Wed, 11th December 2024

Launch of 2022 Edinburgh Labour Manifesto with Cammy Day and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

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SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster sits on the board of the European Leagues which is likely to oppose a winter World Cup in Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

SPFL set to oppose any attempt to stage a Saudi World Cup in winter

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Val McDermid and Nicola Sturgeon will be appearing at a special festive Edinburgh’s Christmas In Conversation event, In The Company of Books, on 15 December at The Assembly Rooms on the Mound where they will be joined by Alan Cumming and bestselling author Paula Hawkins to discuss all things books.

Interview: Nicola Sturgeon and Val McDermid on bonding over books

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Sport

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Business

Bosses at electricity firm SSEN Transmission have set out a £22 billion, five-year plan that they say will help the UK towards its clean energy targets as well as supporting tens of thousands of jobs.

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Politics

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Edinburgh City Council leader Cammy Day before boarding a test tram to Newhaven at Picardy Place on Tuesday. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

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The Scottish Parliament is at risk of being open to AI ‘chamberfakes’ (Picture: Andrew Milligan)

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Jenny Gilruth backs down over £145.5m for maintaining teacher numbers

The SNP is planning to re-introduce free bus passes for asylum seekers.

Call to axe £2m re-introduction of free bus travel for asylum seekers

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The SNP will struggle to persuade Labour to fund the abolition of the two-children benefit cap in Scotland (Picture: Andy Buchanan/WPA pool)

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Votes cast in July's general election are counted in Glasgow (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

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Opinion

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Education

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A handwritten manuscript shedding new light on Scottish history has been acquired by St Andrews University.

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Val McDermid and Nicola Sturgeon will be appearing at a special festive Edinburgh’s Christmas In Conversation event, In The Company of Books, on 15 December at The Assembly Rooms on the Mound where they will be joined by Alan Cumming and bestselling author Paula Hawkins to discuss all things books.

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Hay's Way

An interactive map showing information about publicly-owned land, as well as land managed by Scottish Crown Estate, has been created.

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Health

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