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Children's charities call on Swinney to hike Scottish Child Payment to £40 a week
John Swinney has been urged to make good on his promise to eradicate child poverty, by hiking the Scottish Child Payment to £40. A number of Scotland’s children’s charities have said this would be a "crucial first step." The new SNP leader
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Two arrested in connection with death of man in Glasgow
Two men have been arrested in connection with the death of Brian Gough in Glasgow. The 27-year-old was found injured in Saracen Street, Possil at around 5pm on Saturday, May 18. He was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
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Ex-Rangers captain calls for Sterling service in Scottish Cup final shot at glory
LEE McCulloch may not dream of a team of Dujon Sterlings as such. But the former Rangers captain would certainly like to see two or three players with the same ability, physicality and hunger as the English utility man in the Ibrox side at the moment
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Celtic duo's timely revival lifts Scotland assistant ahead of Euro 2024 finals
IT would be stretching things somewhat to suggest that Scotland will be a goal down before a ball is kicked in their opening Euro 2024 match against hosts Germany in the Allianz Arena in Munich next month due to the players who have been ruled out
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Why Rangers won't be able to live with Celtic unless they change their tactics
Johan Mjallby was part of a Celtic team who won the league at a canter in 2002, but even now, the mention of that year sends an unmistakable wince across his face. That is because Celtic’s success that season, even though they won the league with
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'Quiet' Rangers stars need to start delivering some home truths to be successful
Former Rangers hero Arthur Numan has said that the current crop of Ibrox players need to start digging one another out as they did in his era, believing that the modern-day men Philippe Clement is working with are too quiet on the pitch. Numan
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Rangers can still have 'special' season if they find fortitude to beat Celtic
Just a few weeks ago, it looked as though Rangers were shaping up for a season to remember. At the moment, though, it is one the majority of their fans would rather forget. Phillipe Clement had inherited from Michael Beale a bedraggled squad shorn
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The key player that Celtic will do well to hang onto in the summer
Johan Mjallby fears that Celtic may have to brace themselves for further bids for 'matchwinner' Matt O'Riley, with clubs in England and Spain credited with an interest in the Danish internationalist. The Swede expects his fellow Scandinavian to
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How Mjallby always knew 'sensational' Forrest would go on to be a Celtic legend
Johan Mjallby has urged Brendan Rodgers to start James Forrest against Rangers in the Scottish Cup final, praising the ‘sensational’ winger for his recent form. Mjallby was the assistant manager to Neil Lennon at Celtic when Forrest came through
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Georgia Hall looks for icing on the cake in AIG Women's Open at St Andrews
It’s not a bad old life. After the golf writers had made a right dog’s breakfast of playing the Old Course, we all sat down for afternoon tea with Georgia Hall. Scones, cakes? All that was missing was Mary Berry prodding the bottom of a Victoria
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Woman dead and man arrested after 'weapon incident' in Edinburgh
A 78-year-old woman has died and a man has been arrested after an incident involving a weapon on a residential street in Edinburgh. Police were called to a “disturbance” at a house at Fernieside Crescent in the south east of the capital at about
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Chief Constable ‘shocked’ by the lack of focus on Scottish frontline policing
Scotland’s top police officer said she has been “shocked” by the lack of focus on frontline policing in Scotland since taking up her post seven months ago. Addressing the centenary conference of the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents
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Robertson calls in Creative Scotland boss over 'misleading' sex cave show cash claim
Scotland’s Culture minister has demanded an urgent meeting with Creative Scotland’s Chief Executive after he was accused of misleading MSPs over the sexual content of a controversial show. Iain Munro, the arts funding body boss, had long insisted
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What Rangers would be getting if they sign Motherwell keeper Liam Kelly
On paper, Liam Kelly would be a more than decent signing for anyone in the Scottish game. An experienced goalkeeper who has just made his 132nd consecutive league appearance for Motherwell. A Scotland internationalist, who made his debut against
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Calnex grabs the bull by the horns as going gets tough
Calnex chief executive Tommy Cook and his team have taken the bull by the horns in bringing an early end to a 12-year sales partnership that accounts for the lion’s share of the Scottish firm’s revenues – a decision that’s not to be taken lightly,
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Glasgow council rakes in over £1m from nearly 40,000 low emission zone penalties
Glasgow City Council has raked in more than £1 million in fines after introducing the low emission zone in June after issuing nearly 40,000 penalties. The council's introduction of the LEZ has been branded a "shambles" after it emerged that some
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The best tourist attractions in Scotland? It's got to be the graveyards
ST GIBSON, FANTASY AUTHOR AND POET Where is it? Old Town, Edinburgh. Why do you go there? The Gothic architecture, winding alleyways speckled with boutiques and pubs, and lovely parks always make me feel creatively inspired. When I’
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The tar-black comedy that changed Scottish movie history - and how we saw ourselves
The Cannes Film Festival of 1994 was dominated by one man and one film – Quentin Tarantino, whose post-modern crime drama Pulp Fiction would go on to win the Palme d’Or and cement his reputation as both the enfant terrible of American cinema and, perversely
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American literary star and the family secret of gran who shot dead his grandfather
WHEN I picked up Paul Auster’s Bloodbath Nation, I thought I’d be writing this review in the shadow of yet another American mass shooting. And indeed, I am. Five people recently died in Charlotte, North Carolina, home to one of my closest friends.
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Teddy Jamieson: Radio is an anchor when we’re faced with enormity of life and death
THIS is not a review. This is in memoriam. My mother-in-law died on Sunday morning. Early doors. No hanging around. She’d had a tough few years, a very difficult last few months. But the end, when it came, was quick and peaceful. Emma Stewart,
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The Herald Diary: Here comes the summer (the Scottish summer, that is)
Et in arcadia ego THE boffin community are a clever bunch of people, though sometimes they go too far in their endeavours, such as that unfortunate occasion when Baron Von Frankenstein built an entire chap out of prime cuts from the local butcher
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Worst part of the year ending? Students buying me presents
This week, the Secret Teacher explains why he’s uncomfortable receiving presents as the school year ends. As we approach the final month of the school year in primaries, and with secondaries about to change over their timetables, thoughts from
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Flexibility is the key benefit to studying part-time at Strathclyde Business School
YOU don’t need to give up your career – and your salary – to study a new, potentially life-changing programme. Instead, you can combine work and study to ensure you get the qualification you want and retain the financial security you need. So,
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What if Gordon Brown never apologised for calling a woman a bigot?
This article appears as part of the Unspun: Scottish Politics newsletter. If you want to point to a sliding doors moment in British politics, there’s a fairly good case to be made that it happened on April 28, 2010 on a street in Rochdale.
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Scottish Government condemns Celtic fan party misconduct
Residents in Trongate were too scared to leave their own homes during the raucous title party held by Celtic fans on Saturday, the club’s local MSPs has said. The SNP's John Mason told Parliament that the weekend’s celebrations were “unacceptable
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Sculpture of world's first pedal bike unveiled at famous cycle route start point
A new sculpture of the world’s first pedal bike has been unveiled at the starting point of a 250-mile cycle route named after its inventor. The new interactive sculpture, funded by South of Scotland Enterprise, has been installed on the West Pier
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Significant reductions needed to balance Scottish budget warns top civil servant
John Swinney will need to make “significant spending reductions” to balance the books, the Scottish Government’s most senior civil servant has warned. Appearing before the Finance and Public Administration Committee on Tuesday, John-Paul Marks,
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'Outstanding' home overlooking Fife beach hits the market for £2.4m
One of the finest beach properties in Scotland, Mid Rock House is an award-winning, fully south-facing, contemporary eco house overlooking Ruby Bay in the picturesque coastal town of Elie in the East Neuk of Fife. Designed by WT Architects and
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The hottest MacBeth remix of the year just dropped...
Salt and saucy I can’t have been the only person with a wry smile on their kisser when they tuned in to watch the new Rebus last Friday night – and found instead a bunch of sweaty looking footballers with Peaky Blinders haircuts slugging
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Historic former knitwear factory turned into new flats development
A former knitwear factory has been turned into a 'trendy' new development in Glasgow. Cottonyards, from Westpoint Homes, consists of 100 apartments, and is located just south of the River Clyde in the New Gorbals area. The development is housed
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Kevin Pringle: Veteran SNP spindoctor will not join John Swinney administration
Kevin Pringle, the veteran SNP spin-doctor who worked for both Alex Salmond and Humza Yousaf will not be returning to government, a spokesperson for John Swinney has confirmed. The former lobbyist for Charlotte Street Partners was blamed by many
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Andy Murray’s Geneva Open reprieve is brief before first-round defeat
Andy Murray’s reprieve at the Geneva Open proved a brief one as he played just three games before losing in the first round to Yannick Hanfmann. Murray had trailed the German by a set and a double break on Monday evening when impending storms sent
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UK Govt: Infected blood compensation payouts will begin 'by the end of this year'
Final compensation payments to victims of the infected blood scandal will begin being made before the end of this year, the UK Government has promised. The UK Government's Paymaster General, John Glen, has outlined plans for the scheme which he
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Scotland vs Israel Euro 2025 qualifier to be played behind closed doors
Scotland's upcoming Women's Euro 2025 qualifier against Israel on May 31 will be held at an empty Hampden Park due to intelligence about "planned disruptions". The away fixture, scheduled to be played in Hungary on June 4, will also take place
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Highland areas worst hit by depopulation revealed in new Census data
Almost half of the council wards in the Scottish Highlands have experienced a decline in their populations over the past ten years, stark new figures show. The first release of data from Scotland’s Census 2022 last year looked at population change
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Scotland's carbon footprint decreases by 6.3 million tonnes in year to 2020
Scotland’s carbon footprint fell 11.5% in a year, according to official statistics. The country’s carbon footprint is based on estimates of the consumption of greenhouse gas emissions. Data from Scotland’s chief statistician shows the carbon
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Forgotten Aberdeen playmaker opens up on 'mentally hard' period at Pittodrie
Vicente Besuijen is delighted to be back playing with a smile on his face with FC Emmen after a mentally challenging two years at Aberdeen. The Dutch playmaker was signed by Stephen Glass in January 2022 on a four-and-a-half year deal. And
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Sex show row: Creative Scotland accused of 'misleading public' over funding for Rein
Creative Scotland was told that Rein would involve a "sex scene with genital contact” before they awarded the show more than £86,000 of taxpayers’ cash. After the public furore over the show, the arts funding body clawed back the money and claimed
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Scottish airport introduces free car parking in overnight service
A Scottish airport is offering free one-hour parking for travellers using its twilight bag drop services. Glasgow Airport said the move comes as it prepares to welcome nearly two million departing passengers this summer. Passengers can now
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One dead and others injured after Heathrow flight hit by ‘severe turbulence’
A person has died after a flight from Heathrow Airport to Singapore “encountered severe turbulence”. Singapore Airlines said several other people were injured in the incident involving Flight SQ321. The flight, operated by a Boeing 777-300ER
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More than 24 hours of heavy rain to hit Scotland as Met Office issues warning
Large parts of Scotland have been issued a weather warning for rain that’s set to last more than 24 hours. The Met Office says there is a slight chance of power cuts and a small chance that homes could be flooded in Scotland after it issued a yellow
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Letters: A tale of lies, deceit, denial and disregard for health warnings
SIR Brian Langstaff’s powerful performance in his exposition of the horrors uncovered by the inquiry into the blood infection scandal has rocked the establishment and exploded the myth that the primary purpose of our institutions is the protection
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Rebecca Christie: Scotland can show the way to mitigate the worst of Brexit
The UK’s time in the European Union focused on the opt out as Britain was granted permanent exemptions from some of the EU’s core collective goals. It chose not to participate in four of the bloc’s collective agreements, notably the euro common currency
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Why we need to reprioritise funding for the NHS
A new First Minister has taken office, inheriting the same old challenges. Our NHS faces deep-rooted structural issues, and if John Swinney is serious about improving Scotland’s health system, he must solve them instead of delivering short-term relief
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Letters: Despite declining attendances, the Kirk is still important
I WISH to present a different picture of Christianity today from that painted by Doug Clark in his letter of May 17 (‘Christ’s family values today’). I do so by quoting from the Church of Scotland's Faith Action Leadership Team Report containing
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Man, 34, dies in fatal East Ayrshire Motorcycle crash on A76
A motorcyclist has died in a crash in East Ayrshire. The 34-year-old man was riding a blue Yamaha YZF-R6 motorcycle when the crash happened at 6.55pm on Monday. He was travelling on the A76 between Kilmarnock and Mauchline and was pronounced
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TRNSMT Festival to takeover Barras Market for one off event
Music fans will have the chance to win VIP tickets to this summer’s TRNSMT 2024, as the Festival takes over the Barras market for a day next month. TRNSMT and the Barras Market will join forces on Saturday 1 June to give fans a taste of what is
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Malky Mackay Hibs appointment 'important' as cup winning boss backs McInnes for job
Hibernian's decision to appoint Malky Mackay as their new sporting director didn't go down well with some supporters. But a former Scottish Cup winning manager reckons it is actually shrewd business from Hibs and Mackay can be a success in his
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Census reveals majority of Scots have no religion for the first time
The majority of people in Scotland now say they have no religion for the first time. The latest data from the 2022 census to be released found that 51.1% of people had no religion, up from 36.7% in 2011. The question is voluntary and was first
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Perthshire infected blood scandal victim speaks of relief inquiry report brings
One of the victims of the infected blood scandal has said she never thought she would see the day the inquiry’s final report was released. Gill Fyffe, from Perthshire, was infected with Hepatitis C in 1988 after receiving a blood transfusion during
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Education Awards ceremony is set to celebrate class acts
Don't miss out on Scotland's education sector's most highly anticipated event later this month. There’s just one week to go until the winners are announced of this year’s The Herald Higher Education Awards and there is still time to book a place
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Derek McInnes provides 'positive' Gary Mackay-Steven Kilmarnock contract update
Derek McInnes is hopeful that Gary Mackay-Steven will commit his future to Kilmarnock. The 33-year-old penned a short term deal in December as he looked to improve his fitness following a difficult end to his time at Heart of Midlothian, before
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British-Palestinian doctor in Inverness tells of trying to get family out of Gaza
A British-Palestinian NHS doctor has raised more than £100,000 to rescue his family members from Gaza but most of them have been unable to leave due to Israel taking control of the Gaza side of the crossing. Dr Salim Ghayyda, 52, told the PA news
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Why St Johnstone's Premiership survival tops 2021 domestic cup double success
St Johnstone winning a domestic cup double three years ago this week certainly has to go down as one of the great underdog achievements in Scottish football. So you would think. But Saints stalwart, Liam Gordon, reckons escaping the dreaded relegation
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New funding announced to tackle drug death crisis in Scotland
Residential rehabilitation projects are among the initiatives to tackle Scotland’s drug death crisis which will receive a share of £3.6 million from the Scottish Government. Drugs and alcohol policy minister Christina McKelvie announced that 14
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Ambulance waiting times for critically ill patients increase across Scotland
Ambulance waiting times for patients categorised as “critically ill” increased in almost every Scottish local authority over a five-year period, according to new figures. The Scottish Liberal Democrats have demanded an inquiry into avoidable deaths
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'Weaponising' of hate crime bill stretching police resources warns leading officer
Policing should not be drawn into the “toxic” public debate around hate crime, a leading officer is set to say. Association of Scottish Police Superintendents president Chief Superintendent Rob Hay will tell the group’s centenary conference in
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Rangers can't turn to John Lundstram if they want to win Celtic midfield battle
There can’t have been too many Old Firm matches in living memory that one set of fans has approached with such trepidation. Or, rather, with such a lack of faith in their players to get a result. But this is where Rangers find themselves ahead
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'Significant doubt' over future of Aberdeen University as cuts, migration policy bite
There is a 'significant doubt' over the future of the University of Aberdeen, as the institution was unable to guarantee it can continue as a going concern. As reported by The Scotsman the institution, the fifth-oldest university in the UK, has
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Neil Mackay: If we sacrifice oil and gas jobs, we’ve already lost the climate fight
THERE’S something almost of Grimms’ Fairytales about the tensions climate change is throwing up in society. If you want a location in which to set the fairytale, then welcome to the unlikely city of Aberdeen. Fairytales are always about impossible
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FM warned three in four SNP voters say climate crisis action must remain priority
New First Minister John Swinney has been warned nearly three in four of SNP voters want climate change to remain high on the agenda for the Scottish government. The findings come just weeks after the Scottish Government announced that it would
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Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on Swinney's to-do list
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on Swinney's to-do list You can purchase Steven Camley's cartoons by calling 0191 603 0178 or visiting thepicturedesk.co.uk
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Nick Rodger: MacIntyre's Valhalla validation can have him walking tall in US
I was reading some article the other day about mindfulness, which is the quality of being present and fully engaged in the moment. And then I got bored. What was I talking about again? Oh yes, mindfulness. Apparently, research has shown that the
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Medieval street hidden under shopping centre for decades to open for guided tours
A medieval street hidden under a shopping centre for over 40 years is to open for guided tours next month. Dirt Raw ran along Stirling’s formidable city walls, which are some of the best preserved in Scotland and played a pivotal role in shaping
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'Renowned' Scottish small cruise ship relaunches after major refurbishment
A Scottish "small ship" cruise company has hailed the return of one of its most popular vessels. The Majestic Line said the relaunch of its Glen Rosa offers "intimate voyages and private adventures" on its coastal tours. The firm also offers
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Ryanair suggests soaring ticket prices may soon return to Earth
A strong rise in fares helped Ryanair to record annual profits but the company has suggested that soaring ticket prices may start coming back to Earth. The no-frills airline made a pre-tax profit of £1.64 billion during the year to the end of March
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Scottish airline expects record traffic on 'world's most scenic landing' route
Loganair says it expects to carry more customers this summer on its Donegal-Glasgow service than ever before, after launching a programme to deliver “vital year-round connectivity” between the two destinations. The Glasgow-based airline’s summer
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Mark Williamson: SNP Government new energy jobs boast insults electors
New energy minister Mairi McAllan has rehashed old boasts about Scotland’s renewables’ prowess only to find a sector cheerleader highlighting uncertainty about the supposed green jobs boom. Ms McAllan told business leaders in Glasgow that Scotland
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Major boost for North Sea giant as development plan approved
Serica Energy has secured consent from the North Sea regulator to develop a field east of Aberdeen, and called on the UK Government to pursue tax and licensing policies that would support further domestic projects to reduce reliance on energy imports
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New agriculture group set up to address 'real concern'
Farming By Alec Ross Leading Scottish organisations in agriculture, primary food production and land management in Scotland have formalised a stakeholder group to unite on common objectives as Scotland’s future agriculture policy is defined
