12 h. ago UK Government issues verdict on Wetherspoons refusing to accept Scottish banknotes

JD Wetherspoon announced in November last year that it was deciding to stop accepting Scottish 20 and 50 notes

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16 h. ago SNP accused of 'kettling' asylum seekers into Glasgow's poorest areas

Several Scottish Labour MPs have criticised the SNP Scottish Government’s approach in recent days.

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20 h. ago Revealed: How SNP ministers have wooed controversial Chinese firm MingYang for floating wind investment

Scottish Government ministers have met with the company several times despite national security concerns.

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26 h. ago UK Government unveils plan to ‘train up next generation of clean energy workers’

At the same time, the Scottish Government said it would fund, alongside Westminster, an £18 million fund to help workers transition from fossil fuels.

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36 h. ago Scottish MSP demands Britons who fought for Israel be tried for war crimes

Scottish Greens co-leader Ross Greer made the plea in his speech to the party’s conference in Edinburgh.

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58 h. ago Scottish government accused of prioritising welfare of divebombing seagulls over people

Less than a third of applications to remove gulls and nests were approved in 2024 despite fears over attacks

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65 h. ago Digital ID not a ‘silver bullet’ to tackle illegal migration, minister says

Digital government minister Ian Murray said the scheme was part of a broader plan to tackle people entering the UK illegally.

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65 h. ago UK Government confirms Scottish banknotes may not be accepted in England

Retailers and businesses in England have the right to refuse cash or cad payments, including Scottish banknotes.

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3 d. ago Bridge of Allan's £16m flood protection scheme yet to be approved by Scottish Government due to 'insufficient information'

The Scottish Government have refused to grant planning permission for the scheme in Bridge of Allan due to a lack of detail in the council's request.

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4 d. ago Stirling Council urged to halt 'tourist tax' plans until Scottish Government clarifies law

The Federation of Small Businesses has called for Stirling Council to either drop its plans for a 5-per cent overnight accommodation charge or wait until the Scottish Government clarifies the law.

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5 d. ago Calls to fine Mowi fish farm after 75,000 salmon escaped snubbed despite commitment to bring in penalties

Campaigners have made repeated calls for the Scottish Government to fine fish farm companies for escapee incidents

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6 d. ago SNP demands MORE immigration: John Swinney says Scottish Government will sponsor visas for foreign care workers

The First Minister and SNP leader set out his 'solution' to the UK Government's immigration crackdown, which he claimed had left care homes 'crying out for staff'.

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6 d. ago Tourism sector issues new plea to halt Dumfries and Galloway tourist tax consultation

The Association of Scotland's Self-Caterers wants the process to be paused while the Scottish Government considers changing the legislation.

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7 d. ago Sturgeon: It would be unthinkable for care Promise not to be delivered

The former first minister said there was no room for complacency on the goal, launched by her in 2020, to improve the lives of young people in care.

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7 d. ago We’ve reached our limits on raising income tax in Scotland, says SNP finance minister Shona Robison

The Scottish Government has reached its limits on income tax, the Finance Secretary has said.

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7 d. ago We’ve reached our limits around tax in Scotland, says Robison

The Finance Secretary also suggested there are too many public sector bodies in Scotland.

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7 d. ago Heritage body leader investigated after ‘twerking in front of Martin Compston’

The Line Of Duty star is said to have been made uncomfortable by the incident, reported in The Scotland On Sunday.

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8 d. ago Founding principles of NHS under threat from SNP failure, Baillie says

Scottish Labour said the Scottish Government had pushed public services to ‘breaking point’.

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8 d. ago SNP Scottish Government urged to boost defence sector to become world leader

Aerospace, security and defence lobby group unveils inaugural manifesto for Holyrood elections

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9 d. ago Patients ‘justified’ to feel government failed them, Freeman tells inquiry

Jeane Freeman also said that with hindsight she would not have allowed the flagship hospital in Glasgow to have opened.

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