All news on the topic: Scotland
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Tories warn Scotland could fall behind England on tackling grooming gangs
Tories have claimed there is a “real risk” Scotland could fall behind England in dealing with child sexual abuse after MSPs voted down a bid to force research into grooming gangs.
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Major search underway after man seen entering River Leven in Scotland
A major search is underway for a man last seen entering the River Leven in Scotland on Saturday.
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Glasgow’s largest mosque hires guards and launches 24/7 patrols
Mosques in Scotland have increased their security measures following a foiled terror plot and a series of other incidents across the country.
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UK police charge seven in terror investigation related to banned Palestine Action group
Seven people in England and Scotland have been charged with terrorism offences related to organizing protests and holding Zoom meetings allegedly linked to the banned group Palestine Action, police said.
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Scotland drug deaths dropped last year, but the crisis is far from over
The release of Scotland’s latest drug death statistics is an annual event that has become tragically routine.
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Scotland’s top union official Derek Thomson suspended over sexual misconduct allegations
The head of the UK’s largest trade union in Scotland has been suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct, it has been reported.
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Heavy showers threaten flooding in Dumfries, Borders, and Ayrshire
A flood warning has been issued by the Met Office for parts of southern Scotland due to frequent heavy showers.
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Scottish Labour’s Colin Smith suspended after arrest over indecent images possession
A Scottish Labour MSP has been suspended by the party after being arrested and charged by police over alleged possession of indecent images.
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Boris Johnson sips cocktails on Greek beach break with Carrie and their children
The ex-PM lounged on the beach and swam in the sea on the sunshine break in Greece with his wife and children, enjoying cocktails under a parasol and munching on crisps
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Laughter falls silent: Scottish comedian Gary Little dies
Comedian Gary Little has died at the age of 61.
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MoD confirms ‘Category A’ nuclear incident at Faslane base but withholds details
A serious nuclear incident took place at a UK naval base earlier this year, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed.
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Scottish Secretary brands Edinburgh council’s remarks about Oasis fans ‘snobby and classist’
Remarks by Edinburgh council officials suggesting Oasis fans are old, raucous and overweight were “snobby”, the Scottish Secretary has said.
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Swinney asks Trump to lift tariffs on Scotch whisky during meeting at golf resort
First minister says there is ‘window of opportunity’ as he holds talks with US president at Aberdeenshire golf resort
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Trump announces deal with EU: tariffs cut to 15%, Europe to buy $750 billion in US energy
The United States has reached a trade agreement with the European Union following a meeting between Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen.
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Trump arrives in Britain as activists prepare humiliating welcome with Epstein-related banners
Campaigners plan to plaster Britain with embarrassing posters of Donald Trump - while Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey says he "has a nerve" to come here at all
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Trump returns to Scotland: set to meet Swinney and open new course at his mother’s resort
The Scottish Government has confirmed that First Minister John Swinney plans to meet with Donald Trump when he visits Scotland later this month.
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Four dead during heatwave in Scotland: victims include 15-year-old boy
A 15-year-old boy and three other people have died in separate police call-outs on Scotland’s hottest day in two years.
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Horror in East Kilbride: postman killed his girlfriend, dismembered her body, and pretended to be her
A man has confessed to murdering and decapitating his girlfriend before texting her mother while pretending to be her.
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23-year-old dies in front of holidaymakers: tragic accident at Rogie Falls
The woman fell into the water at Rogie Falls, a series of waterfalls that are a popular attraction for tourists on Scotland’s North Coast 500 road trip.
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Glasgow teacher fired over OnlyFans as students shared “explicit” photos at school
A teacher removed from the profession after a group of ’excited’ schoolboys found images from her secret OnlyFans page has described it as ’a bad day for people’s freedom of expression’.
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Body found in Scotland believed to be missing 19-year-old Cole Cooper
Cole Cooper, 19, was last seen by a school friend on Wednesday 7 May, in the village of Longcroft near Falkirk, in central Scotland.
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Political earthquake in Scotland: Labour snatch seat from SNP, Reform on the rise
Labour has recorded a shock victory in the Holyrood by-election, seizing the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse seat from the SNP.
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Police Scotland: no evidence linking double murder in Spain to Glasgow gang wars
Eddie Lyons Jr. and Ross Monaghan were fatally shot by a hooded gunman outside an Irish pub in Fuengirola on Saturday evening.
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Bloody shooting at Costa del Sol bar: two Scottish gangsters gunned down in front of tourists
The two individuals who were shot and killed at a seafront Irish bar in a holiday destination on Spain’s Costa del Sol were reportedly gangsters from Scotland.
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Machete fight and ramming in Dundee: shocking video surfaces online
Horrifying footage captures the moment a car rammed into machete-wielding thugs brawling in broad daylight.
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