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Scottish nurses set to find out if RCN union will back ‘record high’ pay deal
Scotland 5 hours ago

Nurses set to find out if union will back 'record high' pay deal 

The Royal College of Nursing is yet to respond to the latest Scottish Government offer.
  1. NHS staff encouraged to back 'best that can be achieved' pay deal
  2. Yousaf insists there is no money for any increased NHS pay deal
  3. Scotland's winter of discontent: Who's going on strike and when?
  4. Yousaf: 'NHS strikes would be catastrophic but are not inevitable'
Rangers appoint QPR boss Michael Beale as manager at Ibrox, succeeding Giovanni van Bronckhorst
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Rangers announce Michael Beale return as manager at Ibrox
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Ukrainian family left in West Lothian caravan after ‘broken promises’ when fleeing to Scotland
Edinburgh & East

'Broken promises' left Ukrainian family in caravan under sponsor scheme
8 hours ago
National Grid ESO’s power blackout prevention scheme stood down after energy alert
Scotland

Power blackout prevention scheme stood down after energy alert
Updated 11 hours ago
Fresh appeal over Alistair Wilson’s murder 18 years on from Nairn banker killing
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Highlands & Islands

Alistair Wilson: Fresh appeal over banker's murder 18 years on
13 hours ago
Daughter of Hazel Nairn, missing after being swept in River Don, describes ‘nightmare’
North East & Tayside

Daughter of missing woman swept into River Don describes 'nightmare'
21 hours ago
Police hunt man after robbery of G4S van outside McDonald’s in Glasgow east end
Glasgow & West

Police hunt man after robbery of G4S van outside McDonald's
8 hours ago
New College Lanarkshire and Cumbernauld shops evacuated after reports of ‘strong gas smell’
Glasgow & West

College and shops evacuated after reports of 'strong gas smell'
14 hours ago

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Fresh appeal over Alistair Wilson’s murder 18 years on from Nairn banker killing
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Highlands & Islands

Alistair Wilson: Fresh appeal over banker's murder 18 years on
13 hours ago
Teenage Aberdeen Muay Thai Boxer wins third major championship in under a year
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North East & Tayside

Groundbreaking triple-title joy for teenage Muay Thai boxer
11 hours ago
Aberdeen charities send 23 lorry-loads of donations to war-torn Ukraine
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North East & Tayside

'We've sent 23 lorry-loads to Ukraine - but we're not stopping now' 
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Scotland Tonight: Scots author Jenny Colgan brands critics of romantic fiction ‘sexist’
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Romantic fiction critics are ‘sexist’, says Scots author Jenny Colgan
2 days ago
Former Aberdeen Football Club player Gregor McPherson to make professional boxing debut
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Ex-Aberdeen player swaps football pitch for the boxing ring
3 days ago
Flood warning with heavy rain and strong winds to hit parts of Scotland
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Flood warning with heavy rain and strong winds to hit parts of Scotland
3 days ago
Lewis Capaldi gives away tour tickets in exchange for retweets
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Lewis Capaldi gives away tickets to sold-out tour for retweets
4 days ago
Health secretary Humza Yousaf insists there is no money for any increased NHS pay deal
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Yousaf insists there is no money for any increased NHS pay deal
4 days ago

Latest in Scotland

Scottish civil servants’ roles ‘re-examined’ following indyref2 Supreme Court ruling

Civil servants' roles 're-examined' following indyref2 Supreme Court ruling
9 hours ago
Holidays are coming: Coca-Cola Christmas truck tour set to return to Scotland for 2022

Holidays are coming: Coca-Cola Christmas truck tour returns for 2022
10 hours ago
Union bosses recommend BT workers accept new £1,500 pay rise offer following strike action

Union recommend BT workers accept new £1,500 pay offer amid strikes
12 hours ago
Demand for UK Government £50m MND funding intensifies following death of Scots rugby legend Doddie Weir

Demand for £50m MND funding intensifies following death of Doddie Weir
12 hours ago
Scottish families receiving Universal Credit face £80 per month deductions for debt

Families on benefits face repaying £80 a month to cover debts
13 hours ago
US fugitive Nicholas Rossi faces questioning over rape claim in England

US fugitive Nicholas Rossi faces questioning over rape claim in England
14 hours ago
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National Grid ESO’s power blackout prevention scheme could be used for first time on Tuesday

Power blackout prevention scheme could be used for first time on Tuesday
14 hours ago
Scottish NHS staff encouraged to back Government pay deal as Unison hails ‘best that can be achieved’

NHS staff encouraged to back 'best that can be achieved' pay deal
14 hours ago
How £13m in Christmas puppy sales fund organised crime gang networks across Scotland

How £13m in puppy sales fund organised crime gang networks
15 hours ago

Latest in Glasgow & West

Glasgow Orange Order parade in July required 900 police officers

Orange Order parade required 900 police officers
6 hours ago
Man arrested after ‘high value theft’ from newly-opened Rangers Store in Ayr

Man arrested after 'high-value theft' at newly-opened Rangers store
11 hours ago
Glasgow Ukrainian refugee cruise ship docked in Govan ‘close to full capacity’

Ukrainian refugee cruise ship docked on Clyde 'close to capacity' 
12 hours ago
Police name pedestrian who died following midnight crash in Paisley as ‘broken’ family pay tribute

'Broken' family of pedestrian who died in midnight crash pay tribute
12 hours ago
Scottish police officers ‘prevented likely tragedy’ after dramatic Loch Long rescue

Police officers 'prevented likely tragedy' in four-person loch rescue
13 hours ago
Brediland Road in Paisley remains closed after pedestrian dies after being hit by car

Road closure continues after pedestrian's death in midnight crash
15 hours ago
Man reported to Procurator Fiscal after three-vehicle crash on M8 in rush hour traffic

Man reported after three-vehicle crash on M8 in rush hour traffic
15 hours ago
Four people in hospital after serious two-car crash near Ayrshire Mills Milk dairy

Four people in hospital after serious two-car crash near dairy
17 hours ago
Teenager scared to leave house after friend’s dog bit hand in Kirkcaldy house

'I'm scared to leave house after friend's dog left me with hand damage'
21 hours ago

Latest in Edinburgh & East

Teen arrested and charged after deliberate fire set in Leven High Street

Teen arrested and charged after deliberate fire set in high street
6 hours ago
Abandoned Edinburgh strip bar The Liquorice Club to reopen as new comedy venue

Abandoned strip club to reopen as new comedy venue
7 hours ago
Pillar box war: When an Edinburgh post box was bombed in row over Queen Elizabeth II EIIR insignia

When a post box was blown up in row over Queen's Scottish title
11 hours ago
Probe launched after two fires ravage Leven high street in one month

Probe launched after two fires ravage high street in one month
2 days ago
Two pensioners dead after collision on A7, between Galashiels and Selkirk

Two pensioners pronounced dead after collision at junction
2 days ago
Scots father Brian Glendinning recalls ‘mental torture’ and rats ordeal in Iraqi jail

Dad-of-three recalls 'mental torture' and rats ordeal in Iraqi jail
2 days ago
Hooded gang sought after house broken into and Audi Q7 stolen in Livingston Village

Hooded gang sought after house broken into and Audi Q7 stolen
3 days ago
Edinburgh support worker ‘shouted at autistic service user’ and sent offensive WhatsApp messages

Support worker 'shouted at client with autism' and sent offensive texts
3 days ago
Scottish energy storage firm lands £194,000 from UK Government to explore India market

Scottish energy storage firm lands £194,000 to explore India market
3 days ago

Latest in North East & Tayside

Youths sought after 80-year-old woman seriously injured and robbed in Dundee

Youths sought after elderly woman pushed to ground and handbag stolen
11 hours ago
Owner of dogs that ‘could have died’ after bloody fight in Peterhead handed ten-year ban on owning animals

Owner of dogs that 'could have died' after bloody fight handed ban
17 hours ago
Specialist unit continue search for woman swept into River Don during floods

Specialist units continue search for woman swept into river
2 days ago
Cancer scans cancelled in Scotland as Belgium reactor issues leads to global isotope shortages

Crucial cancer scans cancelled due to global isotope shortage
3 days ago
Eight-year-old boy among two people in hospital following crash in Angus

Eight-year-old boy among two people in hospital following crash
3 days ago
Man rushed to hospital after BMW X5 collides with two vans on A947 in Aberdeenshire

Man rushed to hospital after collision involving two vans and SUV
3 days ago
Dundee Winterfest delayed after ice rink equipment from Belgium ‘held up at customs’

Winterfest delayed after ice rink equipment 'held up at customs'
3 days ago
Calls for more safety measures to protect woman in Aberdeen following death of mum Jill Barclay
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Protesters march to 'reclaim the night' following mum-of-two's death
Updated 3 days ago
Eight glasses of water per day may be too much, Aberdeen University scientists conclude

Eight glasses of water a day may be too much, say scientists
4 days ago

Latest in Highlands & Islands

Culloden Memories: Calls for stories about historic battlefield

Culloden Memories: Calls for stories about historic battlefield
17 hours ago
Man who died in fatal three-vehicle crash near the A939 in Nairn named

Man who died in fatal three-vehicle crash named
2 days ago
Pensioner taken to hospital after being struck by van on Junction Road in Kirkwall

Pensioner taken to hospital after being struck by van
3 days ago
Man dead in three-vehicle crash which shut down A939 in Nairn

Man dead in three-vehicle crash which shut down major road
3 days ago
Loganair praised for ‘compassion’ in letting children seeking asylum use flights for foster care

Loganair praised for letting children seeking asylum use flights
3 days ago
A939 closed following two car crash near Nairn as fire service at scene

Major road closed following two car crash as fire service at scene
4 days ago
Controversial plans to ban cars from busy Inverness Academy Street get go ahead from Highland council

Controversial plans to ban cars from busy street get go ahead
4 days ago
SaxaVord Spaceport set to launch UK’s first vertical rocket from Shetland ahead of building schedule

UK's first vertical rocket launch from Shetland 'ahead of schedule'
5 days ago
Missing Caithness man who checked out of Inverness Palace hotel six days ago traced by police following appeal

Missing man who checked out of hotel six days ago traced by police
6 days ago
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Michael Beale: From Rangers’ second in command to top dog at Ibrox
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Michael Beale: From Rangers' second in command to top dog at Ibrox
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Doddie Weir obituary: The Scotland rugby giant who stood out from the crowd
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Doddie Weir: The Scotland rugby giant who stood out from the crowd
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Scottish independence: What is Nicola Sturgeon’s next move after Supreme Court referendum snub?
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From the celeb jungle to virtual voting - what next for indyref?
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Kaye Nicolson: How rough sleeper Michael Rea left Edinburgh streets behind for Fresh Start
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How rough sleeper Michael left the streets behind for a fresh start
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Latest in Entertainment

Scottish Succession star Brian Cox wins lifetime achievement honour at Rose d’Or Awards

Brian Cox wins lifetime achievement honour at Rose d’Or Awards
6 hours ago
Who won I’m A Celebrity 2022 as Matt Hancock prepares to face MPs in Parliament after leaving jungle

Who won I'm A Celeb 2022 as Matt Hancock prepares to face MPs
1 day ago
Oscar winning Flashdance and Fame singer Irene Cara dies aged 63

Oscar winning Flashdance and Fame singer Irene Cara dies aged 63
1 day ago
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! finalists confirmed

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! finalists confirmed
2 days ago
Edinburgh singer-songwriter Bonnie Kemplay to support The 1975 on UK and Ireland tour

Edinburgh singer-songwriter to support The 1975 on UK and Ireland tour
Updated 3 days ago
J.Lo announces new album This Is Me…Now on 20th anniversary of Ben Affleck-inspired album

J.Lo announces album on 20th anniversary of Ben Affleck-inspired record
3 days ago
Kanye West launches 2024 presidential bid after Twitter comeback and ‘asking’ Donald Trump to be running mate

Kanye West launches 2024 presidential bid after Twitter comeback
4 days ago
First celebrities confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour which will come to Glasgow

First celebrities confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour
4 days ago
National Theatre of Scotland announce Dear Billy play about Scottish comedian Sir Billy Connolly

Dear Billy: 'Love letter' play about beloved comedian to tour in 2023
5 days ago

Latest in Sport

Bruno Fernandes stars as Portugal beat Uruguay to reach World Cup knockout phase
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Bruno Fernandes stars as Portugal beat Uruguay to reach World Cup knockout phase
5 hours ago
Scottish Cup draw: Hibs face Hearts, Stirling University face Dundee United

Scottish Cup draw: Hibs face Hearts, Stirling University face Dundee United
6 hours ago
Casemiro nets late winner against Switzerland as Brazil advance at World Cup
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Casemiro nets late winner against Switzerland as Brazil advance
9 hours ago
Michael Beale: From Rangers’ second in command to top dog at Ibrox

Michael Beale: From Rangers' second in command to top dog at Ibrox
10 hours ago
Ghana breathe life into World Cup campaign with thrilling win over South Korea
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Ghana breathe life into World Cup campaign with thrilling win over South Korea
12 hours ago
Cameroon battle to thrilling six-goal draw against Serbia
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Cameroon battle to thrilling six-goal draw against Serbia
15 hours ago
Scottish football introduces new guidelines on heading 

Scottish football restrict heading around match days
18 hours ago
Michael Beale in Glasgow to finalise deal to become Rangers manager

Michael Beale in Glasgow to finalise deal to become Rangers manager
18 hours ago
World Cup diary: Canada score first World Cup goal, Brazil are back in action

World Cup: Canada score first World Cup goal, Brazil are back in action
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Latest in Politics

Indyref2 ruling will take Yes movement to new heights, claims SNP depute leader Keith Brown

SNP say Indyref2 ruling will take Yes movement to 'new heights'
2 days ago
Tories condemn £1.5m spent on civil servants for SNP’s ‘pet project’

Tories condemn £1.5m spent on civil servants for SNP’s ‘pet project’
2 days ago
Section 30 after de facto referendum would ‘honour democracy’, says SNP’s Toni Giugliano

'Section 30 after de facto referendum would honour democracy’
3 days ago
SNP urged to refund taxpayers for money ‘wasted’ on Supreme Court independence referendum case

SNP urged to refund taxpayers for money 'wasted' on Supreme Court case
3 days ago
Scottish Government removes ministers’ Twitter accounts from website

Scottish Government removes ministers' Twitter accounts from website
4 days ago
Scots men urged to change behaviour on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

'Violence against women is stain on society and must be eradicated'
4 days ago
Questions over Covid PPE contract linked to Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone

Questions over PPE contract linked to Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone
4 days ago
Alex Salmond calls for SNP, Greens and Alba to unite for independence at next general election
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Salmond wants pro-independence parties to unite at next election
4 days ago
SNP MP Stewart McDonald urged independence supported to ‘sun’ words ‘imprisoned or shackled’

SNP MP urges indyref2 supporters to 'shun' terms like 'shackled'
4 days ago

Latest in UK & International

Balenciaga files $25m lawsuit over ‘BDSM teddy bear’ ad campaign featuring children

Balenciaga files $25m lawsuit over ‘BDSM teddy bear’ ad campaign
14 hours ago
Monkeypox renamed ‘mpox’ by health experts ‘because of racism and stigmatising language’

Monkeypox to be renamed by health experts ‘because of racism’
15 hours ago
Big Issue vendors to be given free sim cards to help with cost of living

Big Issue vendors to be given free sim cards to help with cost of living
19 hours ago
Murders of two teenagers stabbed a mile apart in London are linked, Met Police say

Murders of two teenagers stabbed a mile apart are 'linked'
2 days ago
Landslide leaves up to a dozen missing on Italian island of Ischia

Landslide leaves up to a dozen missing on Italian island
2 days ago
Police investigate body found with ‘potentially hazardous’ substance dumped on Wigan street

Body with 'potentially hazardous' substance found dumped on street
3 days ago
Millions of Royal Mail customers face Christmas delivery disruption amid CWU strike action
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Millions of Royal Mail customers face Christmas disruption amid strikes
4 days ago
Toddler bitten and dragged into swimming pool by ten-foot python in Australia

Toddler bitten and dragged into swimming pool by ten-foot python
4 days ago
Woman loses Down’s Syndrome abortion case at Court of Appeal

Woman loses Down’s Syndrome abortion case at Court of Appeal
4 days ago
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Today's Top Stories

Scottish nurses set to find out if RCN union will back ‘record high’ pay deal
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Nurses set to find out if union will back 'record high' pay deal 
Rangers appoint QPR boss Michael Beale as manager at Ibrox, succeeding Giovanni van Bronckhorst
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Rangers announce Michael Beale return as manager at Ibrox
Ukrainian family left in West Lothian caravan after ‘broken promises’ when fleeing to Scotland
Edinburgh & East

'Broken promises' left Ukrainian family in caravan under sponsor scheme
National Grid ESO’s power blackout prevention scheme stood down after energy alert
Scotland

Power blackout prevention scheme stood down after energy alert
Fresh appeal over Alistair Wilson’s murder 18 years on from Nairn banker killing
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Highlands & Islands

Alistair Wilson: Fresh appeal over banker's murder 18 years on
Daughter of Hazel Nairn, missing after being swept in River Don, describes ‘nightmare’
North East & Tayside

Daughter of missing woman swept into River Don describes 'nightmare'
Police hunt man after robbery of G4S van outside McDonald’s in Glasgow east end
Glasgow & West

Police hunt man after robbery of G4S van outside McDonald's

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Teenage Aberdeen Muay Thai Boxer wins third major championship in under a year
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North East & Tayside

Groundbreaking triple-title joy for teenage Muay Thai boxer
Aberdeen charities send 23 lorry-loads of donations to war-torn Ukraine
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North East & Tayside

'We've sent 23 lorry-loads to Ukraine - but we're not stopping now' 
Scotland Tonight: Scots author Jenny Colgan brands critics of romantic fiction ‘sexist’
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Romantic fiction critics are ‘sexist’, says Scots author Jenny Colgan
Former Aberdeen Football Club player Gregor McPherson to make professional boxing debut
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Ex-Aberdeen player swaps football pitch for the boxing ring
Flood warning with heavy rain and strong winds to hit parts of Scotland
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Flood warning with heavy rain and strong winds to hit parts of Scotland
Lewis Capaldi gives away tour tickets in exchange for retweets
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Lewis Capaldi gives away tickets to sold-out tour for retweets
Health secretary Humza Yousaf insists there is no money for any increased NHS pay deal
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Scot who lost wife of 30 years weeks after cancer diagnosis facing first Christmas alone
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'My wife died weeks after cancer diagnosis - I'm facing Christmas alone'
Scotland Tonight: Scots author Jenny Colgan brands critics of romantic fiction ‘sexist’
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Romantic fiction critics are ‘sexist’, says Scots author Jenny Colgan
Doddie Weir obituary: The Scotland rugby giant who stood out from the crowd
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Doddie Weir: The Scotland rugby giant who stood out from the crowd