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Slovenia star sends Scotland warning as he outlines lofty Nations League target

Slovenia striker Danijel Sturm has warned Scotland they have targeted six points from their opening two games in the Nations League against…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 23

How does Scotland compare with other European countries on drug deaths?

Scotland does not have as many drug deaths as some of its neighbouring countries in Europe, but it outranks them all in terms of the number of…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 23

Drug deaths in Scotland increase amid 'toxic supply' warning

Deaths from drug use in Scotland rose by 11 per cent last year, according to the latest figures

The National (Scotland) · Sep 23

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Drug deaths in Scotland rise 11% amid concerns over ‘toxic supply’

Scotland continues to have the highest drugs death rate in Europe, figures show.

Evening Standard · Sep 23

Drug-checking service aims to counter toxic supply entering Scotland – minister

The service will show users exactly what their supplies of drugs contain.

Evening Standard · Sep 22

Pocognoli challenges Scotland to aim beyond tournament qualification

Sebastien Pocognoli has praised Steve Clarke for the standard he set with the national team, but he now wants Scotland to aim higher than tournament…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 22

Aviva committed £38 million to a 100-year UK rainforest partnership. The long-term programme aims to restore lost habitats and develop new nature-based revenue streams

Aviva has committed £38 million to a 100-year partnership focused on restoring temperate rainforest across the UK. Under the Atlantic Rainforest Restoration Programme, Wildlife Trusts plan to restore 1,755 hectares of habitat that once covered one-fifth of the land from Cornwall to western Scotland but is now limited to approximately…

The Economic Times · Sep 22

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Reform’s Holyrood stunt looks childish to everyone but themselves

Reform have thrown their toys out of the pram again – this time, over Holyrood’s debate on whether Scotland should have the right to choose its…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 22

Reform MSPs stage Holyrood walkout over Scottish independence debate

Malcolm Offord, the leader of Reform UK in Scotland, branded the debate a ‘farce’

The Independent UK · Sep 22

Caledonian Sleeper under fire over contracts with Israeli settlement-linked firm

THE Scottish Government is being urged to tear up contracts between the Caledonian Sleeper and a Spanish train firm blacklisted by the UN over…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 22

Reform MSPs in Holyrood walkout over independence debate ‘farce’

Malcolm Offord led his party out of the chamber, declaring the SNP-led discussion was ‘an insult to the Scottish electorate’.

Evening Standard · Sep 22

Wirtz, Ronaldo, Alexander-Arnold: Which players have a point to prove during the international break?

Three weeks of Nations League action gives players a chance to prove their worth in a post-World Cup landscape

The Independent UK · Sep 22

Greens slam £500m Edinburgh Airport expansion plans as 'act of climate vandalism'

THE Scottish Government has been accused of “wilful ignorance” and committing an “act of climate vandalism” by the Greens after ministers…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 22

King Charles visits GB Energy as headquarters officially opens in Scotland

THE King has said it is “remarkable to see the extent of all the engineering skills in this part of the world” when visiting the offices of GB…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 22

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The National (Scotland) · Sep 22

Donations to SNP 'boosted by new hearts and minds fund'

THE SNP have seen a surge in donations off the back of their “hearts and minds” fund announcement, The National understands ...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 22

Holyrood overwhelmingly votes in favour of Scotland’s 'right to decide future'

A MAJORITY of MSPs have backed a motion affirming that Scotland has a right to decide its constitutional future ...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 22

'I built a website to win Yes support. Here's why we need to be honest with voters'

A NEW website aims to provide “one place” where swing voters can find answers to key questions about Scottish independence, its founder has told…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 22

Job cuts loom at Scottish college after being 'starved of cash,' union warns

REDUNDANCIES are looming as colleges in the Highlands and Islands have been “unfairly starved of cash,” a leading union has claimed ...

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The National (Scotland) · Sep 22

Record number of children in temporary accommodation, latest figures show

Homelessness in Scotland has increased again, with the latest figures showing a record number of households living in temporary accommodation

The National (Scotland) · Sep 22

New Scottish Labour leader admits he 'doesn't like being called a Unionist'

THE new Scottish Labour leader has said he doesn’t like being called a Unionist after accepting Scotland has the right to decide its own future ...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 22

Scottish Government to intervene after Scotland to Europe ferry plans ditched

THE Scottish Government will intervene after Forth Ports pulled out of plans for a direct ferry service between Scotland and Europe ...

The Economic Times · Sep 22

In 2002, Scotland opened a giant rotating wheel that lifts boats 115 feet, using about as much energy per turn as boiling eight kettles

The Falkirk Wheel, an engineering wonder in Scotland, connects two canals with its unique rotating lift design. Leveraging Archimedes' principle, it streamlines boat transportation significantly, reducing what once took a day through eleven locks. Remarkably, the wheel only uses as much energy as it takes to boil eight kettles, making…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 22

'They’re the future' – Christophe Berra excited by Scotland’s young centre-backs

Christophe Berra is excited by the new crop of burgeoning centre-backs included in Sebastien Pocognoli’s first Scotland squad.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 22

ScotRail reveals Scotland’s answers to 15 European holiday hotspots

SCOTS are being encouraged to swap some of Europe’s most famous holiday destinations for their Scottish “dupes” as part of a new ScotRail…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 22

Report finds oil and gas decline outpacing Scotland’s green transition

A NEW report has warned that oil and gas industries are declining at a faster rate than new green industries are growing –with thousands of jobs…

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