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homeless people sleeping on the street

Refugees and immigration

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Hostile immigration policies leave 97% destitute as UK and Holyrood urged to act
Thousands of people in Scotland are being forced into extreme poverty and homelessness by the UK's hostile immigration policy, according to a new report

Health Secretary Neil Gray. (Image: PA)

Health Secretary Neil Gray. (Image: PA)

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'NHS is not in crisis' Health Secretary accused of being in denial on health service

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

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Keir Starmer: Labour government offers independence supporters 'a changed Scotland'

Keir Starmer waves to members of the media after taking a photograph with the new intake of Scottish Labour MPs

Keir Starmer waves to members of the media after taking a photograph with the new intake of Scottish Labour MPs

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I've zero sympathy for Labour MPs' crocodile tears over winter fuel payments

Retired East Lothian GP Dr Rob Lawson, who co-founded in British Society of Lifestyle Medicine in 2016, said it used to be considered 'alternative'. Now, he said, 'it's the future'

Retired East Lothian GP Dr Rob Lawson, who co-founded in British Society of Lifestyle Medicine in 2016, said it used to be considered 'alternative'. Now, he said, 'it's the future'

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'The results are extraordinary': Could this 'common sense' approach save the NHS?

Delegates were told the UK is 'eastern European in all but geography'

Delegates were told the UK is 'eastern European in all but geography'

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Why has the UK become used to crippling inequality - and can we fix it?

Kevin McCloud, right, in one of many builds featured in a 25-year retrospective

Kevin McCloud, right, in one of many builds featured in a 25-year retrospective

Grand Designs' Kevin McCloud is a nice man. Just as well given the risks he runs...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking at the TUC congress in Brighton

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking at the TUC congress in Brighton

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Andy Maciver: Gloomy Sir Keir has to do more than say 'we are not the Tories’

Cost of living crisis

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If high-profile figures like Nick Nairn can't weather the 'perfect storm' - who can?

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray

Scotland's space industry promised £7.2 million investment by UK Government

Middle-aged 'now more likely to be financially vulnerable' than pensioners

Middle-aged 'now more likely to be financially vulnerable' than pensioners

Business Briefing

Cost of living crisis

Middle-aged 'now more likely to be financially vulnerable' than pensioners

A worker outside the Petroineos oil refinery in Grangemouth, which is to close next summer

A worker outside the Petroineos oil refinery in Grangemouth, which is to close next summer

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Letters: Green balloons will pop at the funeral of Scotland's industry

Kharkiv National University of Urban Economy in Ukraine after it was hit by a rocket in February 2023.

Kharkiv National University of Urban Economy in Ukraine after it was hit by a rocket in February 2023.

Record number of at-risk academics applying for refuge with UK universities

David Cameron signing the Edinburgh Agreement along with Alex Salmond on October 15, 2012

David Cameron signing the Edinburgh Agreement along with Alex Salmond on October 15, 2012

Scottish independence referendum

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Letters: David Cameron's stupidity nearly cost us the Union

Scottish Secretary of State Ian Murray

Scottish Secretary of State Ian Murray

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Scotland's Levelling Up millions at risk as Labour 'review' last PM's commitments

Refugees from Syria arrive at the train station in Dortmund, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015. AP

Refugees from Syria arrive at the train station in Dortmund, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015. AP

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Alison Rowat: As border controls tighten the debate on migration must open up

Sir Keir Starmer on his way to the Commons yesterday, the day after he saw off a rebellion over Labour's plan to axe the universal aspect of the winter heating allowance

Sir Keir Starmer on his way to the Commons yesterday, the day after he saw off a rebellion over Labour's plan to axe the universal aspect of the winter heating allowance

Winter Fuel Payment

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Letters: Where's the morality in attacking the old instead of the rich?

Renewable energy should lead to cheaper electricity

Renewable energy should lead to cheaper electricity

Winter Fuel Payment

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Brian Wilson: The surest way to address fuel poverty is to get bills down

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and First Minister John Swinney

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and First Minister John Swinney

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Starmer: 'Time SNP were honest about financial mess they made for themselves'

The cost of groceries remains among the top concerns for Scottish consumers

The cost of groceries remains among the top concerns for Scottish consumers

Cost of living crisis

Cost of living concerns still prevail despite falling inflation

A Holyrood committee is calling on the UK Government to seek improvements to the post-Brexit UK-EU trading relationship

A Holyrood committee is calling on the UK Government to seek improvements to the post-Brexit UK-EU trading relationship

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MSPs push for further UK-EU trading talks amid concern for businesses

Starmer pushed ahead with winter fuel cut despite pleas from Scottish Labour MPs

Starmer pushed ahead with winter fuel cut despite pleas from Scottish Labour MPs

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Starmer pushed ahead with winter fuel cut despite pleas from Scottish Labour MPs

Labour leader and Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Labour leader and Prime Minister Keir Starmer

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What are Labour proposing as they set out to strengthen workers' rights

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer with his wife Victoria attend the state banquet for Emperor Naruhito and his wife Empress Masako of Japan at Buckingham Palace, London, as part of their state visit to the UK. PA

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer with his wife Victoria attend the state banquet for Emperor Naruhito and his wife Empress Masako of Japan at Buckingham Palace, London, as part of their state visit to the UK. PA

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Alison Rowat: People staring, prime minister? They'll be the unimpressed voters

Police in Glasgow's George Square dealing with rival protests on immigration last Saturday

Police in Glasgow's George Square dealing with rival protests on immigration last Saturday

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Letters: Time to foil the immigration extremists and let the people have their say

King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive at Crathie Kirk, near Balmoral, for a Sunday church service

King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive at Crathie Kirk, near Balmoral, for a Sunday church service

King Charles III

King and Camilla attend church on second anniversary of late Queen’s death

Will Aberdeen benefit from a GB Energy boost? Or will Starmer and the UK Government look elsewhere?

Will Aberdeen benefit from a GB Energy boost? Or will Starmer and the UK Government look elsewhere?

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Aberdeen's new hope? A city's bid to become GB Energy HQ

In My Own Words: Billy Connolly. Picture: Mike Reilly/BBC

In My Own Words: Billy Connolly. Picture: Mike Reilly/BBC

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A funny thing happened when Billy Connolly was ambushed by TV tribute show

Inverkip Power Station during demolition

Inverkip Power Station during demolition

Inverclyde Council

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Plans approved for £4m in public spending for Inverkip Power Station project

A firefighter investigates one of the floors in the immediate aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy

A firefighter investigates one of the floors in the immediate aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy

Grenfell Tower disaster

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Letters: Politicians need to hold their hands up over Grenfell

Some of the RAAC-blighted houses in Aberdeen

Some of the RAAC-blighted houses in Aberdeen

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'No respect from day one': Where do the RAAC-hit residents of Balnagask go from here?

Cheryl and Duncan Maclean launched Candle Shack as a side-hustle in 2010

Cheryl and Duncan Maclean launched Candle Shack as a side-hustle in 2010

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Making 'side hustles' a serious career as more look to battle cost-of-living crisis

Nicola Sturgeon is officially sworn in as Scotland's fifth First Minister in the Court of Session on November 20, 2014

Nicola Sturgeon is officially sworn in as Scotland's fifth First Minister in the Court of Session on November 20, 2014

Nicola Sturgeon

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Letters: Fights with Westminster can be traced back to Sturgeon: it was deliberate

Our readers are once again putting Scotland’s place in the Union under the microscope.

Our readers are once again putting Scotland’s place in the Union under the microscope.

LETTER OF THE DAY 📨

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Muscular unionism is holding Scotland back

A state-funded diner from 1943

A state-funded diner from 1943

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Kevin McKenna: State-funded public restaurants an idea whose time has come

Ruth Davidson and Boris Johnson pictured in Holyrood

Ruth Davidson and Boris Johnson pictured in Holyrood

Conservative Party

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Analysis: Will new Scottish Tory leader need to gel with UK party boss? Absolutely

First Minister John Swinney closing the SNP conference on Sunday

First Minister John Swinney closing the SNP conference on Sunday

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Swinney told cut regulations, speed up planning and work with Starmer

Keir Starmer's new cat at a Cabinet meeting (artist's impression)

Keir Starmer's new cat at a Cabinet meeting (artist's impression)

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Keir Starmer confirms new cat to join Downing Street after 'intense negotiations'

John Swinney after addressing the SNP conference in Edinburgh on Sunday

John Swinney after addressing the SNP conference in Edinburgh on Sunday

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Letters: How can we have a social contract, Mr Swinney, when everything is broken?

A survey has found that Scottish and British nationalism are different in nature

A survey has found that Scottish and British nationalism are different in nature

Scottish independence

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Neil Mackay: Yes, Scottish and British nationalism are two very different things

Our readers continue to air their views on the first two months of the new Labour Government

Our readers continue to air their views on the first two months of the new Labour Government

LETTER OF THE DAY 📨

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Austerity has never worked and it never will

Gemma Whelan is returning as DI Sarah Collins for series 3 of The Tower

Gemma Whelan is returning as DI Sarah Collins for series 3 of The Tower

Everything to know on series 3 of ITV's The Tower starring Gemma Whelan

Some of the RAAC-affected properties in Aberdeen

Some of the RAAC-affected properties in Aberdeen

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Campaigners demand councils are held 'accountable' over RAAC issues

Angus Robertson, Keith Brown and John Swinney at the SNP's conference today

Angus Robertson, Keith Brown and John Swinney at the SNP's conference today

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SNP steps up attack on Starmer over Brexit and snub to EU youth mobility scheme

Monica Dolan as Ann Branson and Perry Fitzpatrick as Roy Sparrow in Sherwood. BBC/House Productions/Sam Taylor

Monica Dolan as Ann Branson and Perry Fitzpatrick as Roy Sparrow in Sherwood. BBC/House Productions/Sam Taylor

Move over Mrs Soprano, Sherwood's Monica Dolan is one scary mob matriarch

Larry the current Downing Street cat. Kirsty O'Connor/PA

Larry the current Downing Street cat. Kirsty O'Connor/PA

Alison Rowat: Behind every prime minister, there's a cat rolling its eyes

First Minister John Swinney at SNP conference

First Minister John Swinney at SNP conference

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'I'm not in denial' John Swinney rejects ex-MP's claim over election defeat

Herald Editor Catherine Salmond, Alastair Campbell and Tom Baldwin

Herald Editor Catherine Salmond, Alastair Campbell and Tom Baldwin

Alastair Campbell

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Thatcher painting row 'trivial and synthetic' says Alastair Campbell

Martin Jackson escaped from HMP Castle Huntly

Martin Jackson escaped from HMP Castle Huntly

Police Scotland

Police hunt prisoner missing from open jail as public warned 'not to approach'

Theresa May and Boris Johnson, two unsuccessful prime ministers of the past decade

Theresa May and Boris Johnson, two unsuccessful prime ministers of the past decade

Scottish independence

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Letters: Five decades of incompetence: No wonder UK is dying on its feet

Artist Richard Stone with his portrait of Margaret Thatcher, now removed from a Downing Street meeting room

Artist Richard Stone with his portrait of Margaret Thatcher, now removed from a Downing Street meeting room

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Letters: It's Thatcher's policies PM should be dumping, not her portrait

Delegates at the SNP Annual National Conference at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Picture date: Friday August 30, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS SNP. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Delegates at the SNP Annual National Conference at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Picture date: Friday August 30, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS SNP. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

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Analysis: SNP members are upbeat and confident of victory. Could they be right?

The BBC has released the trailer for its forthcoming real-time thriller Nightsleeper

The BBC has released the trailer for its forthcoming real-time thriller Nightsleeper

BBC unveils trailer for new suspense thriller set on Glasgow to London sleeper

Some of Leo Robinson's work has been included

Some of Leo Robinson's work has been included

Work from five Scottish artists included in project showcased around the world

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