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'ScotGov could have bought boat for £9m cost of CalMac emergency ferry charter'

'ScotGov could have bought boat for £9m cost of CalMac emergency ferry charter'
MINISTERS are spending £9m to charter an 'emergency' vessel for nine months - which cost its owners just £5m more to buy outright, it has emerged.

Concern over Scotland's carbon footprint rise despite net zero targets

Exclusive Concern over Scotland's two year carbon footprint rise despite net zero targets

Kate Forbes: no second attempt if I lose this SNP leadership contest

Exclusive Kate Forbes: No second attempt if I lose this SNP leadership contest

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Jeremy Hunt referred to ‘workless households’ and ‘sanctions’ being applied ‘more rigorously’ Picture: Jordan Pettitt/PA

Ian McConnell: Nastiness and wishful thinking will not solve Tory-made crisis

Scottish investment giant rings changes after boardroom row

Prom and occasion wear business Dress 2 Party has hailed strong growth

Exclusive ‘In Scotland, we have always found customers like really big, out-there dresses’

Fraser Geddes Picture: Chris Watt

Scottish law firm chairman flags desire for independence

Scientist looked at outcomes based on waist to height ratios, which provides a more accurate gauge of how much excess fat someone is carrying

A survival benefit to being overweight? Scots scientists crack 'obesity paradox'

Scientists bid to unlock the darkest secret of whisky’s unique taste

Scientists bid to unlock the darkest secret of whisky’s unique taste

The Church of the Holy Rude in Stirling which has a history stretching back to the 11th century

Plan to turn historic church into one of Scotland's top tourist attractions

DRS will ‘decimate’ waste industry

Deposit Return Scheme will ‘decimate’ Scotland's smaller waste companies

Dom Hyam, centre, trains with the Scotland squad at Lesser Hampden today

Scotland assistant makes admission over new boy Dom Hyam ahead of Euro 2024 opener

Celtic hero Scott Brown on his new 'chilled' approach to management at Fleetwood Town

Celtic hero Scott Brown on his new 'chilled' approach to management at Fleetwood Town

Specialist video assistant referees under consideration by SFA to combat VAR issues

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Police release CCTV of 11 people after clash ahead of Celtic V Rangers cup final

Police release CCTV of 11 people after clash ahead of Celtic v Rangers cup final

Peterhead have sacked David Robertson

Peterhead sack manager David Robertson

Jamie-Lee Harvey who is missing from Ayr

Jamie-Lee Harvey: Appeals to trace Ayr 12-year-old missing with no phone or bank card

Airline to launch new route from Scottish airport next month

Business Briefing Airline to launch new route from Scottish airport next month

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind covering vast parts of Scotland.

Power cut and travel warning as winds reaching 75mph to hit Scotland

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SNP fails in 'shameful' bid to scrap FMQs until new leader ready

SNP fails in 'shameful' bid to scrap FMQs until new leader ready

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Hibs issue injury update on Martin Boyle after serious knee injury

Hibs issue injury update on Martin Boyle after serious knee injury

Scapa Distillery

Business Briefing Distillery launches 'unparalleled whisky experience in Scotland'

Skrewball was launched in 2018

Scotch distilling giant acquires peanut butter whiskey in US

The board of community company Stòras Uibhist held a vote on the cull petition.

Islanders on South Uist vote against mass red deer cull

Scots energy firm makes UKGov plea in plan to create one of GB's largest batteries

Scots energy firm makes UKGov plea in plan to create one of GB's largest batteries

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The development includes a hotel and office building

Major hotel plan for Scottish city gets green light

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Ally McCoist was promoting Viaplay’s live and exclusive coverage of Scotland v Cyprus and Scotland v Spain. Viaplay is available to stream from viaplay.com or via your TV provider on Sky, Virgin TV and Amazon Prime as an add-on

Rangers hero Ally McCoist on Walter Smith, life as a pundit and Scotland strikers

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Ally McCoist was promoting Viaplay’s live and exclusive coverage of Scotland v Cyprus and Scotland v Spain. Viaplay is available to stream from viaplay.com or via your TV provider on Sky, Virgin TV and Amazon Prime as an add-on subscription.

Rangers legend Ally McCoist pinpoints potential VAR fix amid 'law is an ass' stance

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Wyndford flats in Glasgow are due to be demolished

Tower block demolition 'unaffected' by no build zone

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Anger over 'insane' ScotGov plan to limit swimming to conserve Scotland's seas (copyright Anna Deacon from Taking The Plunge book)

Exclusive Anger over 'insane' ScotGov plan to limit swimming to conserve Scotland's seas

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Antiques dealer John Webb wants to “put a smile on peoples faces

Fury as giant T Rex roars its head in historic Scots village

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Scotch whisky company declares £2.5 million facility will bring ‘real step change’

The family-owned butcher is expanding

Scottish family butcher in major expansion

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Credit Suisse was acquired by UBS Group following the intervention of the Swiss government, regulators and the national bank

Major UK banks recover poise after fresh turbulence on stock market

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Wholesaler to trial electric vans 100 years after lorries replaced horse and cart

Wholesaler to trial electric vans 100 years after lorries replaced horse and cart

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The Premier League and its chief executive Richard Masters has made an offer of increased funding to the EFL (Mike Egerton/PA)

Premier League understood to have offered £125m a year in additional EFL funding

Glasgow filled all seven constituencies with the lowest life expectancy

'Deplorable': Almost all 20 constituencies with lowest life expectancy in Scotland

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Schools are currently legally required to be open for 190 days each year, but there is no legal prescription for teaching hours.

Scottish schools could see legal minimum of learning hours under new plans

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Two men were sentenced following a six-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

Two men jailed after major bust uncovered drugs worth £1.3 million

Scottie Scheffler will defend his title in the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin (Eric Gay/AP)

Scottie Scheffler ‘loves’ match play format ahead of title defence in Austin

The Loch Ness Visitor Attraction is searching for Nessie's biggest fan

Search underway for world's biggest Nessie fan for dream Loch Ness job

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Roy Hodgson is back at Crystal Palace (Facundo Arrizabalaga/PA)

Roy Hodgson returns as Crystal Palace manager until end of season

Sir Jim Ratcliffe (left) at Old Trafford (Peter Byrne/PA).

Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he will not pay a ‘stupid’ price for Manchester United

Scotland's landmark legislation on minimum unit pricing is being emulated around the world, but how effective is it at cutting deaths from alcohol consumption?

Minimum pricing exceeds expectations to cut Scots alcohol deaths 'by 156 per year'

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Scottish fashion firm achieves international breakthrough

Protect domestic producers in trade deal talks, rural affairs minister declares

Yousaf says Scotland subject to 'foreign government' at Westminster

Yousaf says Scotland subject to 'foreign government' at Westminster

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SNP MP calls Kate Forbes a sex-obsessed religious fundamentalist

Updated Senior SNP MP calls Kate Forbes a sex-obsessed religious fundamentalist

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Deposit Return Scheme firm a '21st century Frankenstein entirely out of control'

Deposit Return Scheme firm a '21st century Frankenstein entirely out of control'

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A pay dispute with Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (Hial) has led to disruption and cancellations since December.

Unions accept fresh pay deal over Scottish airport strikes

Boris Johnson admits misleading MPs over Partygate

Updated Boris Johnson admits misleading MPs over Partygate

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Scottish A&E waiting times slump with less than two-thirds of patients seen on time

Updated Scottish A&E waiting times slump with less than two-thirds of patients seen on time

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Nicola Sturgeon's cabinet meets for final time

Updated Nicola Sturgeon's cabinet meets for final time

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Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon: I was not out of step with Scottish public over gender reforms

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