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HISTORICAL FACTS: 5 - The Untold Story

Swinney rejects assertion he cancelled briefing on US military use of airport

The First Minister was due to be briefed on the situation on Thursday.

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Ryanair to create hundreds of jobs in £40m airport expansion plans

The company will also build a new 11,938 sq m, four-bay heavy maintenance hangar

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Ryanair to create 450 jobs in £40m Prestwick Airport expansion

The company said the expansion meant the site would become its largest heavy maintenance hangar.

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Swinney says UK Government security briefing cancelled over lack of ‘babysitter’

The First Minister said there was a ‘suggestion’ Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander would need to be at the briefing.

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Hospital openings delayed by ‘repeated mistakes’ from QEUH, claims Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader made the comments during First Minister’s Questions on Thursday.

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Ministers will meet Swinney on US military use of Prestwick Airport, says Healey

The Defence Secretary also said the Scottish Government-owned airport is not being used for strike operations on Iran.

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Robison urges UK Government to ‘finally step up’ and support Glasgow after fire

The Finance Secretary will meet Chief Secretary to the Treasury James Murray in Belfast on Thursday.

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Scottish shops to pay £54m more in business rates than English rivals

The Scottish Retail Consortium warned that Scotland is becoming a more expensive place for businesses to operate.

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Swinney announces £11m support for Glasgow fire impact

The Scottish Government is working with the local council to finalise the scheme.

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Schools strikes suspended after ‘landmark investment’ from Scottish Government

Councils will receive £40 million to help them prepare to cut the amount of time teachers spend in classes by 90 minutes a week.

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Fire-ravaged remains of historic Glasgow building will be demolished

The B-listed structure on Union Street has continued to collapse in the days since the blaze broke out on Sunday.

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Support for businesses affected by Glasgow fire to be outlined soon – Swinney

The First Minister said firms destroyed or forced to shut will be assisted, as will those impacted by ongoing access restrictions.

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UK ministers urge Scottish Government to match funding for defence colleges

The defence readiness minister and Scottish Secretary announced a £50 million growth deal in Paisley on Thursday.

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Scottish Covid inquiry to hear from ministers as hearings schedule slips to 2027

Chairman Lord Brailsford has issued an update on the next steps for the inquiry.

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Enormous damage and significant disruption after Glasgow Central fire – Swinney

All train services from Scotland’s busiest station were cancelled on Monday, and it is unlikely to reopen on Tuesday.

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John Swinney ‘concerned’ about Scots trapped in Middle East as conflict rages

The First Minister said the Scottish Government is working with UK ministers to bring people home ‘as quickly as it is safe to do so’.

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Scottish teachers in ‘overwhelming’ vote for strike action in row over workload

A total of 85% of members of the EIS union who took part in the ballot backed strike action.

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Clarity sought on whether aircraft used in Iran operations stopped in Scotland

The Scottish Government is seeking clarity from the UK Government as some airports in the country are used as stopover points for air forces.

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Ministers must ‘get a grip’ on data centre applications, campaigners say

The Action to Protect Rural Scotland has published an interactive online map showing where data centres are planned.

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Water cremation introduced in Scotland in UK first

The first water cremations are expected to take place in Scotland this summer.

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Water cremation introduced in the UK for the first time

A body undergoing hydrolysis is wrapped in a silk or woollen shroud before being placed in a chamber with hot water and chemicals

Evening Standard

Lord Advocate faces accusations of ‘misleading’ Holyrood with Murrell memos

Dorothy Bain KC answered questions from MSPs about a memo sent in March 2025 to John Swinney regarding an embezzlement charge facing Peter Murrell.

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Scottish Government orders grooming gangs inquiry headed by expert Alexis Jay

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said the inquiry will have the ‘fullest investigatory powers’.

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‘Entirely appropriate’ for Lord Advocate to brief First Minister, Swinney says

John Swinney said there is a ‘long standing tradition’ of lord advocates providing information to the head of the government on ‘sensitive’ cases.

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Sturgeon inquiry documents ‘speak for themselves’ – Swinney

The files show the former first minister accused Alex Salmond of ‘a bit of a revenge mission’.

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