All news on the topic: Scottish Government

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Retired postal worker lost use of arm in XL Bully attack that killed beloved dog
Agnes Donaldson needed a metal plate put into her arm after the terrifying attack by the XL Bully - she also lost her beloved pet Milly and wants the coming breed ban extended to Scotland
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Scotland loses trans court battle with Tories in 'devastating day for equality'
A court has said it was lawful for the UK Government to block Scotland from passing legislation that makes it easier for transgender people to change their legally-recognised sex
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Janey Godley 'happy' as she shares update on her terminal and incurable cancer
Comedian Janey Godley has shared a positive health update with fans amid her ovarian cancer diagnosis and revealed she is able to continue with her tour commitments
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Police treating 'NHS board as suspect' in sudden death of 10-year-old girl
Milly Main died in 2017 after she contracted an infection at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with Scotland's biggest health board now reportedly being considered a formal suspect
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Pro-Palestine protesters demanding ceasfire in Gaza hold sit-in at museum
Police are reportedly on the scene and nobody else is being permitted to enter the gallery in Glasgow's West End. Footage shared on Twitter shows a group sitting in the main entrance hall
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Minister racks up £11,000 bill for taxpayers using iPad on holiday
The massive taxpayer-funded bill was built up by the SNP's Scottish Health Secretary Michael Matheson, with roaming charges costing over £65 an hour for the seven days he was in Morocco
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Locals win battle with neighbour over 'dangerous' hedge that 'blocks sunlight'
A group of residents in Edinburgh have won a battle with their neighbour over a "high hedge" they say blocks sunlight, leaving their conservatories "cold and dull" after government planners demanded it be trimmed down
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Starmer should be brave and scrap Lords in 5 years, says Scottish Labour chief
The Scottish Labour leader said his party should be 'brave' and act to reform the upper chamber when it has 'maximum political capital' in the early years of winning power
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School strikes to continue in Scotland after union rejects pay offer
Unison members have voted to reject a pay offer from Cosla for school support staff in Scotland, with further strikes to take place
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Dad shares early warning signs after being diagnosed with dementia aged just 55
Gerry King was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's aged just 55, causing him to medically retire, lose touch with '32 years of friends' and contemplate suicide
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Date set for major gender reform legal battle between UK and Scottish government
The showdown at Scotland's supreme civil court comes amid a major constitutional row over the PM's 'nuclear' decision to block changes making it easier for people to change gender
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Disturbing 'zombie salmon' seen at UK fish farm as welfare probe launched
Lifelong activist Don Staniford says the video he captured 'was like something out of a horror film', while the Scottish Government has been forced to launch an investigation
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Pressure on Keir Starmer as voters urge Labour to back primary free school meals
Six out of 10 (62%) voters want the Labour leader to throw his weight behind mounting calls to make free lunches universal for primary school pupils to ensure no child gets left behind
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Inmate charged with hate crime against transgender double rapist in prison
Rapist Isla Bryson has claimed a breach of human rights after a fellow inmate was charged with a hate crime
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Sturgeon blames possible no-deal Brexit for distracting from pandemic plans
The former Scottish First Minister was reminded she was "in a witness box not a soap box" when she appeared at the Covid Inquiry as she rallied against Brexit and the impact it had
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'Barbaric' animal snares to be banned in Wales - piling pressure on rest of UK
The Welsh Government in the Senedd is expected to back plans to outlaw the devices on Tuesday - triggering fresh calls for other British governments to follow suit
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King's Birthday Honours list in full from unsung heroes to TV legends
King Charles's list ranges from a grieving mother who turned a tragedy into a charity honouring their legacy, a 106-year-old fundraising through exercise, and those aiding Ukrainian refugees
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'My son would still be alive if it wasn't for hellhole hotel, it must close now'
A heartbroken mother is demanding an inquiry into an explosion in overdoses of deaths at the notorious Queens Park Hotel in Glasgow, where three people died of suspected overdoses in the past month
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'Our daughter died at 23 when doctors failed to spot deadly symptom in her leg'
Katie McPherson was studying to become an occupational therapist when two hospitals failed to spot a blood clot in her leg and she was sent home with painkillers - she died nine days later
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Woman's battle to keep 32ft trees as neighbour complains they 'block out sun'
Helen Rown has been told she can keep her trees after she appealed a decision by Fife Council to remove two under high hedge laws, despite her neighbour's complaints
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Spiking victim backs forensic testing drive to bring pub drug fiends to justice
Police Scotland has outsourced the testing of hundreds of extra samples a year to provide forensic evidence in cases where victims are drugged while out in pubs or clubs
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Electric shock dog collars to be banned in England after 10-year long campaign
Controversial shock collars for dogs will be banned from early next year, sparing half a million dogs from the painful devices which inflict pain for up to 11 seconds
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Disabled pensioner unable to visit wife of 60 years as crucial bus to be axed
Andy Wilson, 82, will not be able to visit his wife of 62 years Marie, 85, at her care home after McGill's Buses announced plans to axe the number 22 bus that stops outside his house
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Cyclist, 22, killed in horror lorry crash just months after moving to UK city
A 22-year-old woman who had recently begun a career working to improve urban spaces died in a tragic lorry crash on a UK city road just three months after moving
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Transgender killer demands NHS sex-change op again while serving life for murder
Paris Green is serving a life sentence for the brutal murder of Robert Shankland in Fife, Scotland, and has now made a second demand for gender reassignment surgery on the NHS