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Strike suspended as union considers pay offer for police civilian staff
15+ min ago (146+ words) A planned strike by civilian staff in London's Metropolitan Police has been suspended after a new offer was made aimed at resolving a pay dispute. Members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) were due to walk out on…...
Campaigners want £3.9 billion for A9 dualling ring-fenced after Scottish Government ditches private finance
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (1035+ words) The Scottish Government has revamped the A9 dualling programme just two years after it was launched, sparking doubts about the deadline and questions about its decision-making. Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop did not share those concerns as she told Holyrood that the…...
'Well-developed' fire breaks out at St Andrews University
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (222+ words) A "well-developed" fire has broken out in a building at a top Scottish university. Four appliances were called to St Andrews University"s New Technology Building on Wednesday afternoon." Pictures posted to social media show smoke billowing from the building,…...
Call made for free parking in Belfast car parks on St Patrick’s Day
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (344+ words) Belfast City Council is to look at free parking in council owned car parks in the city on St Patrick's Day. A committee at City Hall this week agreed to look at the possibility, after a proposal by the SDLP,…...
West Dunbartonshire Council recruiting temporary election staff - here's the details
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (319+ words) West Dunbartonshire Council are recruiting staff to assist in the management of the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary elections. Applications for poll and count assistants are officially open with positions offering up to "300 up for grabs. Poll staff will be in operation from…...
‘It has destroyed years of work’: Cornish beauty spot loses 80% of its trees to Storm Goretti
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (810+ words) St Michael's Mount launches major operation to clear up devastation caused by 112mph winds The tidal island of St Michael's Mount in the far south-west of Britain is usually a place of peace and quiet. But it has become a hive…...
Scots Jehovah's Witness pervert carried out assaults during religious events
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (521+ words) He collapsed in the dock after he was convicted of two sexual assaults A JEHOVAH'S Witness has been convicted of sexually assaulting a man and a woman during religious events. Stephen Daniel, 69, targeted them during meetings run by the group…...
SNP accused of 'eroding' Scottish culture over 'inexplicable' funding blow
4+ hour, 43+ min ago (777+ words) Arts industry leaders have accused the Scottish Government of "eroding" the culture sector after leaving its national performing companies on standstill funding despite promises to roll out "100m in new support for culture. Ministers have been warned that the surprise move,…...
Scottish Violist Duncan Johnstone has Died, Aged 68
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (371+ words) Johnstone played in the Scottish Ballet Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and Royal Opera House Covent Garden Born in Govanhill, Glasgow, as one of nine children, Duncan Johnstone received his early musical education from his father, who was the highly…...
Celtic title party perv dodges jail after groping woman during celebrations
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (529+ words) Sheriff David Taylor branded the perv's evidence as 'unreliable' A DRUNK Celtic fan who groped a female supporter at a fan street title party has avoided jail. Shaun Rae, 42, preyed on the 28-year-old woman at Barrowlands Park near Glasgow city…...