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Laura McKenna is a trained and experienced mediator

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Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay

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Tributes to charity event MoonWalk as organisers announce end of era

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband during a visit to St Fergus, Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, to welcome funding to progress the Acorn project as confirmed in the Spending Review. Picture: PA

It's time for the tale of lost North Sea jobs to stop - and Acorn is a start
Support for Acorn was an important step for industrial Scotland and a reminder of the home-grown advantage we still hold.

Gallagher's 'stunning' response only adds to the Oasis summer hype for Edinburgh

An aerial stock view of Glasgow. The greater Glasgow region needs a directly-elected mayor and a devolution deal to avoid falling behind other large UK cities, a think-tank has recommended. Picture: Richard McCarthy/PA Wire

Forget party politics - directly-elected mayors in Scotland is worth considering

Stephanie Hepburn is a Partner, and Head of Private Wealth Disputes, Shepherd and Wedderburn

A conversation can be better than a court case in executry disputes

Centre for Cities claim directly-elected mayors receive more investment, better infrastructure, and faster growth.

Glasgow needs a mayor or risks being left behind, think-tank says

Scottish Labour's Sarah Boyack is standing down at the next election

Edinburgh and Lothian MSP Sarah Boyack to stand down at next election

Woman dies after falling at beauty spot in Highlands

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Israeli security forces inspect destroyed buildings that were hit by a missile fired from Iran, near Tel Aviv. Picture: AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg

Reeves: UK could 'potentially' support Israel, as more RAF jets sent

School girls arrive at Glenalmond College for the first day of term. A High Court challenge against the decision to charge VAT for private schools has failed. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Private schools lose High Court challenge to overturn VAT fees

Defence spending rises are outpacing other sectors such as health and social care. Rachel Reeves, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, set out aims for the UK to be a "defence industrial superpower" during the government's Spending Review.

Tax rises likely if economy shrinks further, IFS warn Rachel Reeves

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Princess Royal unveils bronze figurehead of late Queen in Edinburgh

Delegates at the Conservative party conference in 2023 pose for a photograph with Nigel Farage (Picture: Oli Scarff)

Why Tories must stop agreeing with Farage if they want to survive Scotsman comment

Zonal pricing generates a mixed response from MPs and energy groups

Zonal pricing - is it good for Scotland and will it actually happen?

World

First-responders gather outside a building that was hit by an Israeli strike in Tehran on Friday

Starmer tells Netanyahu Israel and Iran must pull back from the brink

People look over damage to buildings in Nobonyad Square following Israeli airstrikes in Tehran, Iran. Iran's three top military generals were killed in the attacks that also targeted nuclear and military facilities

How the UK could get dragged further into conflict in the Middle East Lt Col Stuart Crawford

Air India crash survivor watched people 'dying in front of my eyes'

Smoke rises from a location allegedly targeted in Israel's wave of strikes on Tehran. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Starmer's de-escalation plea as drone attacks launched into Iran

This photo shared on X by India's Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) shows debris of a plane that crashed in the northwestern Indian city of Ahmedabad

One British passenger survives as hundreds killed in Air India crash

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Women's charity slams Sabrina Carpenter album cover as 'misogynistic'

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Scottish politics isn’t necessarily as bitter and divided as it seems

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Scottish Parliament is full of serious flaws and must be overhauled

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Exclusive Should Holyrood have a second chamber like the House of Lords?

Lord George Foulkes says having a second chamber could improve how many different aspects of the Scottish Parliament work.

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How new Bill would strengthen parents rights to ask for Gaelic school

The Scottish Languages Bill will be debated on Tuesday, and Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has wr...

Swinney’s critics should bite their tongues and get behind him

After a period of chaos in the SNP, the election of John Swinney as leader was supposed to bring cal...

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Ad Feature Don’t be left in the dark if the power goes down in Scotland
The blackout that caused chaos in Spain and Portugal last month may have seemed distant, but the reality is it could happen in Scotland.
By The Newsroom