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Daisy and brood’s Donald Duck holds up after motorway rescue
A mother duck and her ducklings found trapped on a motorway are recovering after being rescued by an animal welfare charity.
2,600 nursing and midwifery training places to be created by 2021
About 2,600 training places for nurses and midwives will be created over the next four years, the Scottish Government has announced.
Ministers will ‘fall short’ of farming subsidy payments deadline, MSPs told
The Scottish Government will again "fall short" on the deadline for making European subsidy payments to farmers, Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing has confirmed.
400 years of land register marked by Makar’s poem
National poet Jackie Kay has penned a new piece to mark four centuries of land registration in Scotland.
Environmental group to use underwater robot in North Sea exploration project
A ship equipped with an underwater robot has set sail from Edinburgh on a two-month exploration of the North Sea.
Organ donation ‘soft opt-out’ system to be introduced
A new "soft opt-out" system for organ donation is to be introduced in Scotland, the public health minister has announced.
Police appeal after man grabs woman’s bottom on train
A man grabbed a woman's bottom while she walked past him on a train.
Ministers ignoring ‘major risk’ of NHS staff shortages, doctors’ leader to claim
Doctors have accused the Scottish Government of "simply ignoring a major risk to the health service" by failing to deal with staff shortages in the NHS, the chair of the British Medical Association (BMA) in Scotland is set to claim.
More calls to Childline on race and faith-based bullying after terror attacks
Childline has seen a spike in the number of calls about race and faith-based bullying in the wake of recent terror attacks.
School reform proposals to be debated by MSPs
Education Secretary John Swinney will urge rival parties at Holyrood to back his plans for sweeping reforms to Scotland's schools.
Summer police campaign launched
A three-month police crackdown has been launched to tackle summer violence.
One in four Scots ‘not putting away anything for retirement’
A quarter of Scots are saving nothing for retirement, according to a report.
Edinburgh Airport passengers face delays after power cut at terminal
Passengers at Edinburgh Airport are facing delays after a power cut plunged the terminal into darkness.
Meet the new MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
When a 20-something-year-old Jamie Stone told his father of his aspiration to be an MP one day, the remark was met with a "very quizzical raised eyebrow".
SNP question Mundell’s role as Scottish Secretary as DUP row grows
The row over the Tories' £1billion deal with the Democratic Unionist Party intensified last night as the SNP called into question David Mundell's position as Scottish secretary.
Cladding removed from Napier University halls after inspection
Edinburgh Napier University is removing cladding from one of its halls of residence after it was found to be the same type said to have been used on Grenfell Tower.
More than 6,000 children living in temporary accommodation, figures show
The number of children without a permanent home has reached a six-year high, with more than 6,000 youngsters recorded as living in temporary accommodation.
Shona Robison issues maternity unit pledge to bereaved families
Health Secretary Shona Robison has promised bereaved families that improvements will be made following a review into adverse events at a maternity unit where some babies died.
Cancer charity ‘disappointed’ after waiting-times targets missed
Cancer charities have called for urgent progress on waiting-times as new figures reveal key targets have been missed again.
Boy, three, hit by bus in Glasgow city centre
A three-year-old boy is being treated in hospital after being hit by a bus in Glasgow city centre.
Bill passed to merge transport police with Police Scotland despite opposition
Holyrood has passed legislation to merge transport policing in Scotland with the national force despite widespread opposition.
Community projects to benefit from £3.8m lottery funding
Almost 500 groups from every local authority area in Scotland are to share in £3.8 million of National Lottery funding to help deliver community projects.
City deals should prioritise tackling poverty, charity says
Tackling poverty and inequality should be priorities in developing Scotland's city deals, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has said.
Police forensic services improvements not delivered, watchdog says
The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) and Police Scotland have failed to deliver improvements to forensic services, a watchdog has concluded.
Scottish areas have slowest broadband in UK, Which? research claims
Three Scottish local authority areas have been ranked the worst in the UK for broadband speeds, according to a consumer publication.
No suspicious circumstances as man dies in cliff plunge
A man has died after falling from cliffs in Orkney.
VIDEO: Royal Navy’s largest ever warship sets sail for first time from Scots dockyard
Britain's largest ever warship squeezed out of its tight dockyard yesterday to take part in sea trials.
Man, 19, dies in hospital after being found near railway line
The death of a man who was found near the railway line close to a station is being investigated by police.
Financial services firm to create 300 jobs at Edinburgh technology centre
About 300 jobs are to be created in Scotland as a result of expansion by an Australian firm.
Man seriously injured in city footbridge plunge
A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after falling from a bridge.
Police probe after woman found dead in Aberdeen flat
The death of a woman at a city flat is being investigated by police.
Wilfred Owen’s first steps in Edinburgh re-enacted to mark 100-year milestone
Great War poet Wilfred Owen's first steps in Edinburgh have been re-enacted to mark 100 years to the day since he arrived in the city, which had a huge impact on his poetry.
