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Transgender judge seeks leave to intervene in UK court case over legal definition of ‘woman’
Victoria McCloud wants leave to join litigation in supreme court appeal brought by For Women ScotlandThe...
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UK membership of Dignitas soars by 24% as assisted dying in Scotland moves closer
Bill being laid before Scottish parliament could, if approved, allow people in Britain to take their...
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Scrap subsidies to Scotland’s conifer forests, urges report
Royal Society of Edinburgh says money should be spent on longer-living native forests with greater biodiversity...
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Olympic cycling star Chris Hoy reveals cancer diagnosis
The 47-year-old says he is undergoing chemotherapy, which is ‘going really well’The Olympic track cycling champion...
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Tuesday briefing: Inside Humza Yousaf’s uphill battle to help the SNP rediscover its mojo
In today’s newsletter: A year since Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation, the SNP’s new leader has been trying...
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UK weather: snow threatens travel disruption as temperatures drop
Met Office issues warning with risk of power cuts, travel delays and rural communities becoming cut...
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French Holocaust denier found in Fife loses extradition fight
Vincent Reynouard discovered living double life in Scottish village where he worked as a tutor, reports...
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Storm Jocelyn disrupts rail services in Scotland and northern England
Trains north of Preston affected as weather warnings are issued for more wind and rainA rail...
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Storm Isha live: travel chaos across UK with rail cancellations in Scotland after ‘wild night’
Disruption expected on Monday as cancellations and delays issued for rail, sea and air with heavy...
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UK weather: Storm Isha causes power cuts and travel chaos amid 99mph winds
Thousands without electricity while roads closed, rail services suspended and flights cancelledStorm Isha – latest updatesThousands...
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Oldest known Scottish tartan ‘brought back to life’ for people to wear
Historians analysed dyes in the 16th-century Glen Affric tartan, found in a peat bog, to recreate...
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‘Absolutely amazing’: 1,800-year-old shattered Roman arm guard is reconstructed from 100 pieces
National Museums Scotland restores soldier’s brass guard, only the third of its kind known to existA...
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UK weather: severe wind warnings as Storm Isha set to wreak travel chaos
Damage to buildings and flying debris expected as country set to be battered by wind and...
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More snow and ice warnings as UK wakes up from subzero night
Met Office data indicates lows of -11C hit overnight in England, with snow warnings in all...
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UK weather: England remains on flood alert as temperatures dip
Majority of flood warnings in south of England and Midlands, with some snow flurries overnightMore than...
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Storm Gerrit leaves thousands of homes in Scotland without power
About 1,500 homes endure second night without power, with north-east and Shetland worst affectedThousands of homes...
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UK weather: thousands without power in Scotland after Storm Gerrit
High winds, heavy rain and snow disrupt electricity, rail and road networks About 16,000 homes were...
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Inflation and pay deals leave Scottish ministers facing £1.5bn budget black hole
Situation facing finance minister described as ‘one of most challenging fiscal backdrops’ since devolutionScottish ministers are...
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UK weather: Met Office issues yellow alerts for rain and wind
Dozens of flood warnings in place as Britain and Ireland hit by fifth named storm since...
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UK weather: drivers warned of roads becoming ‘ice rinks’ as snow refreezes
Yellow warning in place for ice across north of England and snow warnings for parts of...
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Rockall fishing rights dispute between Scotland and Ireland deepens
Countries at loggerheads over access to fishing grounds in north Atlantic since Brexit referendum in 2016Irish...
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Glasgow airport halts flights as temperatures drop to -10C in parts of UK
Snow and ice warnings across country as sporting events cancelled and roads and railways likely to...
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Man, 84, dies as gas explosion destroys Edinburgh home
Scottish fire and rescue confirm explosion in south-west of city as police advise people to avoid...