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Edinburgh council insists bins will be emptied despite looming strike

Edinburgh council insists bins will be emptied over festival despite strike
THE Labour leader of Edinburgh Council has insisted the city’s bins will be emptied during the festival despite the looming strike from refuse workers.

Government drift means it will be 'too late' to help poor with energy bills, warns Brown

Government drift means it will be 'too late' to help poor with energy bills, warns Brown

Sandesh Gulhane, health spokesman for the Scottish Tories, said the figures are “apalling and mind-blowing”.

Patient enduring six-year hospital discharge delay, figures reveal

The SNP's Westminster leader Ian Blackford is demanding Prime Minister Boris Johnson recalls Parliament to address the cost of living crisis.

SNP demands Boris Johnson recalls Parliament to address cost-of-living crisis

The scheme opened to applications in January.

Almost six in 10 young Scots still not signed up for free bus scheme blasted as 'fail'

Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville.

Somerville promises Scottish pupils will get 'fair' set of exam results

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. File photo Gordon Terris/The Herald.

Gordon Brown warns PM hopeful not to tell Scotland to 'get lost'

Douglas Ross pictured with Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a visit to a distillery.

Douglas Ross admits to not watching all the Tory leadership hustings

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for an immediate emergency budget.

Gordon Brown: Set emergency budget now or face winter of dire poverty

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces the Bute House Agreement last August with Scottish Greens leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater.

PREMIUM SNP/Green deal did not bolster case for Indyref2, says leading expert

A senior councillor has reported being attacked in Edinburgh to the police.

Updated Man arrested after councillor 'grabbed by the throat'

The SQA say pupils sitting exams this year have been graded generously.

SQA say exams this year graded 'generously' in wake of Covid pandemic

NEIL MACKAY'S BIG READ: Are 'woke mobs' killing comedy? You must be joking, say top Fringe comedians (contains strong language)

Michael Settle: Perhaps a snap election is the only thing that will bring some certainty to the UK

Crowds of people passing shops and businesses on Buchanan Street, one of Glasgow's busiest shopping streets..

PREMIUM Iain Macwhirter: The UK is becoming a poor country – so get used to it, or leave

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is the frontrunner in the Conservative leadership contest.

Liz Truss vows to cut taxes in emergency budget next month if she becomes PM

Andrew McRae, FSB

PREMIUM New PM must adopt business-first model, experts declare

The Tory leadership hopeful said her plans could avert a downturn

Truss insists on tax cuts not ‘handouts’ to help families amid spiralling prices

Conservative former minister Andrew Mitchell defended the Tory leadership hopeful, saying his comments had been ‘misunderstood

Sunak’s remarks on diverting funds from ‘deprived urban areas’ divides Tories

The First Minister broke her silence on the increasingly acrimonious statements coming from Conservative Party leadership hopefuls

Nicola Sturgeon dismisses "wannabe" Rishi Sunak's jibe he would 'stop SNP in their tracks'

Bank of England governor denies being 'too slow' to fight inflation

Bank of England governor denies being 'too slow' to fight inflation

Cost of living crisis: Half of all Scots cutting back on electricity and gas use

Cost of living crisis: Half of all Scots cutting back on electricity and gas use

Winter crisis: Energy bills to hit £4,000 a year

Cost of living crisis: Energy bills to hit £4,000 a year

Compensation hopes fade as Home Office rule out miners' strike probe

Compensation hopes fade as Home Office rule out miners' strike probe

MacAskill criticised for saying Lord Advocate an Indy 'apostate'

MacAskill criticised for saying Lord Advocate an Indy 'apostate'

'Nobody will begrudge Boris his holiday' insists minister as recession looms

'Nobody will begrudge Boris his holiday' insists minister as recession looms

Nicola Sturgeon too much of a threat to the union to be ignored, says Rishi Sunak

Nicola Sturgeon too much of a threat to the union to be ignored, says Rishi Sunak

Truss vows to tackle 'militant activists' as protesters disrupt Tory hustings

Truss vows to tackle 'militant activists' as protesters disrupt Tory hustings

Sunak caught boasting about moving cash from 'deprived urban areas' to Tory heartlands

Sunak caught boasting about moving cash from 'deprived urban areas' to Tory towns

Council chiefs meet for talks as workers prepare to strike over pay

Council chiefs meet for talks as workers prepare to strike over pay

Liz Truss is challenged by an audience member over her tax cuts pla

Truss says recession 'not inevitable', Sunak says Tories must 'get real and fast'

Starmer guilty of multiple MP code of conduct breaches

Starmer guilty of multiple MP code of conduct breaches

BBC 'may consult' with UK Government over Eurovision host city

Updated BBC 'may consult' with UK Government over Eurovision host city

Natalie McGarry lodges appeal after being jailed for embezzling £25,000

Natalie McGarry lodges appeal after being jailed for embezzling £25,000

Bins in Edinburgh. Archive Picture by Gordon Terris

Edinburgh waste workers to walk out over festival in 'first wave' of council strikes

Former Scottish Secretary Mundell backs Truss to 'face down' Sturgeon

Former Scottish Secretary Mundell backs Truss to 'face down' Sturgeon

A projectile is launched from an unspecified location in China, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. (CCTV via AP)

Taiwan cancels flights as China holds military drills after Pelosi visit

Iain Duncan Smith's SNP question time plan branded 'constitutionally illiterate'

Iain Duncan Smith's SNP question time plan branded 'constitutionally illiterate'

Four in five Scots back minimum income guarantee, poll finds

Four in five Scots back minimum income guarantee, poll finds

Truss says she won't apologise to Sturgeon after 'attention seeker' jibe

Truss says she won't apologise to Sturgeon after 'attention seeker' jibe

Michelle O'Neill and DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson at the funeral of David Trimble

Michelle O'Neill criticised over claims there was 'no alternative' to IRA violence

Cost of living crisis: People 'likely to die this winter' warns Citizens Advice

Cost of living crisis: People 'likely to die this winter' warns Citizens Advice

Angela Rayner calls for probe into 'murky' Fizz with Liz campaign dinner

Updated Angela Rayner calls for probe into 'murky' Fizz with Liz campaign dinner

Sunak warns Truss could make looming economic storm even worse

Sunak warns Truss could make looming economic storm even worse

Cost of living crisis: Bank of England raises interest rates to 1.75 per cent

Updated Bank of England hike interest rates and predict recession until the end of 2023

Eilish McColgan gold medal brings ‘a tear in the eye’, says Nicola Sturgeon

Eilish McColgan gold medal brings ‘a tear in the eye’, says Nicola Sturgeon

Liz Truss at the Conservative hustings in Cardiff tonight.

Truss claims Scottish Government spending 'entire resources' on independence

Sir Patrick Vallance to stand down as UK's chief scientific adviser

Sir Patrick Vallance to stand down as UK's chief scientific adviser

Sarwar says Sturgeon should expect criticism after Truss's 'attention-seeker' jibe

Sarwar says Sturgeon should expect criticism after Truss's 'attention-seeker' jibe

Sarwar sets out plan to clean up Holyrood and end SNP 'culture of sleaze'

Sarwar sets out plan to clean up Holyrood and end SNP 'culture of sleaze'

Nicola Sturgeon and Liz Truss.

Liz Truss backtracks on Nicola Sturgeon comments after fierce backlash

Calls for revamp of Scotland's help for Ukrainian fleeing the war

Calls for revamp of Scotland's scheme to help Ukrainians fleeing the war

Ten Scottish Tory MSPs have declared support for Liz Truss in her bid to succeed Boris Johnson as Prime Minister.

Tenth Conservative MSP declares support for Liz Truss in party leadership race

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is the frontrunner to succeed Boris Johnson as Prime Minister,

Sixty per cent of Tory members back Liz Truss to succeed Boris Johnson as PM