 week ago Scots would pay price for Nigel Farage's proposed funding shakeup

The Reform UK's plan to scrap the Barnett Formula would lead to cuts to public services in Scotland, says Record View.

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2 w. ago Do we expect too much from public inquiries, like those into Edinburgh trams and Covid, in Scotland?

Experts say there should be a clearer focus on what public inquiries hope to achieve.

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2 w. ago Imane Khelif must undergo mandatory sex testing to compete, World Boxing says

Governing body singles out Algerian in statementWorld Boxing says new rules will ‘ensure safety’Imane Khelif must undergo what World Boxing describes as “mandatory sex testing” if she wishes to compete in any women’s event organised or sanctioned by the governing body.Gender-row boxer Khelif won gold in the women’s 66kg category at last summer’s Olympic Games, having been cleared to compete despite being disqualified from the 2023 World Championships organised by the International Boxing Association for allegedly failing to meet eligibility criteria. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago World Boxing announce Imane Khelif must undergo sex testing to compete in events

World Boxing have announced Imane Khelif will be prevented from competing unless she undergoes sex testing, following the gender row controversy at the Paris Olympics.

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2 w. ago East Kilbride MP says NHS Lanarkshire 'is in decline' under the SNP as patients are left languishing

Statistics from Public Health Scotland show that outpatient treatments fell by 2,301 (over five per cent) – the third worst figure in Scotland.

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3 w. ago Scotland learn Euro 2028 qualification fate as UEFA rule on direct entry for host nations

Safety net in place but no automatic qualification

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3 w. ago Judges rule ‘dieselgate’ group action can proceed in Scotland

The case concerns legal action over allegations that Nissan and Renault fitted prohibited ‘defeat devices’ to diesel vehicles.

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3 w. ago New call to 'immediately' stop Council Tax enforcement rules in Scotland

A new online petition is calling on the Scottish Government to follow the UK Government's lead and launch a consultation on Council Tax debt recovery processes.

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4 w. ago Reform chief rules out IndyRef and claims party will be second biggest in Scotland

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Richard Tice said his party want voters to give them a chance in Scotland after England success.

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4 w. ago Extreme wildfires Scotland: Firefighters warn against naked flames outdoors 'at all costs' this weekend

With an extreme risk of wildfires in place across Scotland this weekend, firefighters have warned the public to avoid naked flames outdoors ‘at all costs’.

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last month Shaping public health: How immunisation research is addressing communication for Scotland’s HPV vaccine

Research to improve cancer-prevention messaging with vulnerable and hard-to-reach groups for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is ongoing to ensure communication is targeted to ultimately improve uptake rates.

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