By Bill Heaney Scotland won’t be going to the polls for another year, but STV News politics reporter Danyel VanReenen has come out already with
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Habemus Papa! Pope LeoXIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, September 14, 1955) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State since May 8, 2025. Born in Chicago, Illinois, United States,
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Democrat reporter Thursday 8th May 2025 marks exactly 80 years since Victory in Europe Day, otherwise known as VE Day, when the Allies formally accepted
New legislation aiming to ‘turn the tide’ on domestic abuse published today
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Cardinal scandal casts a shadow in Scotland as conclave begins
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