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Alex Salmond accuses Nicola Sturgeon of ‘rewriting history’

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Sir John's comments come at the end of a week in which First Minister Nicola Sturgeon issued a rallying cry to supporters to 'get out there and make the case' for Scottish independence. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Brexit ‘has not moved minds’ on indyref question, says Sir John Curtice

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Alex Salmond pursued a judicial review of the process the Scottish Government used to investigate two complaints of sexual harassment made against him. He denies the charges

Scottish Labour calls for SNP to give up Salmond committee chair

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Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Alex Salmond ‘airbrushed’ out of SNP online history

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Lack of bodycams putting Scots prison staff ‘at unnecessary risk’

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Iranian couple living in Edinburgh threatened with removal from UK

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‘Stop dithering and scrap the backstop’, Boris Johnson tells PM

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‘Difficult decisions’ for Glasgow after equal pay settlement

Glasgow & Strathclyde

Campaigners for IndyRef2 on the streets of Glasgow in July 2018. Picture: John Devlin

SNP MP calls for Nicola Sturgeon to ‘trigger the gun’ on IndyRef2

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William Lindsay died at Polmont Young Offenders' Institution. Picture: John Devlin.

Parents of victims accuse authorties of failing to take action to reduce prison suicides

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Nicola Sturgeon: I won’t call a second Scottish independence vote this year

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Linda Fabiani says it's laughable to suggest if Scotland was independent it would choose to join Brexit Britain (Picture: John Devlin)

Scottish independence: Unionists wrong about new poll – Linda Fabiani

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Scotland remains divided on the issue of independence. Picture: Phil Wilkinson/TSPL

Readers’ poll: Would you vote for Scottish independence in a second referendum?

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Poll: 60% of Scots would back ‘remain’ in new Scottish independence vote

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Scottish Labour leader, Richard Leonard. Picture: John Devlin

Richard Leonard: Scottish independence vote would be worse than Brexit

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Nicola Sturgeon leads Britain’s most influential woman poll

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Pro-independence marchers make their way through Glasgow in September 2017. Picture: John Devlin

Poll: Support for Scottish independence at 32%

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Ruth Davidson. Picture: PA

Scottish Conservative support falls as SNP's rises - poll

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Prime Minister Theresa May has held discussions with Cabinet colleagues after talks with other parties. Boris Johnson said the UK must go ahead with Brexit on 29 March. Picture: Getty

‘Stop dithering and scrap the backstop’, Boris Johnson tells PM

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One of the billboard posters which has been stuck up in Dover reminding politicians of their old tweets. Picture: SWNS

Activists raise £30k for more billboards highlighting Brexit ‘hypocrisy’

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Jeremy Corbyn speaks at St Mary in the Castle during a visit to Hastings in East Sussex yesterday, where he said his party was determined to get a deal. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Last chance for MPs to steer Brexit as May and Corbyn refuse to talk

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Former British Prime Minister David Cameron delivers a speech during his time in office. Picture: Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Brexit: David Cameron doesn’t regret calling referendum

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Scotland secretary David Mundell arrives for the weekly Cabinet meeting at Number 10 Downing Street. Picture: Jack Taylor/Getty Images

Brexit: David Mundell faces fresh calls from SNP to resign

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Scottish Brexit secretary Mike Russell

Brexit: Scotland starts stockpiling food, medicine for no deal

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Glasgow's Buchanan Street as Christmas shoppers look for last-minute items

UK retailers report worst Christmas since 2008

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Gym operator pumps up presence with third Fife site

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GHA tenant chair Bernadette Hewitt said social housing had been a 'key element in the resurgence' of Glasgow. Picture: Bill Fleming

GHA boosted Scots economy by £2bn over past 15 years

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Head chef Bryan Coghill and his son Jack, pastry chef, within the new restaurant in Dunfermline. Picture: Jim Payne

Dunfermline eatery marks latest venture for Coghills

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Professor Colin McInnes comes face to face with a life-size marble portrait of James Watt. Picture: John Devlin

Glasgow Uni plans year of events to mark anniversary of James Watt’s death

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Edinburgh faces major cuts to council budgets (Picture: Ian Rutherford)

Council cuts mean Edinburgh faces £80 million hit to economy – John McLellan

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Alex Salmond accuses Nicola Sturgeon of ‘rewriting history’

Politics

Sir John's comments come at the end of a week in which First Minister Nicola Sturgeon issued a rallying cry to supporters to 'get out there and make the case' for Scottish independence. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Brexit ‘has not moved minds’ on indyref question, says Sir John Curtice

Politics

Alex Salmond pursued a judicial review of the process the Scottish Government used to investigate two complaints of sexual harassment made against him. He denies the charges

Scottish Labour calls for SNP to give up Salmond committee chair

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Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Alex Salmond ‘airbrushed’ out of SNP online history

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