All news on the topic: Scotland
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UK shelves £1.3bn of funding for technology and AI projects
Britain’s first next-generation supercomputer, planned by Tories, in doubt after Labour government move
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Hate cleric ’raises £3m’ to buy a Scottish island and plans to transform it into an ’Islamic homeland’ with military-style training camps
The firebrand wants to create his own community on the island to prepare for the coming of the messiah - but has been accused of stoking sectarian tensions
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Hacker sentenced to prison after Jobcentre experiences cyber attacks
A university student who created malware targeting government websites while living with his parents has been jailed for 21 months.
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Royal Navy sailor under investigation for ’stealing secrets from nuclear submarine’
A sailor in the Royal Navy has been accused of stealing secrets from a nuclear submarine.
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17-year-old boy dies at Polmont Young Offenders Institution
Young people aged 16 and 17 are supposed to be placed in secure accommodation rather than young offender institutions (YOIs) under the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act, which became law last month.
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Keir Starmer hails a ‘new age of hope’ as Rishi Sunak fears losing his seat
Final polls predict unprecedented Labour victory, with Starmer declaring Britain a ‘great nation, with boundless potential’
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King Charles has launched a shortened Holyrood Week
The King and Queen have begun two days of events for a Holyrood Week shortened this year by the general election.
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Scotland eliminated from Euro 2024 after late winner from Hungary
Scotland have crashed out of Euro 2024 after a last-gasp defeat to Hungary on Sunday evening.
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Scotland thrashed by Germany in opening match of Euro 2024
It was a woeful showing from Scotland but the team’s manager says their goal of four points from the group stage remains the same.
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Five Scotland fans injured in horrific crash after ’forgetting Germany drives on the right’
Two of the five Scotland fans were seriously injured after their rental car was involved in head-on collision with a Mercedes moments after departing airport near Dusseldorf
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Suspect in court charged with murder and obstruction of justice after man’s death in Edinburgh
Police Scotland officers were called to Westfield Road on Friday afternoon following concern for a man within a property. The 53-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Owners who do not microchip cats face £500 fines
All cats in England must be microchipped and registered on a database from Monday under new laws.
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The Scottish Parliament will suspend a former minister who claimed an £11,000 roaming bill on expenses
Standards committee says Michael Matheson should also lose salary for 54 days in most serious sanctions ever imposed on MSP
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Baby girl dies after being hit by Land Rover in church car park in Aberdeenshire
Police Scotland said the girl was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary following the collision on Wednesday evening, but was pronounced dead a short time later.
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Scottish Water investigates chemical waste reports
Scottish Water has launched an investigation into the potential dumping of chemical waste by tankers in Aberdeenshire.
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Residents astounded as luxury £288 million superyacht Kismet docks at Scottish harbor
The £288m megayacht named ’Kismet’ arrived in Troon, Scotland, on its maiden voyage after being constructed at German shipyard Lurssen.
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Kate Forbes appointed Scotland’s deputy first minister
Kate Forbes has returned to the Scottish government as deputy first minister.
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Swinney wins Holyrood vote to be Scotland’s first minister
John Swinney will become Scotland’s seventh first minister after being nominated by parliament.
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Man ‘chases police with chainsaw’ in major incident
A man was filmed reportedly chasing police down the street wielding a chainsaw in a shocking incident.
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Scottish government teeters on brink of collapse
The SNP has begun its search for Humza Yousaf’s successor – but the Scottish Government will still face a vote of no confidence in Holyrood.
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Humza Yousaf rumored to resign as SNP’s faith in embattled First Minister’s continuation wanes
A source close to the First Minister shed light on the current crisis
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According to a new white paper, an independent Scotland could have the freedom to determine its own drug laws
The Scottish Government’s latest independence paper says Scotland could take its own decisions on issues such as gambling and drug prohibition if it was to leave the UK.
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A transgender double rapist prisoner asserts to be a victim of a hate crime in a prison makeup dispute
Double rapist Isla Bryson, 32, from Clydebank, Scotland, says they have been ’misgendered’ by staff at HMP Edinburgh - the prison has apologised following the complaint
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Criminal cousins establish a £1 million "secret lab" and transport heroin and cocaine to Scotland
Stephen Earle pleaded guilty to drug offences after he was returned to the UK. His fellow gang members were previously jailed last year
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Peter Murrell police charge ’incredibly difficult’ - Nicola Sturgeon
Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has described allegations that her husband embezzled funds from the SNP as "incredibly difficult".
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