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£647m Budget Shortfall Cripples Scottish Councils
Scotland's councils face a £647m budget shortfall in 2025-26 despite a 6% rise in government funding, forcing them to raise taxes, cut services, and utilize reserves; the gap is projected to reach £997m over two years.
£647m Budget Shortfall Cripples Scottish Councils
Scotland's councils face a £647m budget shortfall in 2025-26 despite a 6% rise in government funding, forcing them to raise taxes, cut services, and utilize reserves; the gap is projected to reach £997m over two years.
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40% Bias Score
Ransomware Attack on West Lothian Council Leads to Personal Data Theft
A ransomware attack on West Lothian Council's education network, claimed by the group Interlock, resulted in the theft of a small percentage of data, including some personal and sensitive information; the council is contacting those affected and working with police to investigate.
Ransomware Attack on West Lothian Council Leads to Personal Data Theft
A ransomware attack on West Lothian Council's education network, claimed by the group Interlock, resulted in the theft of a small percentage of data, including some personal and sensitive information; the council is contacting those affected and working with police to investigate.
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32% Bias Score
Campaign to Make Non-Fatal Strangulation Standalone Offense in Scotland
Fiona Drouet, whose daughter died by suicide after being strangled by her boyfriend, is campaigning to make non-fatal strangulation a standalone crime in Scotland, arguing current laws are insufficient and don't reflect the severity of the act; while Police Scotland and the Crown Office express conc...
Campaign to Make Non-Fatal Strangulation Standalone Offense in Scotland
Fiona Drouet, whose daughter died by suicide after being strangled by her boyfriend, is campaigning to make non-fatal strangulation a standalone crime in Scotland, arguing current laws are insufficient and don't reflect the severity of the act; while Police Scotland and the Crown Office express conc...
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52% Bias Score
Scotland's Net-Zero Transition: £750 Million Annual Cost Projected
A Scottish Government advisory report reveals a £750 million annual cost until 2050 for Scotland's net-zero transition, impacting households and businesses; the report calls for rapid adoption of electric vehicles and heat pumps, but lacks details on cost distribution.
Scotland's Net-Zero Transition: £750 Million Annual Cost Projected
A Scottish Government advisory report reveals a £750 million annual cost until 2050 for Scotland's net-zero transition, impacting households and businesses; the report calls for rapid adoption of electric vehicles and heat pumps, but lacks details on cost distribution.
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60% Bias Score
Dior Collaboration Showcases Embroidery's Resurgence
Clare Hunter's book, "Threads of Life," detailing embroidery's history, unexpectedly led to a collaboration with Dior's creative director, Maria Grazia Chiuri for their Cruise 2025 collection, highlighting embroidery's resurgence as an art form and tool for social activism.
Dior Collaboration Showcases Embroidery's Resurgence
Clare Hunter's book, "Threads of Life," detailing embroidery's history, unexpectedly led to a collaboration with Dior's creative director, Maria Grazia Chiuri for their Cruise 2025 collection, highlighting embroidery's resurgence as an art form and tool for social activism.
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48% Bias Score
Clyde Tunnel Strike Threatens Major Road Closure
A potential strike by GMB union members working in the Clyde Tunnel control room in Glasgow threatens to close one of Scotland's busiest roads, impacting 65,000 vehicles daily due to a pay dispute where the union seeks 6.5% while Cosla offered 3%.
Clyde Tunnel Strike Threatens Major Road Closure
A potential strike by GMB union members working in the Clyde Tunnel control room in Glasgow threatens to close one of Scotland's busiest roads, impacting 65,000 vehicles daily due to a pay dispute where the union seeks 6.5% while Cosla offered 3%.
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48% Bias Score
Child Sex Offender Wins Appeal Against Deportation
A Scottish court has overturned a deportation order for Jamil Ahmed, a serial child sex offender, who claims he faces persecution in Pakistan due to publicized crimes and a fatwa; his case will be re-heard.
Child Sex Offender Wins Appeal Against Deportation
A Scottish court has overturned a deportation order for Jamil Ahmed, a serial child sex offender, who claims he faces persecution in Pakistan due to publicized crimes and a fatwa; his case will be re-heard.
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56% Bias Score
ZeroAvia to Build £79.5m Hydrogen Fuel Cell Facility in Scotland
ZeroAvia will build a hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing facility near Glasgow Airport by 2028, creating 350 jobs, backed by £79.5 million in UK and Scottish government funding to help decarbonize the aviation industry.
ZeroAvia to Build £79.5m Hydrogen Fuel Cell Facility in Scotland
ZeroAvia will build a hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing facility near Glasgow Airport by 2028, creating 350 jobs, backed by £79.5 million in UK and Scottish government funding to help decarbonize the aviation industry.
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40% Bias Score
Former Prison Officer Sentenced for Online Child Sex Abuse
Peter Sugden, a 46-year-old former Scottish prison officer who delivered intervention courses to sex offenders, was sentenced to a three-year Community Payback Order and placed on the sex offenders' register after being caught sending indecent messages to who he believed was a 13-year-old girl onlin...
Former Prison Officer Sentenced for Online Child Sex Abuse
Peter Sugden, a 46-year-old former Scottish prison officer who delivered intervention courses to sex offenders, was sentenced to a three-year Community Payback Order and placed on the sex offenders' register after being caught sending indecent messages to who he believed was a 13-year-old girl onlin...
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32% Bias Score
Award-Winning Garden Showcases Down Syndrome
A garden inspired by an eight-year-old boy with Down's syndrome won a Silver Gilt medal at the Chelsea Flower Show, showcasing both the joys and challenges faced by this community, and will move to Palacerigg Country Park after May 24th.
Award-Winning Garden Showcases Down Syndrome
A garden inspired by an eight-year-old boy with Down's syndrome won a Silver Gilt medal at the Chelsea Flower Show, showcasing both the joys and challenges faced by this community, and will move to Palacerigg Country Park after May 24th.
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20% Bias Score
Severe Drought Threatens Scottish Agriculture
Scotland's exceptionally dry spring, the driest since 1964, threatens its agricultural sector with drought-like conditions impacting crops, livestock, and related industries like whisky and forestry, prompting calls for government intervention in water management.
Severe Drought Threatens Scottish Agriculture
Scotland's exceptionally dry spring, the driest since 1964, threatens its agricultural sector with drought-like conditions impacting crops, livestock, and related industries like whisky and forestry, prompting calls for government intervention in water management.
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52% Bias Score
UK-EU Deal Extends EU Fishing Access, Dividing Scottish Fishing Industry
A 12-year UK-EU deal extends EU fishing access to UK waters until 2038 in exchange for reduced trade barriers on food exports, causing controversy within the Scottish fishing industry, with some groups welcoming the deal while others condemn it as a capitulation to the EU.
UK-EU Deal Extends EU Fishing Access, Dividing Scottish Fishing Industry
A 12-year UK-EU deal extends EU fishing access to UK waters until 2038 in exchange for reduced trade barriers on food exports, causing controversy within the Scottish fishing industry, with some groups welcoming the deal while others condemn it as a capitulation to the EU.
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56% Bias Score
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