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Expand grooming gangs inquiry to Scotland, UK Government urged
The UK Government should expand the grooming gangs scandal inquiry to cover Scotland, the shadow Scottish secretary has said.
How could politics shape the Scotland of 2050?
Scotland's politicians are all pretty focused on 2026 right now, with a Holyrood election less than a year away.But should they be concentrating on longer-term objectives - and what Scotland could ...
UK lawmakers vote to decriminalize abortion amid concern about the prosecution of women
LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers voted Tuesday to decriminalize abortion in England and Wales after a lawmaker argued that it ...
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Scotland sets date for two-child cap scrap
THE two-child benefit cap will effectively end in Scotland next year, the Scottish government announced today. Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said the Westminster policy will be ...
Scottish Government sets date for end of two-child cap in Scotland
The Scottish Government has announced when the two-child cap will effectively end in Scotland. The social justice secretary ...
SNP Government sets date for two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland
The Scottish Government will lift the two-child benefit cap on March 2 - just two weeks before the Holyrood election campaign ...
SNP Government names date for abolition of two child benefit cap in Scotland
EXCLUSIVE: Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville provided more details of a policy that was the centrepiece of the ...
Exact date two child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland announced
Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville provided more details of a policy that was the centrepiece of the SNP ...
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Energy bills swollen by Scottish windfarm switch off costs
The SNP Government wants increased subsidies for windfarm developments although there are more than the country's power networks can handle.