Politics

Gordon MP Richard Thomson marked World Cancer Day at a special Cancer Research event at Westminster.

In his latest column, MP David Duguid outlines that the oil and gas sector will have a crucial role to play in future.

MSP Gillian Martin has written to the local authority after it announced plans to close provided out-of-school care by July this year.

MP David Duguid has called for UK regulations to be updated regarding lorry trailers.

Ambulance workers in Grampian reported being attacked more than 90 times while on duty over the past five years, according to new figures.

People have been encouraged to engage with the consultation on the Scottish Government’s Good Food Nation Plan.

A North East MSP has raised concerns that high workloads and classroom violence are causing teachers to quit the profession.

Alan Brown MP will present a Bill today that, if passed, would force the UK government to publish proposals for a compensation scheme for WASPI women.

The hub will bring together specialist services which support women affected by commercial sexual exploitation in the north-east.

The third of up to three payments totalling up to £900 paid to eligible households on means-tested benefits will be paid as of this week.

MSP Karen Adam has welcomed support from the £14 million fund for marine and fishing businesses in her latest column.

A new offence which makes it a crime to encourage or assist another person to self-harm has now come into effect.

Former First Minister Alex Salmond will host interview programmes for Turkish public broadcaster TRT World with Brain Cox as his first guest.

15 of Aberdeenshire’s primary schools will be affected with the local authority blaming a decrease in demand as well as staffing and budget pressures.

Gordon MP Richard Thomson has urged the Government to call-in Fujitsu’s offer to contribute towards the compensation arrangements for sub-postmasters.

Concerns have been raised that a 2016 Scottish Government commitment to improve rail services is now “currently being reviewed”.

Members of the public are being asked to give their views on the impact of climate change.

Humza Yousaf has been urged to “stop using farmers as a scapegoat” and return the remaining £46 million of funding to the Scottish agriculture budget.

The local authority may have to plug a £67 million gap, meaning some “tough decisions” will need to be made in the weeks to come.

Watch as MP Richard Thomson raises the issue of Royal Mail's service commitment at Prime Minister's Question time in Westminster.