Liam McArthur

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Ministers branded 'spectacularly unhelpful' amid deposit return scheme FOI row

Pentalina aground at St Margaret's Hope on Saturday.

Transport minister reiterates 'no pressure' on Pentalina certification process

Pentalina aground at St Margaret's Hope on Saturday. Picture: RNLI/Longhope RNLI

Investigation demanded into safety of grounded ferry amid 'pressure' claims

MV Pentalina had been out of passenger service apart from some brief private contracts since 2019.

Minister ‘not aware’ of pressure to give MV Pentalina safety certificate

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Ministers urged to explain why deposit return scheme firm is exempt from FOI

Aleksandr Ivulin has been released from prison.

Belarusian political prisoner ‘adopted’ by Scots MSP is released from jail

Giving a value to cans and bottles means they are much less likely to be thrown away (Picture: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

Deposit return scheme is a good idea at risk of being tarnished

Kate Forbes has lost support in the race to be the next SNP leader due to her views on social issues.

Kate Forbes: 'Right to practice' must be balanced in any conversion therapy ban

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

Anas Sarwar: I don't 'instinctively support' moves to legalise assisted dying

Scotland's Deputy First Minister and temporary Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Economy, John Swinney MSP, sat next to First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, as he delivers the Scottish Budget to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

Scottish Men's Sheds offered additional cash which could stave off fear of cuts

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Andy Buchanan - Pool/Getty Images

Nicola Sturgeon yet to come to 'final view' on assisted dying legislation

Rt Rev Iain Greenshields

Kirk fears assisted dying could be seen as 'cost-saving opportunity'

Assisted dying legislation is expected to be introduced in the early part of 2023.

Kirk moderator raises fears assisted dying safeguards will be 'loosened'

Liam McArthur is bringing forward a bill to legalise assisted dying in Scotland

Plans to legalise assisted dying in Scotland take step forward

Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur wants to legalise assisted dying for the terminally ill

Assisted dying plans in Scotland should go further, says Dignitas

Liam McArthur MSP will lodge his assisted dying bill today.

Three quarters in favour of Scottish assisted dying bill following consultation

A rundown house on the Isle of Lewis. Picture: CC.

SNP ministers ditch plans to give people £50k to move to depopulated islands

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Fears landfill waste will be shipped to England after Scottish ban

Firefighters were called to two fires in West Lothian on Wednesday afternoon.

MSP calls for crackdown on barbecues

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SNP ministers urged to accelerate reforms after sex offences hit 50-year high

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko in April.

MSPs to play football against Belarusians

Joanne Easton, left, with her mother and father Robert, right, who died last year. Picture: contributed

Bereaved woman issues tearful plea to MSPs to back assisted dying

Sir Patrick Stewart. Picture: Getty

Sir Patrick Stewart urges MSPs to back assisted dying in Scotland

Former Labour MP Dennis Canavan. Picture: Angus Bremmer

Former Scottish MP says his children 'died in dignity' without assisted suicide

Ministers have refused to say what impact cyber-attacks have had on Scottish political bodies.

Scottish public bodies are under attack by cyber criminals

Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Concerns raised over number of criminal cases dealt with within target

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SNP ministers criticised over delay to new energy strategy

Scottish Government statistics show that the country’s share of global greenhouse gas emissions increased by 2.6 per cent in a year, releasing an extra 1.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent into the atmosphere.

Scotland's global carbon footprint has increased

HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow

Ministers urged to take action over prison self-harm incidents

Operators fear buses could be delayed by young people boarding without the new smartcards needed for free travel. Picture: Transport Scotland

‘Complex’ under-22s free bus travel application process to be simplified

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have called for the extension of a loan scheme for electric vehicles.

Call for loan scheme to be extended to boost electric vehicle take up

Liam McArthur has called for reform of the Fatal Accident Inquiry system.

Reform call as some Fatal Accident Inquiries still unresolved after ten years

Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur. Picture: Toby Williams

Consultation on assisted dying plans closes after 'unprecedented' response

Stock photo of Jeane Freeman addressing MSPs in the Scottish Parliament

Jeane Freeman backs proposed legislation to allow assisted dying

The number of domestic abuse incidents recorded by Police Scotland has risen again

Domestic abuse incidents in Scotland hit record high

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Shona Elliott

Scots remain divided over controversial bill to introduce assisted dying

A ban on single-use plastic is set to be brought in for Scotland from June. Picture: George Stoyle

Most single-use plastics to be banned in Scotland from June

Plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport are proving controversial

SNP’s stance on Heathrow expansion threatens green targets- Readers' Letters

Liam McArthur wants 'competent adults who are terminally ill to be provided at their request with assistance to end their life' (Picture: Toby Williams)

Readers' Letters: Good palliative care best for terminally ill

Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Alex Cole-Hamilton in the main chamber at the Scottish Parliament. Picture: Jane Barlow - Pool / Getty Images

Scottish party leader backs assisted dying law change

Alex Cole-Hamilton is running to be the new leader of the Scottish LibDems.

Alex Cole-Hamilton to stand as candidate for Scottish Lib Dem leader

Campaigners in support of assisted dying gather outside the Houses of Parliament in 2015

Coalition of nearly 200 medical professionals fight again assisted dying move

A third attempt is being made to pass legislation on assisted suicide in Scotland.

Assisted Dying Bill 'strikes fear into the hearts' of disabled people

Independent MSP Margo MacDonald, who died in 2014, introduced two previous bills

Assisted dying is a debate which needs to be had - Scotsman leader

Liberal Democrat Liam McArthur is putting forward proposals for a Members Bill

Assisted dying bill set to be lodged at parliament

Review of Crown Office involvement in Fatal Accident Inquiries rejected by MSPs

Nicola Sturgeon has indicated the potential for reform of the role of the Lord Advocate. James Wolffe QC has resigned from the position in recent days.

Nicola Sturgeon: 'There is a case for reform' of Lord Advocate dual role

Newly elected Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament Alison Johnstone during the oath and affirmation ceremony. Picture: Russell Cheyne/PA Wire

MSPS elected as Holyrood deputy presiding officers after marathon voting session

Liberal Democrat candidate Alex Cole-Hamilton celebrates after holding his Edinburgh Western seat (Picture: Lesley Martin/PA Wire)

Big re-election wins for Lib Dem MSPs shows how popular they are – Willie Rennie

Liam McArthur

Liberal Democrat Liam McArthur holds Orkney as first result announced

Glasgow is this November due to host the United Nations climate change summit Cop26, which will see international leaders coming together to report on progress in curbing emissions of greenhouse gases set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement

Politicians to face virtual grilling from Scots

David Whitehouse, left, and Paul Clark were appointed the joint administrators of Rangers

£24m cost to public purse of Rangers case set to rise

Police Scotland has been urged to increase its diversity as figures show a lack of BAME officers.

Call for Police Scotland to increase diversity in top ranks

Justice in dock as killer left free to stab young father to death

Leader comment: Fracking lacks public and political support

MSPs expenses bill hits record £15.8m as extra staff hired

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A computer generated image issued by Transport Scotland of the proposed debris flow shelter

£470m road shelter planned to shield A83 Rest and Be Thankful from landslides

Scottish Labour are predicting 20,000 Scots will die in 2023 while waiting for NHS Treatment.

More than 18,000 Scots died while waiting on NHS treatment, amid private surge

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School could be forced to keep classrooms closed over concrete 'faults'