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SNP MP Joanna Cherry won't be appearing at The Stand during Edinburgh Festival Fringe after staff objected (Picture: Kate Chandler)

Joanna Cherry's Fringe show: Patter so bad you couldn’t pay people to be there

Former Speaker of the House, Betty Boothroyd. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Iconic former speaker of House of Commons Betty Boothroyd dies aged 93

Gareth Arnold (left) and Jared O'Mara (right) have both been convicted of fraud relating to fraudulent invoices submitted to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority while O'Mara was the MP for Sheffield Hallam. The invoices requested reimbursement for services from the fictitious organisation: 'Confident about Autism South Yorkshire'

The moment cocaine-using ex-MP was dobbed in by his own staff

MP Oleksiy Goncharenko has headed a crowdfunding campaign in Ukraine to buy weapons.

Ukrainian MP's campaign to crowdfund money for weapons tops £235,000

Andrew Bowie MP is calling for action over Stonehaven Water Network

MP seeks answers and calls for action over Stonehaven Water Network

Former Cabinet minister Matt Hancock has had the Tory whip suspended after it emerged he was entering the jungle for I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire.

Backlash against Hancock's jungle foray is predictable - but is it fair?

Wrexham footballer Paul Mullin’s political message banned from boots

Labour frontbencher Chris Matheson who has resigned following allegations of sexual misconduct.

Labour MP Chris Matheson resigns after complaints of sexual misconduct upheld

Grant Shapps is the new home secretary. Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images.

Who is new home secretary Grant Shapps?

Winston Churchill, left, with General Nevil Macready, at Braham Castle, Inverness, for a Cabinet meeting in 1921 (Picture: Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Churchill loved Scotland. So why are there so many ugly myths about him?

SNP MP Mhairi Black has apologised after drinking beer despite an alcohol ban on ScotRail trains (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

MP drinking beer on a train isn't shocking. The ban is – Scotsman comment

Former Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow will be banned from having a Commons pass

John Bercow banned from holding Commons pass and branded 'serial bully'

Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael called for a "revolution" in standards

Alistair Carmichael calls for transparency ‘revolution’ over sleaze scandal

An Afghan woman living in India reacts outside the embassy of the United States of America in New Delhi (Photo by Money Sharma / AFP) (Photo by MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images)

How you can help the people of Afghanistan

Douglas Ross said he would not take a penny if elected to another political job.

Douglas Ross defends plan to work as both MP and MSP

A stained glass memorial window in Lockerbie Town Hall depicting flags from all the nations that lost citizens in the bombing

Lockerbie: Three decades on, we still have a responsibility to pursue the truth ...

Margaret Ferrier speaking in the House of Commons September 28

Why Sturgeon must back recall vote on Ferrier - Brian Monteith

The Scottish Labour leader, Richard Leonard, has called on First Minister to support a recall petition against an SNP MP who broke coronavirus laws if she does not resign by Sunday evening.

Richard Leonard calls for Sturgeon to back recall motion for Margaret Ferrier

Peter McLagan MP, who was born in what is now Guyana to a white Scots slave owner and an unknown black mother.

Memorial calls for Scotland’s ‘forgotten’ first non-white MP

The statue of Edward Colston on the ground after it was pulled down by Black Lives Matter activists

Black Lives Matter protesters topple statue of British slave trader before pushi...

You can recreate a tornado at home, using everyday items from your kitchen, like this little boy

A world of learning at your fingertips to celebrate some significant days– Susa...

The hollow shell of a tenement building on Napier Street, Whitecrook, Clydebank, after a bombing raid in 1941 (Picture: West Dunbartonshire Council)

Wartime generation’s priority was peace. We must live up to their legacy – Chris...

Churchill once defended ‘Scottish nationalism’ at Ibrox stadium – Alastair Stewa...

Foundation of Hearts ‘ready for bid by end of month’

Letters: Why it's crucial to attend scanning appointments

Brown bans expenses rule-breakers from standing at next election

ALLAN MASSIE: An ignoble concession to Sinn Fein

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UK ministers are currently examining whether or not Scotland can be granted an exemption from the Internal Market Act so it can press ahead with plans to introduce a deposit return scheme.

Scotland could be allowed to pilot UK-wide deposit return scheme

Teenage Students In Uniform Sitting Examination In School Hall

Scottish towns 'underperform' in new school league tables

Renowned for its academic excellence, Jordanhill School is Glasgow's only entry in this list, coming top of the pile. An impressive 89 per cent of pupils leave with at least five Highers.

The 18 best performing secondary schools in Scotland