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Public health: Eyes back on the ball

Five years on from the first Covid lockdown and one of the biggest public health crises the country has faced, campaigners are urging the Scottish Government to refocus its efforts on preventing Scotland’s biggest killers

by Ruaraidh Gilmour

Justice

Sheku Bayoh: Police pay family out-of-court settlement

Reform UK is presented as a threat, but is better understood as a warning

Brian Leishman: The Labour MP who has become one of the government's most vocal critics

SNP wins double victory in Glasgow by-elections

Local Government

Stephen McCabe reappointed as Inverclyde Council leader

Education See all

Education

FMQs: SNP's record on education its 'defining failure'

Education

Need for ‘fundamental re-think’ on additional support for learning

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Health

Alcohol-specific deaths hit record high, ONS figures confirm

Health

Assisted dying bill MSP says he will ‘reflect’ on whether age limit should be raised

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Justice

Justice secretary defends £1bn cost for HMP Glasgow

Justice

Angela Constance quizzed on Operation Branchform 'hold-up'

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Green Pages

SNP will ‘shut the door’ on Reform, first minister says

Green Pages

Half of MSPs oppose oil and gas licence ban

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Business & Economy

Majority of Scottish businesses feeling ‘little to no impact’ from Scottish Government's income tax policy

Business & Economy

Public health: Eyes back on the ball

Sheku Bayoh: Police pay family out-of-court settlement

Reform UK is presented as a threat, but is better understood as a warning

Brian Leishman: The Labour MP who has become one of the government's most vocal critics

SNP wins double victory in Glasgow by-elections

Stephen McCabe reappointed as Inverclyde Council leader

FMQs: SNP's record on education its 'defining failure'

Need for ‘fundamental re-think’ on additional support for learning

Alcohol-specific deaths hit record high, ONS figures confirm

Assisted dying bill MSP says he will ‘reflect’ on whether age limit should be raised

Justice secretary defends £1bn cost for HMP Glasgow

Angela Constance quizzed on Operation Branchform 'hold-up'

SNP will ‘shut the door’ on Reform, first minister says

Half of MSPs oppose oil and gas licence ban

Majority of Scottish businesses feeling ‘little to no impact’ from Scottish Government's income tax policy

Businesses increasingly targeted by cyber criminals, report reveals