17 h. ago Cops to crack down on shoplifters in Lanarkshire as new taskforce targets areas with highest retail crime

The Retail Crime Taskforce will address a rise in offences such as shoplifting and was created following a £3m funding allocation from the Scottish Government.

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31 h. ago ‘People started to panic’: Five injured and suspect arrested in Amsterdam knife spree

One suspect arrested but motive remains unclear, police say

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32 h. ago ‘People started to panic’: Four injured and suspect arrested in Amsterdam knife spree

One suspect arrested but motive remains unclear, police say

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35 h. ago Constance vows ‘lasting change’ after suicides at Polmont YOI

The Scottish Justice Secretary said she expects work to be ‘delivered at pace’ after the separate deaths in 2018 of Katie Allan and William Brown.

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36 h. ago Amsterdam stabbing: Five injured in knife attack near Dam Square

One suspect arrested but motive remains unclear, police say

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36 h. ago Eradicating child poverty ‘more challenging’ after spring statement – Swinney

The First Minister was speaking after figures showed Scotland’s interim child poverty targets were missed.

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36 h. ago We are fed up of apologies, say family of young woman who died in Polmont YOI

Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, took their own lives within months of each other in 2018 at the facility.

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37 h. ago Who was Christina McKelvie? Scottish government minister dies after cancer battle

The Scottish drugs and alcohol policy minister died on Thursday morning following a battle with breast cancer

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38 h. ago 'An unbearably sad day': MSPs weep at Scottish Parliament after Christina McKelvie's death

A clearly emotional John Swinney has paid tribute to Scottish Government minister Christina McKelvie at Holyrood after her death was announced

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39 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon pays tribute to 'beautiful friend' Christina McKelvie after MSP dies aged just 57

McKelvie, a popular MSP and Scottish Government minister, passed away after a long battle with breast cancer.

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39 h. ago Scottish Government minister Christina McKelvie dies aged 57: Tributes paid to SNP MSP

The SNP MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse had taken leave from her role as alcohol and drugs minister last year to seek treatment for secondary breast cancer.

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40 h. ago 'National embarrassment': SNP ministers fail to hit child poverty target

A legally-binding child poverty target has been missed by SNP ministers

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40 h. ago Christina McKelvie: Scottish Government minister dies after cancer battle as tributes pour in

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney says the SNP has ‘lost one of its finest’ following Christina McKelvie’s death

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41 h. ago Scottish Government will ‘look at every lever’ to avoid benefit cuts – Robison

It came after the Chancellor outlined cuts of almost £5 billion in her spring statement on Wednesday.

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47 h. ago The Scottish Government must deliver on promises to GPs over the NHS

Record View says the whole system fails when general practice fails.

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47 h. ago Operation Branchform investigation proves Lord Advocate role must be separated, says Keir Starmer

The Lord Advocate is both the head of the country's prosecution service and the Scottish Government's most senior legal advisor.

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48 h. ago Families of Katie Allan and William Brown to meet Constance ahead of speech

The families’ lawyer Aamer Anwar called for a change to a ‘lack of accountability’ across the Scottish Prison Service.

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57 h. ago We’ll have to ‘turbocharge’ efficiency drive after welfare cuts – Shona Robison

The Finance Secretary said the Chancellor’s decisions amounted to ‘austerity on stilts’.

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59 h. ago Holyrood block grant to be cut as a result of Reeves’s welfare changes – Robison

The Scottish Finance Secretary addressed MSPs after the Chancellor’s spring statement on Wednesday.

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64 h. ago Sir John Curtice: 'Inevitable' the SNP will be at the core of next Scottish Government

The polling guru also says the independence debate could be reignited thanks to the rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

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