Apr 4, 2021

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	Scottish election 2021: Nicola Sturgeon pledges to revamp every play park in Scotland with £60m fund

	Nicola Sturgeon has pledged £60 million of funding to revamp every children’s play park across Scotland, if the SNP is re-elected.

Police urgently appealing for witnesses to tragedy as two-year-old child killed in car crash in Scottish town

A two-year-old has died after being hit by a car in Dumfries last night.

Faster and better decision-making crucial at time of extreme uncertainty

Leaders urged to screen out the noise of judgments and biases in quest to get the big decisions right

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Alex Salmond claims the Yes campaign is ‘reborn’ in his Alba party and argument for supermajority ‘unassailable’

The Yes campaign of the summer of 2014 is “now reborn in political form in the ranks of Alba”, the new party’s leader Alex Salmond has announced today.

Family heartbroken after 20-year-old man is found dead in Aberdeen flat

A man who died in Aberdeen has been named by police as 20-year-old Scott Hector.

Shuggie Bain: Stunning mural unveiled in city which inspired Booker-winning novel

A stunning 30-foot-high mural inspired by Glasgow-born author Douglas Stuart’s Booker Prize winning novel Shuggie Bain has been unveiled in the city where much of the book is set.

Man, 62, dies after collision between motorbike and SUV in Argyll and Bute

A motorcyclist has died after a road accident in Argyll and Bute.

Randolph Street: Police investigation underway after man dies in fire at Fife property

A police investigation has been launched after a man died following a fire at a property in Fife.

Independent Scotland would face significant funding gap, new report finds

Scotland’s public purse faces a major shortfall should it leave the UK by the middle of this decade – and would need to impose tax rises or spending cuts of nearly £1,800 per person, according to new analysis.

UK government accused of COP26 ‘greenwashing’ over deal with ‘planet wrecking’ firm

The UK Government has been accused of turning COP26 into a “greenwashing platform” after partnering with a firm that has been condemned by environmental groups for sourcing palm oil products from businesses accused of widespread deforestation activities.



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