Laura Beveridge

Children in care are more likely to go to prison than university

16 February 2017

Education is about learning and empowerment and for me, it was the key to understanding my story so that I could live and not just survive

Ritchie Somerville, City of Edinburgh Council

Tech 100: ‘Bots will become an instantly normal part of our lives in 2017’

15 February 2017

Ritchie Somerville, Innovation and Futures Manager at City of Edinburgh Council, on what 2017 holds and its impact on local government

Laura Beveridge

Children in care are more likely to go to prison than university

16 February 2017

Education is about learning and empowerment and for me, it was the key to understanding my story so that I could live and not just survive

School classroom

John Swinney announces 371 extra teacher training places

14 February 2017

Scottish Government to fund 371 more teacher training places

A syringe being squirted

The Trainspotting generation

15 February 2017

Mark McLaughlin looks at the legacy of the 'Trainspotting generation' – and how the drugs and crime figures stack up today

Health and social care by Worldskills UK

Health and social care integrated joint boards to be investigated by MSPs

14 February 2017

Health and Sport Committee to ask patients how integrated health and social care boards are working

A syringe being squirted

The Trainspotting generation

15 February 2017

Mark McLaughlin looks at the legacy of the 'Trainspotting generation' – and how the drugs and crime figures stack up today

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13,000 offences dealt with by British Transport Police in Scotland since 2011

15 February 2017

British Transport Police have dealt with more than 13,000 offenders on trains and at stations in Scotland in the last five years according to an FOI request by the Scottish Conservatives

Food and Drink - Holyrood magazine

Brexit standards for Scotland's food and drink

16 February 2017

Food and drink is Scotland’s biggest export industry, known for high standards - and safety - but it faces a hard Brexit future

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EC issues UK with 'final warning' over air pollution

15 February 2017

Five states, including the UK, have been given final warnings over NO2 levels

Peterhead power station - by Fred Coutts

SNP demands assurances over future of Peterhead Power Station

16 February 2017

SNP MPs Dr Eilidh Whiteford and Callum McCaig write to UK Government regarding future of plant

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Economy, Fair Work and Jobs Committee launches inquiry into gender pay gap

16 February 2017

The Scottish Parliament’s Economy, Fair Work and Jobs Committee will look at the progress towards equal pay