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Finance Secretary denies Government rushed ferry plans for party conference

Scotland’s Finance Secretary said she “fundamentally disagreed” with the assertion that the announcement of two botched ferries was rushed so it could be made at the SNP conference. Jim McColl, the former boss of the Ferguson Marine shipyard awarded ...

28 Mar 2022 at 10:55

Elizabeth II was ‘very understanding’ of world financial problems – Gordon Brown

Queen Elizabeth II was “very understanding” of the problems facing the world during the 2008 financial crisis, Gordon Brown has said. The former prime minister has been recalling his many meetings with the Queen ahead of her funeral on Monday. He ...

18 Sept 2022 at 13:50

SNP politicians going along with self-ID ‘for a quiet life’, claims MP

SNP MP Joanna Cherry has said politicians in her party agree with her views on gender but prefer to remain silent “for a quiet life”. Ms Cherry has been outspoken in her opposition of the Scottish Government’s plans to drop the requirement for a ...

02 May 2023 at 13:54

Five to 11-year-olds to be offered Covid jabs in Scotland, says First Minister

Children aged between five and 11 will be offered the coronavirus vaccine in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Scotland follows in the footsteps of Wales, who announced on Tuesday that the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation ...

16 Feb 2022 at 12:55

Sunak reaffirms commitment to 2030 petrol and diesel car ban

The ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 remains Government policy, the Prime Minister has said. Rishi Sunak has been under mounting pressure to row back on the ban after more than 40 Conservative MPs and peers wrote ...

31 Jul 2023 at 14:55

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Ken Bruce: I’m struggling with my work time change after move from BBC

Ken Bruce said he is “struggling” with how his working hours will change as he prepares to launch a new show on Greatest Hits Radio after exiting the BBC. The veteran Scottish radio presenter had the last day of his Radio 2 ...

04 Apr 2023 at 11:23

Green MSP bursts into tears on BBC radio at Yousaf ending Bute House agreement

A Scottish Green Party MSP has broken down in tears on BBC Radio Scotland following the First Minister’s decision to end the Bute House Agreement. Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, spoke on the 5.10pm BBC Scotland ...

26 Apr 2024 at 19:13

Scotland

Covid-19 hospital cases at lowest rate since last summer, says expert

Covid-19 hospital cases have fallen to their lowest rate since last summer, an expert has said. Professor Linda Bauld said on Friday that daily hospital cases with the virus had dropped to less than 50, the first time ...

27 May 2022 at 13:15

Scotland

Safe injection centre boss ‘convinced’ more would have died without facility

The boss of the UK’s first safer drug consumption room has said she is “absolutely, fully convinced” more people would be dead as a result of overdose if the centre did not exist. The Thistle opened in Glasgow in ...

31 Mar 2025 at 09:21

Assisted dying Bill ‘devalues human life’, says top Bishop

The assisted dying legislation which passed its first parliamentary hurdle at Holyrood on Tuesday “devalues human life”, a leading Catholic Bishop has said. John Keenan, the Bishop of Paisley and the President ...

14 May 2025 at 09:36

Scotland

Leitch ‘not panicking’ over rising Covid case numbers

One of Scotland’s top clinicians has said he is “not panicking” about increase Covid-19 case numbers. Cases began to creep up in the latter part of last week, rising from 7,497 on Tuesday to 9,551 on Friday. ...

07 Mar 2022 at 10:25

Scotland

BBC presenter Janice Forsyth announces early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis

BBC radio presenter Janice Forsyth has been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s, she has announced. The 30-plus year, freelance broadcasting veteran has presented shows on BBC Radio Scotland, Radio Three ...

17 Feb 2025 at 11:38

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