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Mphasis announced it will extend its work with Social Security Scotland

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Update on Shropshire’s 20mph roll-out, council told engineering first

'The train now standing…' except that the train was not standing

A baby's hand

First baby identified through Scotland’s SMA pilot has started treatment

Wolves goalkeeper Sam Johnstone

Wolves goalkeeper in discussions with Celtic

Graeme Souness

Graeme Souness to climb UK’s highest peaks for charity

Roughcast removed from Hill House

Milestone moment as roughcast removed from Charles Rennie Mackintosh Hill House

LGBT+ Armed Forces Memorial dedication

LGBT veterans urged to come forward, as hotspots for missing claimants revealed

John Swinney

John Swinney vows to bring ‘radical change’ to Scotland’s public services

Festivalgoers cover up with plastic ponchos for the heavy rainfall at the Reading Festival at Little John’s Farm, Reading, Berkshire.

Festivalgoers set for sunshine and more showers on Sunday

GK Barry

Social media star GK Barry says she was raped when she was 17

Child poverty

Gordon Brown says a united Ireland is ‘inevitable’ in the future

Elizabeth Quigley and John Swinney smiling

John Swinney’s BBC journalist wife Elizabeth Quigley resigns on health grounds

Independence supporters waving Scottish flags, standing outside under blue skies

Scottish Government publishes draft Bill for second independence referendum

John McGinn

Aston Villa captain John McGinn: I almost joined Celtic

Andy Burnham visit to Port Talbot

Wales and Scotland should consider mayoral devolution, Burnham suggests
The Prime Minister also said Wales’s appeals to get control over the Crown Estate will be ‘given a fair hearing’.
Eleanor Storey, and David Lynch, Press Association

John Swinney smiling

Government to take ‘significant measures’ to protect women and girls – Swinney

John Swinney smiling in front of a plaque on a wall

Swinney ‘surprised’ Burnham not coming to Scotland on listening tour

Swinney demands ‘immediate assistance’ from Westminster after energy cap rise

Dolly Parton waves from a stage

First Minister ‘deeply saddened’ by Dolly Parton death

Burned out fuel wagons on a damaged railway line

Network Rail sues companies for £5m over derailment which caused oil spill

Michael Marra speaking at a press conference

Issues in Scottish Labour ‘systemic’, says leadership hopeful Michael Marra

Sir John Curtice

Farage is ‘midwife’ of Holyrood pro-indy majority, Sir John Curtice says

The cruise ship Ambition docked, under grey skies

Body found after passenger reported overboard from cruise ship

The cruise ship Ambition docked, under grey skies

Search launched for passenger reported overboard from cruise ship

Hearts head coach Wouter Vrancken

Wouter Vrancken hopes stunning strike will boost James Wilson’s confidence

John Swinney in Boston with a Scotland fan

Swinney defends US trip costs
The First Minister made the trip in June as the Scotland men’s national football team took part in its first World Cup in 28 years.
Craig Paton, Press Association Scotland Deputy Political Editor

Head and shoulders photo of Malcolm Offord

Reform leader in Scotland had cancer diagnosed on day of Holyrood election

A JD Sports store

JD Sports says cost-of-living squeeze hitting sales despite football kit boost

John Swinney visit to The Bughties Care Home

Swinney launches heart and lung MOTs to prevent illness and support intervention

A barge on the River Severn near Worcester in July (David Davies/PA)

Thunderstorm warnings issued across country amid ‘first meaningful rain’

The dried bed of a village pond

Heavy rain to bring threat of floods after another hosepipe ban announced

Monica Lennon laughing

Scottish Labour ‘stuck in the past’ says Lennon as she fails to make ballot

Sebastien Pocognoli smiles

Sebastien Pocognoli takes over as Scotland boss on two-year contract

Head and shoulders photo of Michael Marra smiling

Scottish Labour must rediscover its soul, says leadership hopeful Michael Marra

Danny Mavor smiling, in woodland

Tetraplegic taking on 79-mile Great Glen Way in off-road wheelchair

A photo of Sebastien Pocognoli

Scotland close in on Sebastien Pocognoli appointment as Steve Clarke replacement

John Swinney cocking his head to one side as he speaks

Swinney urges commentators to ‘consider impact of words’ after Jason Arday death

Stephen Flynn speaking to the media outside the Houses of Parliament

Flynn reveals he resigned as Westminster leader weeks before Holyrood election

Hospital worker walking through a hospital corridor

Health visitor leaders plan industrial action in job evaluation dispute

Prime Minister Andy Burnham steps out of a West Midlands Fire Service incident command unit

Burnham issues warning to smokers as disposable barbecues ban comes into force

Joe Fagan walking through a corridor at Holyrood

Scottish Labour must be bold in wake of election defeat, says leadership hopeful

Refurbished Glasgow Queen Railway Station

Comedian to bring ‘wee taste’ of the Fringe to travellers at Glasgow station

Grace McLaughlin smiling while signing her name on a board

Bangor woman conquers North Channel swim to claim triple crown

Red grouse

Study could shed light on declines in red grouse populations, experts say

A dram of whisky in front of amber lighting

Scientists discover source of ‘mango-like’ tropical taste in whisky

Partial solar eclipse

Eastern areas of Scotland most likely to have clear skies during partial eclipse

Two puffins on land

Wind farm could have ‘significant’ impact on islands, conservation chiefs warn

Handout mugshot of Abdul Nabizada

Former translator for Army in Afghanistan jailed for raping taxi passenger

A hospital patient being assisted with walking through a ward by a member of staff

A&E wait times show slight improvement in latest weekly figures

John Swinney tilting his head to one side

SNP lacks ‘vision’ under Swinney and needs ‘sea change’ – former MP Cherry

SNP MP Lara Bird

UK Government urged to copy SNP support worth thousands for young people

People walk on on Hampstead Heath

No respite on the way for sun-scorched UK as dry, hot weather persists

Motherwell manager Alfred Johansson

Alfred Johansson admits Motherwell’s second-half struggles were self-inflicted

People sitting in a parched park

Temperatures rise above 30C while Scotland hit by half month’s rain in two days

Summer weather Aug 8th 2026

Temperatures to rise on Sunday as UK braces for fifth heatwave

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