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Nicola Sturgeon: I hope latest council pay offer will end Edinburgh ‘disruption’

Nicola Sturgeon has said she hopes a new pay offer to local government workers will end the “disruption” in Edinburgh – where a strike by council staff has left litter bins overflowing. At the same time as tourists have been flocking to the capital ...

22 Aug 2022 at 13:21

Sturgeon urged to intervene to end ‘international embarrassment’ in Edinburgh

The Scottish Government is being urged to intervene and “prevent international embarrassment for Edinburgh and Scotland” as a strike by council staff has left litter bins overflowing in the capital. Tories and the Liberal Democrats both demanded ...

22 Aug 2022 at 19:43

GMB union members vote to accept council pay offer

Members of the GMB trade union in Scotland’s councils have accepted a pay offer after strike action by waste workers. Waste workers in Edinburgh walked out at the height of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, leaving rubbish to pile up on the street....

23 Sept 2022 at 20:53

Scotland

Scottish Government calls for positive engagement over immigration reforms

Scotland’s Constitution Secretary has called on the UK Government to “engage positively” on immigration reforms – as a new visa pilot scheme is due to be debated. The Scottish Government has proposed a rural visa pilot scheme in the hopes of ...

25 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Funeral will be ‘final and poignant goodbye’ to Queen, says Sturgeon

The Queen’s funeral will be a “final and poignant goodbye” to the late monarch, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The First Minister is attending the ceremony in London on Monday, which is expected to be watched in every corner of the globe with a ...

19 Sept 2022 at 10:27

Sturgeon ‘honoured’ to represent Scotland at ‘momentous’ funeral for Queen

Nicola Sturgeon has said it was an “honour to represent Scotland” as leaders from across the globe joined with the royal family and other mourners at the Queen’s state funeral. King Charles III was left close to tears during a state ...

19 Sept 2022 at 18:09

Hundreds gather to watch state funeral as Queen’s service to nation praised

Hundreds of people gathered in Scotland’s capital to watch the Queen’s state funeral as the late monarch’s service to the nation was praised. The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland read a prayer at the ...

19 Sept 2022 at 16:17

Supreme Court to hear indyref2 case in October

A key court case that could allow the Scottish Parliament to legislate for another independence referendum will hear arguments in October, the Supreme Court has said. Scotland’s top law officer, Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain QC, ...

21 Jul 2022 at 17:49

Scotland’s Covid cases could peak in next couple of weeks – expert

Coronavirus cases could peak in the next couple of weeks in Scotland as the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron drives a spike in numbers, a public health expert has said. Dr Christine Tait-Burkard, of the University of Edinburgh, ...

16 Mar 2022 at 09:55

Charities share more than £1m to support Ukrainians fleeing war

Organisations supporting Ukrainians fleeing the conflict are sharing more than £1 million of Scottish Government funding to help with their response. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made the announcement on a visit to the ...

16 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Charities share more than £1.3m to support Ukrainians fleeing war

Organisations supporting Ukrainians fleeing the conflict are sharing more than £1.3 million of Scottish Government funding to help with their response. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made the announcement on a visit to ...

16 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon delays ditching face masks after rise in Covid cases

Scotland is making “steady progress back to normal life”, Nicola Sturgeon has insisted, despite pushing back the date for ditching laws for people to wear face coverings on public transport and in some settings. The ...

15 Mar 2022 at 16:25

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