4 h. ago Scotland Weather: Further school closures in Highland, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire as recovery efforts underway

Hundreds of schools in the north of Scotland remain closed today despite weather conditions improving.

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38 h. ago Secret Cold War spy school in Scotland where famous writers trained as Russian linguists

The fishing village was home to the Joint Services School for Linguistics, where servicemen including Alan Bennett, Dennis Potter and Michael Frayn were trained in Russian language and culture during the Cold War

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48 h. ago Scots MP calls for army to be deployed as snow crisis deepens amid weather warnings

Amid school closures and severe weather warnings across northern Scotland, MP Andrew Bowie has urged ministers to request military help as snow leaves remote Aberdeenshire communities cut off from food, fuel and vital medical supplies.

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65 h. ago Russian train crash blocks vital line carrrying North Korean weapons to frontline

A vital route carrying weapons from North Korea for Vladimir Putin's troops in Ukraine has been blocked after a major train crash on the Transbaikal railway

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3 d. ago Scotland's school attendance 'in crisis' after thousands of pupils miss lessons

Thousands of pupils in Scotland have not attended school at all in the last six years.

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3 d. ago Snow forecast hits Scottish schools and cold health alerts in place for England

Flights cancelled and travel warnings issued with 30cm of snow expected on high ground in northern Scotland Transport delays, treacherous driving conditions and school closures will greet many people as they return to work and study after the Christmas break, with winter weather warnings in place across the UK.Four amber warnings for heavy snow in northern Scotland are in place until Monday morning, while yellow snow and ice warnings cover all of Northern Ireland, Wales and much of England. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago 'Inexcusable tide of violence': Councils pay £1 million in compensation to injured school staff

School staff across Scotland have been paid £1 million in compensation after violent incidents in city primaries and secondaries

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2 w. ago Lanarkshire school receives £5k donation from Persimmon Homes West Scotland as part of homebuilder’s Community Champions initiative

North Lanarkshire Council leader Jim Logue joined Persimmon’s land director Craig Moore and local parent and Persimmon customer care office manager Claire Eadie - whose daughter attends the school - to present the cheque.

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2 w. ago Winning designs by schoolkids aim to slow traffic in one area of West Lothian

As part of Road Safety Week in November this year, Taylor Wimpey East Scotland challenged primary six pupils at Calderwood Primary School to design road signs encouraging drivers to drive safely throughout its local development in East Calder.

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2 w. ago Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, say investigators

Russia’s Investigative Committee says it is looking into whether Ukraine intelligence services were behind attackA Russian general has been killed after an explosive device detonated beneath his car in what Moscow described as a likely assassination carried out by Ukrainian intelligence services.Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, the head of the operational training directorate of the Russian armed forces’ general staff, died of his injuries, a spokesperson for Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a statement. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, investigators say

Investigative Committee says it is looking into whether Ukraine intelligence services were behind the attackA Russian general was killed on Monday morning after an explosive device detonated underneath his car in southern Moscow, investigators said.Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, the head of the operational training directorate of the Russian armed forces’ general Staff, died from his injuries, said Svetlana Petrenko, official spokesperson for Russia’s Investigative Committee. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sex offender branded a danger to children allowed to set up home in grounds of Scots primary school

A SEX beast who was branded a risk to children set up home in the grounds of a primary school after a blunder by officials. The fiend was given the all-clear to move into a property giving him access to pupils as young as four, with parents kept in the dark. Scottish Government ministers were...

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2 w. ago Scotland's councils spend £100m on school taxis as spending triples

A Sunday Mail investigation found the majority of the huge bill comes from taking pupils with additional support needs to school.

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3 w. ago Taylor Wimpey West Scotland teams up with Glenboig Primary School for Christmas card competition

The goal was to bring some festive cheer to residents in the nearby Meadowside development by having schoolchildren create festive artwork.

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3 w. ago John Swinney 'looking closely' at security of Scotland's only Jewish school

Conservative MSP Jackson Carlaw raised the concerns of parents at Calderwood Lodge Primary School

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3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Britain’s spy chief to warn of Russia’s ‘expansionist threat’ as Berlin talks enter second day

MI6 chief to deliver remarks on Monday warning ‘chaos is a feature not a bug in the Russian approach’; European leaders to join day two of talks in Berlin. What we know on day 1,391The head of Britain’s foreign spy service, known as MI6, will warn that Russia poses an “aggressive, expansionist, and revisionist” threat, in her first speech since taking office. Blaise Metreweli took over from Richard Moore in October, becoming the first female chief of MI6. “[Vladimir] Putin should be in no doubt, our support is enduring. The pressure we apply on Ukraine’s behalf will be sustained,” Metreweli will say on Monday, according to advance extracts of her remarks. “The export of chaos is a feature not a bug in the Russian approach to international engagement, and we should be ready for this to continue until Putin is forced to change his calculus,” she said, according to the extract.Separately, Richard Knighton, head of Britain’s armed forces, will also call in a separate speech on Monday fo...

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3 w. ago Full list of all public nuclear bunkers in the UK as Putin threatens Europe with war

From secret Cold War command centres in London to hidden nuclear bunkers in Cornwall, Scotland, Wales and beyond, discover the full list of Britain’s top-secret underground shelters

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3 w. ago Warning Scotland's flu outbreak could 'overwhelm' NHS wards as spread raised to 'high level'

A nursing union has warned that “a surging flu virus could soon overwhelm” wards and A&E departments.

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3 w. ago West Lothian primary pupils build creativity with festive hard hat designs

The creative design initiative invited children to showcase their imagination by transforming construction hard hats into Christmas themed creations, with nearly 200 primary school pupils across Scotland getting involved.

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