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Stephen Gethins asked Scottish Secretary Ian Murray if his party’s message north of the border is that voters should elect Labour ‘to stop Labour’.

Culture Secretary Angus Robertson welcomed a £34 million increase in funding for the sector.

Shona Robison said more people will also be pulled into paying lower rates of tax as thresholds increase by around double the rate of inflation.

Emergency services are at the scene in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire.

It comes after last year’s Scottish budget included cuts to funding for housing and planning.

Finance Secretary Shona Robison also outlined record NHS and local government funding in her tax and spending plans for 2025/26.

Scotland’s Finance Secretary Shona Robison unveiled her tax and spending plans for 2025/26 to MSPs at Holyrood on Wednesday.

The Scottish Government froze council tax last year, angering local government leaders facing financial pressures.

Rosie Millard stepped down from her role in November.

But the Education Secretary and the chief executive of the SQA told the Tory MSP they are happy with a review already carried out into the matter.

Scotland’s Finance Secretary is unveiling the Scottish Government’s tax and spending plans for 2025/26.

The incident occurred in Slateford Green, Edinburgh, at about 8pm on Monday.

The Justice Secretary said there was no particular single reason for the increase.

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder has been shown to have a significant impact on physical and psychological wellbeing.

Glasgow had recorded the lowest life expectancy for males in set of estimates since 2001.

The Scottish Government plans to increase the number of jurors needed for a guilty verdict from eight out of 15 to 10.

People are being advised of a ‘danger to life’ from flying debris as well as from large waves at the coast.

Orbex is delaying construction on its Sutherland spaceport to focus on launching rockets in Shetland.

Castle Water is said to be among those planning to put in potential bids for an equity cash injection into Thames Water.

Scottish Rewilding Alliance said the country can ‘lead the movement for global change’.