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- Three in five Scots diagnosed with 'less survivable' cancers die within a year January 15, 2025Ministers are being urged to address the “desperate situation” faced by Scots diagnosed with some forms of cancer, with campaigners calling for action to improve survival rates which see three out five die within a year of diagnosis.
- Swinney: Child poverty can't be eradicated overnight but we'll make progress January 15, 2025John Swinney has vowed to make progress on eradicating child poverty but admits it cannot be eradicated overnight.
- Cammy Day complaint was received in 2018, Edinburgh Council confirms January 14, 2025Edinburgh Council first received complaints about Labour's Cammy Day in 2018 - four years before he was installed as its leader, a freedom of information request revealed.
- German livestock banned from UK following discovery of foot and mouth disease January 14, 2025Imports of cattle, pigs and sheep from Germany have been banned due to fears over foot and mouth disease
- Man dies after crash in Glasgow which has shut roads close to Clyde Tunnel January 14, 2025A man has died following a crash which has closed the Clyde Tunnel in Glasgow
- Tulip Siddiq resigns as Treasury Minister to avoid being 'distraction' January 14, 2025Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned from the government, telling Sir Keir Starmer she had become “a distraction” from the government’s work.
- Persimmon reassures but housing market outlook remains tricky January 14, 2025Persimmon issued a solid trading update this morning but the outlook for the broader new homes market remains uncertain
- Lockerbie disaster memories to be recorded in new episode of BBC's Repair Shop January 14, 2025An episode of the BBC programme The Repair Shop will focus on a memorial to the Lockerbie disaster
- All we know about missing Eliza and Henrietta Huszti one week on from disappearance January 14, 2025It has now been seven days since twins Eliza and Henrietta Huszti disappeared with little to no evidence of what has happened since.
- Global study into depression identifies new genetic risk factors January 14, 2025Scientists have identified new genetic risk factors for depression across all major global populations after a study involving five million participants, giving hope for new treatments.
- Who is Pat McFadden? The Celtic fan favoured to succeed Reeves as Chancellor January 14, 2025Minister for intergovernmental relations Pat McFadden has a successful record after being put in charge of Labour's general election campaign
- Findlay dismisses Reform UK as 'protest vote' but dodges question over possible pact January 14, 2025Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay has refused to rule out a coalition with Reform UK to block the SNP from forming the next government. While describing it as a “hypothetical” scenario, Findlay emphasised his focus on returning as many Scottish Conservative MSPs.
- Church where Robert Burns is buried launches campaign to draw more visitors January 14, 2025The historic church where Robert Burns is buried has launched a fundraising campaign to coincide with The Bard's birthday later this month.
- ‘No compelling reason’ to develop Edinburgh's greenbelt despite housing crisis January 14, 2025Plans for hundreds of new homes on Edinburgh’s green belt near Edinburgh Airport and Mortonhall are set to be turned down, despite developers arguing building on protected land is justified in response to the city’s housing crisis.
- Police hunt driver who filmed themselves going 82mph in 20mph zone January 14, 2025Road Policing officers in Edinburgh are appealing for information and witnesses following an incident of dangerous driving in the Saughton Road North area.
- Two teenagers arrested and charged after alleged 'stabbing' in Portobello January 14, 2025Two teenagers have been arrested and charged following an attempted murder in Portobello
- Sentencing of 'evil Jesus' who plotted to kill prosecutor postponed January 14, 2025A man who plotted to kill a prosecutor on the dark web while identifying as “evil Jesus” has had his sentencing postponed again due to confusion over whether a hospital bed is available, a court heard.
- Russell Findlay questions timing of Nicola Sturgeon’s divorce amid SNP police probe January 14, 2025Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay has suggested the news of Nicola Sturgeon’s divorce may have been “connected” to the ongoing police investigation into the SNP’s finances.
- Rikki Fulton among famous Scots with birth, wedding and death entries newly released January 14, 2025The birth entry of Rikki Fulton is one of 245,000 records that have been newly released online by National Records of Scotland.
- Scottish shopping centre transformation ‘continuing at pace’ as new stores revealed January 14, 2025The transformation of a Scottish shopping centre is 'continuing at pace' with a raft of new store openings unveiled