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Scottish Enterprise’s £9 million investment comes months after £20 million from the Scottish National Investment Bank.

The Princess of Wales gathered with guests at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday afternoon.

The number of food parcels – half of which were given to households with children – represent a 10% decrease on the year before.

It had been announced in February that the tower will be brought down to ground level in a process likely to take two years.

Jack MacKenzie was said by his club to have suffered a ‘serious facial injury’ in the incident at Tannadice Park in Dundee.

The Scottish Government’s reporter granted planning permission, subject to 49 conditions, last week.

A helicopter has been dropping water on the area in Culbin Forest near Forres in Moray.

Ash Regan has lodged the Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill.

The case concerns legal action over allegations that Nissan and Renault fitted prohibited ‘defeat devices’ to diesel vehicles.

The Association of Scottish Police Superintendents will hear that since Police Scotland was set up superintendent numbers have fallen by a third.

An SNP MP said a ‘growth-threatening Sword of Damocles’ has been placed over fishermen.

Richard Satchwell, 58, of Grattan Street in Youghal, is accused of murdering his wife Tina in 2017.

Steve Reed defended the trade agreement as a ‘reasonably good deal’ for the sector.

The latest statistics show staff headcount fell by 1,055 to 13,092 in the 2023-24 academic year.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch claimed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had not done more to support fishing communities as they do not vote Labour.

Professor Sandy Cameron raised concerns about the length, budget and impact of public inquires which have cost taxpayers £230 million since 2007.

Leading doctors have called for special funding to enable more GPs to be employed in England.

Waiting times in Scotland’s accident and emergency wards were at their lowest since last May.

A 16-year-old boy was charged following a disturbance in Portobello on Friday evening.

Lucy Connolly was jailed for 31 months after posting on X, formerly Twitter, following the Southport attacks.