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Day: January 9, 2018

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MSP pledges support for local families raising disabled or seriously ill children 9 January 2018 Local MSP Jackie Baillie has pledged her support for the

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Kirk appoints its first ever dedicated “farming minister” A sheep farm at Glen Fruin above Loch Lomond. Picture by BILL HEANEY The Church of Scotland

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Nukes in Scotland: Faslane peace camp maintains decades long vigil … January 4, 2018 By Paul O’Hanlon of the Australian Times SPECIAL FEATURE: Based at Faslane are

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The Ferret ‘Significant’ radioactive waste problem at Trident submarine base By Ferret journalists on January 7, 2018 Scotland’s environmental watchdog has criticised nuclear waste handling at the

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Death of former attorney general who headed world trade body Peter Sutherland: Born in Dublin,: 25 April, 1946 Died: 7 January, 2018 Alex Salmond, Bill

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Churches are urged to ring bells to mark the end of the First World War January 9, 2018 The Society of Editors is adding its

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  • NHS WAITING LISTS HAVE DOUBLED SINCE STURGEON WAS APPOINTED, SAYS MSP BAILLIE
  • PARLIAMENT: SARWAR PLACES STURGEON ON THE SPOT AT HER LAST QUESTION TIME
  • VALEDICTORY SPEECH BY FIRST MINISTER NICOLA STURGEON TO THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT
  • POLICE: HOW SWINGEING SNP CUTS HAVE MADE OUR HOMES AND STREETS LESS SAFE FROM CRIMINALS
  • LIBDEM LEADER: Sands of Scottish politics are now shifting in big and unpredictable ways
  • PARLIAMENT: Spin and secrecy can’t disguise Nicola Sturgeon’s dismal record, say Tories

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NHS WAITING LISTS HAVE DOUBLED SINCE STURGEON WAS APPOINTED, SAYS MSP BAILLIE

NHS WAITING LISTS HAVE DOUBLED SINCE STURGEON WAS APPOINTED, SAYS MSP BAILLIE

By Lucy Ashton Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie, deputy leader of the Labour Party in Scotland, was not for letting First Minister Nicola Sturgeon away lightly

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PARLIAMENT: SARWAR PLACES STURGEON ON THE SPOT AT HER LAST QUESTION TIME

PARLIAMENT: SARWAR PLACES STURGEON ON THE SPOT AT HER LAST QUESTION TIME

Labour leader Anas Sarwar and now resigned First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. By Bill Heaney We live in serious times, with the cost of living crisis

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VALEDICTORY SPEECH BY FIRST MINISTER NICOLA STURGEON TO THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

VALEDICTORY SPEECH BY FIRST MINISTER NICOLA STURGEON TO THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

                        First Minister Nicola Sturgeon I have just concluded my 286th and final session

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POLICE: HOW SWINGEING SNP CUTS HAVE MADE OUR HOMES AND STREETS LESS SAFE FROM CRIMINALS

POLICE: HOW SWINGEING SNP CUTS HAVE MADE OUR HOMES AND STREETS LESS SAFE FROM CRIMINALS

SPECIAL REPORT by BILL HEANEY Police officers up and down the country work tirelessly every day to keep us safe, and we thank them for

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LIBDEM LEADER: Sands of Scottish politics are now shifting in big and unpredictable ways

LIBDEM LEADER: Sands of Scottish politics are now shifting in big and unpredictable ways

Good and bad, this chamber will debate her legacy long after her departure Responding to Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation statement in the Scottish Parliament this afternoon,

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PARLIAMENT: Spin and secrecy can’t disguise Nicola Sturgeon’s dismal record, say Tories

PARLIAMENT: Spin and secrecy can’t disguise Nicola Sturgeon’s dismal record, say Tories

By Bill Heaney Nicola Sturgeon was told in the Scottish Parliament today that no amount of spin and secrecy could disguise her record of failure

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STRIP OFF: Outrage at cost of 150th anniversary Scotland home shirt

STRIP OFF: Outrage at cost of 150th anniversary Scotland home shirt

Supporters believe the £90 price tag on the Scotland top is way too high The anniversary kit was launched to mark 150 years since the

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JOURNALISM: Society ‘deeply concerned’ by proposed changes to media relations guidance

JOURNALISM: Society ‘deeply concerned’ by proposed changes to media relations guidance

Society ‘deeply concerned’ by proposed changes to media relations guidance The Society of Editors is “deeply concerned” by proposed changes to the College of Policing’s

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